Most of us are aware that excess weight around the belly in middle age raises our risk of developing a long list of health ...

February is American Heart Month, an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness about heart health and cardiovascular diseases. Heart disease remains the number one cause of death for women and the ...

Adults 45 and older should start routine colorectal cancer screenings. People at higher risk due to family history or other ...

Excess body weight—including overweight and obesity—is a significant risk factor for cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society estimates that it contributes to approximately 5 percent of ...

February is American Heart Month — a time dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death in the country. While many understand the general risk factors, ...

This month’s Bon Secours’ Health Matters segment focuses on the impacts of heart disease on women – and how the impacts are different than in men.

The research, published recently in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found that people with belly fat or ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...

"Oestrogen is a ‘sticky’ hormone because it makes blood more likely to clot. It is well-known that The Pill increases blood ...

NUH, which is currently at the centre of the largest maternity inquiry, is the first trust to be prosecuted by healthcare ...

Seventy-one-year-old woman dies after being sent home from USAID funded hospital. Others die after hospitals close in refugee ...

Millions of people across the UK are suffering from an incurable syndrome that gets worse at night - keeping millions of us ...