By Amy Norton HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- When the pandemic hit, Dr. Anthony Fauci saw his "worst nightmare" realized. Now, a different worry keeps him up at night: that humanity will forget the…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- People who live alone have a greater risk of dying from cancer, a new study warns. Researchers from the American Cancer Society showed that U.S. adults…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Telehealth may be a powerful way to get people with opioid use disorder to take -- and stay on -- medication to treat their addiction. Researchers…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Stigma can take a toll on lesbian, gay and bisexual teens, leading to high rates of binge-eating disorders, researchers say. Compared to their non-LGBTQ peers, lesbian,…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Americans with Down syndrome have a critical lifeline in Medicaid insurance, new research confirms. But the publicly funded insurance program will have to respond to rising…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Millions of people undergo joint replacement surgery every year. To prevent infection, doctors often give them a second antibiotic -- but new research suggests this can…

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 -- COVID infection can raise the risk of a rare immune system attack on the body's nerves -- but vaccination might protect against it, a large new…