New Discovery Could Change How Asthma Is Treated, Scientists Say

Scientists may have uncovered a new cause of asthma that could change how the disease is treated.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, say they’ve identified previously unknown molecules that may play a major role in asthma-related inflammation.

The findings suggest these chemicals, called “p...

Thousands of Kaiser Nurses Walk Out in California and Hawaii

More than 31,000 nurses and health care workers walked off the job Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California and Hawaii, calling for safer staffing levels and better pay.

The strike affects at least two dozen hospitals and hundreds of clinics, making it the largest health care worker strike so far this year.

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Slippery Streets After Winter Storms Raise Risk of Falls, Doctor Warns

After a winter storm, sidewalks, parking lots and stairways can quickly turn into slip hazards, even after plows and salt trucks have passed.

"An invisible patch of ice is an accident waiting to happen," Dr. Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, an orthopedic trauma surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and HSS Long Island in Uniond...

Stress Linked to Earlier Deaths Among Black Americans, Study Shows

Years of stress linked to racism, hardship and discrimination may explain nearly half the gap in life expectancy between Black and white adults, a new study finds.

The research — published Jan. 26 in JAMA Network Open — shows that long-term stress raises levels of inflammation in the body, and that cuts lives short.

Tobacco Companies Flouting Instagram Restrictions To Target Young People, Study Argues

U.S. tobacco companies are flouting policies intended to shield young people from pro-tobacco messaging on Instagram, a new study says.

Such messaging is supposed to be “age-gated” on Instagram, with access denied to people under 21, researchers said.

But an Instagram account registered to a fictitious user younger than 2...

One Simple Step At Bedtime Might Help Fight Glaucoma, Experts Say

One simple step at bedtime can help people with glaucoma slow the progression of their eye disease, a new study says.

Sleeping without pillows might help lower patients’ internal eye pressure, which when elevated in glaucoma can cause optic nerve damage and irreversible vision loss, researchers reported Jan. 27 in the British Jou...