Specialty contact lenses have a favorable benefit-cost ratio for patients with irregular cornea and ocular surface diseases.

HealthDay News — Two widely consumed food additive mixtures may increase type 2 diabetes incidence, according to a study published online April 8 in PLOS Medicine.

Among US adults, frequent users of social media exhibited heightened levels of irritability, beyond that explained by depression or anxiety.

People covered by Medicaid are just as likely as those with private insurance to face a copay or other charge for sending a message to their physician or other provider through a portal.

Five years after COVID-19 first hit the United States, scientists are already brainstorming how to stop the next big virus.

The risk for long COVID among pregnant individuals is lower than among matched nonpregnant women, according to a study published online April 1 in Nature Commun ...

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.

When officials in Wisconsin's largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help dealing with high levels of lead in city schools, the answer wasn't what they ...

The ACR endorsed 11 guidance statements on the assessment and management of mental health concerns among youth with pediatric rheumatologic diseases.

Survey respondents preferred patient portal messages written by AI, but their satisfaction decreased when they were told that messages were written by AI.

Climate change seems to be altering pollen seasons and concentrations, potentially impacting allergic rhinitis.

Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).