In November, The Lancet, one of the world's most esteemed medical journals, launched a new monthly series of case studies that goes beyond clinical diagnoses to illuminate the social and cultural ...

Background Is being famous a risk factor for premature death? Previous studies indicate that famous musicians have a higher ...

RFK Jr. added misleading CDC claims on vaccines and autism.Right-wing media misreported CDC updates as vaccine-autism ...

President Donald Trump and his Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say they want the government to follow “gold standard” science ...

As misinformation about women's health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media ...

Medical research is essential for advancing the understanding of health, diseases, and treatments. There are many types of studies that serve different purposes. Medical research, or health research, ...

Objectives To investigate the relationship between alcohol consumption and dementia. Design Prospective cohort and case–control analyses combined with linear and non-linear Mendelian randomisation.

Progress in addressing systematic health inequities, both between and within countries, has been slow. However, there are examples of actions taken on social determinants of health and policy changes ...