Younger U.S. Women of Color Face Rising Breast Cancer Deaths

Younger women of color have a higher risk of dying from breast cancer in the United States, a new study has found.

Breast cancer deaths, once concentrated mostly among older women, are now claiming younger women more often, researchers recently reported in the journal npj Breast Cancer.

Survival improved substantially among ...

Weight-Loss Program Helps Women Battling Breast Cancer

Women battling breast cancer can benefit from a phone-based weight loss program, according to a new study.

The Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) program helped women drop excess pounds, improve their physical function and have a better quality of life overall, researchers are scheduled to report at the upcoming annual meeting of the America...

Ultrafine Wildfire Smoke Particles May Pose Serious Health Risks

Wildfire smoke carries a wide array of potentially toxic particles, in sizes so small they could prove a threat to human health, a new study says.

Smoke samples taken during the Los Angeles wildfires of 2025 contained high levels of toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic compounds, volatile organic compounds and PFAS “forever chemicals,&r...

Trump Admin Bars Key U.S. Researchers From Global Virus Response Talk

The Trump administration has issued a directive shutting key U.S. health research officials out of global discussions on virus outbreaks, according to CNN.

Specifically, officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have been barred from communicating with the World Health Organization (WHO).&nbs...

Antibiotics Won't Help Ease Asthma-Linked Wheezing in Kids

Kids with asthma can have wheezing attacks severe enough to trigger a visit to the ER. 

However, a new trial shows that getting antibiotics once they are there won't help. 

In fact, the trial was stopped early after researchers found the antibiotic azithromycin was useless in easing wheeze.

"We can say with a high deg...

Everyone Has A Family Doc, But Can You Get An Appointment?

Retired physician Ken Licker is old enough to remember a time when you could call your family doctor and see them within a matter of days, if not hours.

“You call for an appointment now, and you’re a regular patient but you need to see him for a new problem,” Licker, 82, of Frisco, Texas, said. “Well, today is May 1...