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Chuck Manski, an economist at Northwestern University, at home in Chicago. His cancer doctor couldn’t provide him with clear evidence that a year of immunotherapy was better than six months on the drug. “There is incredible uncertainty in drug dosing,” he says. Taylor Glascock for KFF Health News See all topics

Recovery is important, and it gets more important the harder (and more often) you work out. Some wearables like Whoop put a number on your recovery, and others, like Garmin watches, even estimate how long a workout will take you to recover from. But in reality, recovery isn’t as straightforward as that. It’s normal to…

Exercise is described as medicine for the heart, and for good reason. Regular physical activity can lower blood pressure, improve fitness and reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. But there is a point where the question changes from “How much exercise is good?” to “Is the body getting enough time to recover?”That distinction…

New Australian research is shedding light on why walking often becomes slower and more tiring with age. The findings suggest that the body gradually gives up some movement efficiency in favor of staying stable and upright

If you are reading this page, you presumably believe that psychology has something useful to say about how people think and behave

Some people just need a few minutes per day in the summer – while others require much longer

Adults may need far more weekly exercise than current guidelines recommend to achieve a major reduction in the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to findings from an observational study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine

Protein may feel like a done deal, our culture’s hottest nutrient. But health professionals are still hotly debating it

When Andrew Minutillo was 19 years old, his father sat him down and delivered an ominous pronouncement: “It’s coming and you need to get ready for it,” Minutillo recalls him saying

Instead of restricting foods, dietitian Tanya Freirich recommends building a balanced plate with vegetables, protein and starch, and swapping some animal protein for beans, lentils, nuts or seeds to support better health