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The Dallas-based American Heart Association (AHA) said drinking a cup of coffee a day actually might not be enough. A new study shows the relationship between caffeine and heart health is complex

In a recent eight-week stretch, 6% of my postpartum patients met criteria for a psychotic disorder—almost six times higher than rates published in the medical literature. I’ve never seen anything like it. Too often, the first time most people hear the words “postpartum psychosis” is in a national headline about a tragedy that has already…

CINCINNATI — Three in four people have at least one chronic condition, and millions in the Tri-State are affected every year

The University of Houston has received an $18.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch an innovative initiative addressing the root causes of chronic disease, further strengthening its leadership in research that improves lives

The new collaboration aims to develop precision medicines, including base and prime editing, to treat patients with rare diseases, using infrastructure and repeatable practices the center will share with others

Brazzaville– More than 170 000 people have been attending health facilities offering PEN-Plus services across 20 African countries during the three years of implementation of the PEN-Plus Regional Strategy, according to a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Tregzi (allogeneic regulatory T-cell [Treg] immunotherapy, formerly known as Orca-T) as a novel approach to traditional allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for adults with higher-risk blood cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

It’s estimated that nearly 400 million people across the globe live with a rare disease. Though many of these diseases are progressive, debilitating, and even life-threatening, less than five percent of them have an effective and approved treatment

The Broad Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Maine’s Jackson Laboratory announced a collaboration Tuesday to develop gene therapies for people with rare diseases and to make the life-saving therapies cheaper and more accessible to patients

The American Heart Association (AHA) has published a scientific statement reviewing caffeine’s safety profile in existing research. It linked consuming up to 400 mg of caffeine per day to potentially lowering the risk of multiple cardiovascular conditions, including stroke, heart failure, and heart disease.