Richard Burton’s struggles with drinking were an open secret around Hollywood throughout the actor’s career. In an Aug. 1980 ...

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Congenital heart disease affects approximately two in every 100 newborns globally. But why do they occur?An important part of the answer may lie in a ...

Inhaled substances such as tobacco smoke have previously been linked both to risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to its ...

Researchers created a 3D human brain tissue model using stem cells to model Alzheimer's plaque clearance and enable automated ...

A doctor breaks down misinformation about vaccines and provides facts to parents deciding whether to vaccinate their children ...

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during interviews on CNN and FOX News this morning that the U.S. has a plan to end viral gain-of-function research around the world, in ...

An estimated 10 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to the National Institutes of Health's National ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center validated an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered blood test that accurately detected liver cancer in people from two geographically and ...