Can brain training prevent dementia? Long-term trial shows speed training with boosters makes a difference
A landmark 20-year analysis of the ACTIVE trial suggests that targeted, reinforced speed-based cognitive training may delay dementia…
New research initiative aims to predict and prevent diseases before they start
What if doctors could tell you a disease was coming years before you felt a single symptom-and stop…
People Really Are More Likely to Commit Crimes After a Cancer Diagnosis
You can draw a straight line between the cancer diagnosis and Walter White becoming the American Southwest’s preeminent…
American heart health worsening — Harvard Gazette
Treatments for cardiovascular conditions have never been better. Knowledge about how to improve heart health has steadily improved.…
Medicaid is paying for more dental care. GOP cuts threaten to reverse the trend.
Star Quinn moved to Kingsport, Tennessee, in 2023, the same year the state began covering dental costs for…
“Kind of morbid”: Health premiums threaten their nest egg. A terminal diagnosis may spare it.
COLUSA, Calif. — Early on, Jean Franklin got some career advice she followed religiously: “Pay yourself first.” So…
NIH-supported trial reduces HIV incidence by 70% in rural populations
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Study used technology to extend reach of existing infrastructure, linking people to care. Transmission electron…
Texas Health outlines plans for new, 60-bed hospital in McKinney
Texas Health Resources is planning to build a hospital in McKinney, with the medical campus slated to open…
Warnock invites South Georgia hospital CEO to State of the Union amid rural health care funding concerns
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will bring a South Georgia hospital leader to Washington this week as his guest…
As hospital, health insurer battle over new contract, patients caught in the middle. Some relief may be on the way.
Contentious contract talks between a major health care provider in Connecticut and a high-profile insurer remain unresolved weeks…
Six years in, long Covid is still with many Vermonters — and they say the system is failing them
Mary Kate Shanahan has long covid. Seen in South Burlington on Friday, February 13, 2026. Photo by Glenn…
Indoor air quality plays major role in adult asthma symptoms
For adults with asthma, having fans, air purifiers or other ventilation and exhaust systems – especially in kitchens…