Nicoletta Lanese

A rare condition called "retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction" makes people unable to burp and can lead to troubling symptoms.

Volunteers in the U.K. are inhaling pollutants to help scientists understand why air pollution has long been linked to dementia.

An algorithm reduced rates of antibiotics use in kids treated at Tanzanian primary care facilities without compromising their chances of getting better.

Hormone therapy for menopause might be made safer by taking statins at the same time, a study hints.

Both COVID-19 and the flu can come with a long-term, heightened risk of death, hospital readmission and health issues affecting multiple organ systems.

A study suggests that using cannabis in pregnancy may raise the risk of pregnancy outcomes that are linked to placental dysfunction.

The CDC issued a health alert about cases of the tick-spread disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever seen among people who recently traveled to or lived in Tecate, Baja California.

The FDA approved two new therapies for sickle-cell disease, including the world's first-ever approved CRISPR therapy.

Doctors have described a potential new syndrome seen in infants whose mothers used nonprescription fentanyl during pregnancy.

An early trial hints that psilocybin could be a safe and effective treatment for depressive episodes in bipolar II disorder and should be studied further.

Common respiratory viruses and bacteria are likely behind the uptick in pediatric pneumonia in Warren County, Ohio.

Among people on HIV meds, young children are the likeliest to die, often due to late diagnosis or treatment interruptions.

Malaria cases rose in 2022, in part due to climate change-related extreme weather events.

Experts have laid out a road map to ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Is it possible?

Researchers used an algorithm to scour databases of bacterial genomes for never-before-seen CRISPR systems.

In a study that included genetic data from more than 1 million people, scientists started to unravel the genetics of cannabis use disorder.

Declines in measles vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic have been tied to an uptick in measles cases, deaths and major outbreaks worldwide.

Hundreds of endoscopy patients at a Massachusetts hospital were potentially exposed to blood-borne pathogens, the health care facility reported.

Researchers have raised concerns about the high number of kids and preteens consistently taking melatonin, because the long-term safety of the sleep aid has not been well-studied.

Using a CRISPR-guided technique called "base editing," scientists edited the genes of liver cells in 10 people's bodies.

U.S. and Canadian health officials are separately investigating Salmonella outbreaks, both related to pet foods, in their countries.

New Jersey health officials are looking for a potential source of the unusual surge in Legionnaires' disease seen in two counties.

There's now an FDA-approved vaccine for chikungunya, a mosquito-spread virus that can cause fever, severe joint pain, and rarely, death.

This is the first whole-eye transplant performed in a person, and it was completed alongside a partial face transplant.

Doctors at Northwestern Medicine used breast implants and an artificial lung to keep a patient stabilized until his double-lung transplant.