Governor Maura Healey on Thursday unveiled a new public health measure aimed at taming a growing public health threat: Alpha-gal syndrome, the red-meat allergy triggered by the bi ...

Gestational diabetes is not an uncommon diagnosis during pregnancy. Recent research published by the American Medical Association suggests rates in the U.S. have increased 36% across all races and ...

One of the hottest classes of drugs in the world owes part of its origin story to a weird desert lizard with a venomous bite ...

Most people don’t really think about their kidneys. They’re not like your heart or lungs, you don’t feel them working. But ...

New research suggests that everyone should have their lipoprotein(a) levels tested—but what is that?

If done at the right pace and intensity, walking can be a good way to get in some zone 2 cardio, giving your heart some love.

Emerging evidence suggests that higher-intensity exercise doesn’t harm healthy pregnancies—and may protect against conditions like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia.

With the obesity numbers for Eli Lilly’s retatrutide already stacking up nicely, the company has rounded out its pitch for the triple agonist with top-line data on its ability to lower blood sugar ...

In the brain, Alzheimer’s is characterized by two proteins, amyloid beta and tau, that become dysfunctional, forming plaques ...

Snap elections and harsh winter disrupted nationwide checks for blood pressure, blood sugar, kidney function, and BMI.

This common blood test indicates whether or not your body has been coping well with sugar over the last few months.

The phrase "eye stroke" has recently appeared in news reports about a very rare side effect of weight-loss injections. It's ...