Category: Washington Post

Researchers have identified a rare gene mutation that may have helped protect a Colombian man from developing dementia.

The more exposure people had to discrimination, the greater their likelihood of developing hypertension, which has been linked to heart attacks and strokes.

A combined 4.5 million deaths occurred among mothers and infants worldwide in 2020, the agency reports.

These Black doulas focus on a community that faces higher maternal mortality rates yet has long struggled to find advocates to address their birthing needs.

The devotee of rugged back country skiing would spend the next 16 months trying to discover why he had grown so weak.

The Food and Drug Administration finalized guidelines for blood donations that do away with some long-standing disqualifications for gay and bisexual men.

Kenyatta Coleman learned that her fetus had a vein of Galen malformation. Boston doctors saved its life with the first successful fetal brain surgery.

The World Health Organization declared the mpox global health emergency over, but health officials say gay and bisexual Americans should still be on alert.

Readers responded to the surgeon general’s health advisory on loneliness by sharing poignant stories of trying to nurture connection in a fractured America.

Wexton is on a mission to raise awareness about the progressive neurological movement disorder after her own diagnosis.