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Safely treating headaches, back pain and sore joints

The best ways to get relief from four common types of pain.

Vaccine scientist says anti-vaxxers ‘stalked’ him after Joe Rogan’s challenge

Peter Hotez’s criticism of Joe Rogan for hosting anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his podcast led to a viral piling-on and people showing up at his home.

In the death of an Olympian, Black moms hear echoes of their own crises

The death of Tori Bowie, who was eight months pregnant, has been attributed to one of the most common causes of maternal mortality: high blood pressure.

A week after reviving at her wake, woman is now dead, doctors say

Bella Montoya, an Ecuadoran woman who was declared dead but later heard knocking on her coffin, has been declared dead again after a week in intensive care.

‘Chemo brain’ is real, but there are ways to ease it

Treating chemo brain requires a multipronged approach. Cognitive behavioral therapy may provide some relief, neuropsychologists say.

Do you believe in magic? In health crises, it might help.

Doctors and medicine save lives, but sometimes a little superstition can help you cope when recovery isn’t guaranteed — kind of like the placebo effect.

AI could predict pancreatic cancer early in some cases, study shows

In the analysis, an artificial intelligence tool successfully pinpointed people at elevated risk for pancreatic cancer by looking back at their medical records.

AI could predict pancreatic cancer early in some cases, study shows

In the analysis, an artificial intelligence tool successfully pinpointed people at elevated risk for pancreatic cancer by looking back at their medical records.

Could cancer become a chronic, treatable disease? For many, it already is.

For many Americans, cancer has become less an imminent threat than a chronic illness, serious but not necessarily deadly.

Eliquis maker Bristol Myers Squibb sues over Medicare plan to cut drug costs

The pharmaceutical giant is challenging a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act that would let Medicare negotiate drug prices.