ASHLAND The Marushi effect strikes again. The state’s leading slugger can influence a game without swinging the bat, and his Ashland teammates follow suit Wednesday. LJ Murphy laid down a ...

A medical conference in Istanbul is being told the new obesity drugs end the blame on the fat individual. The popular press ...

Fearing the worst can lead to physical changes, according to this fascinating study of a strange medical phenomenon In Roald Dahl’s 1980 masterpiece The Twits, Quentin Blake’s illustrations ...

A school bus driver transports students in Freeport during a midmorning snow band that passed through the area Thursday, squeaking in before the first official day of spring. (Libby Kamrowski ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Many people with high cholesterol may avoid taking ...

Benefits of statins greatly outweigh risks, study leader says Wrongly attributed side effects may discourage use by patients and doctors Regulators should change statin labeling, researchers say Feb 5 ...

The long list of side effects associated with statins is vastly overstated, according to the most rigorous assessment of the evidence to date. This is prompting calls for the drugs’ packaging to be ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Far fewer people who could ...

Many are familiar with the "lake-effect snow" that regularly pummels Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania during winter months. But did you know there's "gulf-effect snow? It relies on the warm ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. While extensive studies have found Covid-19 vaccines to be safe, effective, and to ...

A new study finds a possible association between GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide and chronic cough, though the authors are calling for more research. Reading time 2 minutes Every drug has its risks, no ...