Key takeaways Unmanaged type 2 diabetes can shorten your life expectancy due to complications like heart disease and kidney failure, but proper management can significantly reduce these risks.

AHA comments on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services request for information to ensure lawful regulation and unleash innovation to promote better health.

Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could ...

Months past a federal deadline, more than 90% of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

We all worry about microplastics, nitrates, food dyes, and ultra-processed foods. And US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...

A new study released in JAMA finds life expectancy has still not bounced back from pre-pandemic 2019 levels, attributing the ...

The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of ...

This study found that California life expectancy remained lower in 2024 than in 2019, due primarily to non–COVID-19 causes. COVID-19 accounted for 12.8% of the deficit in 2024. Although a prior ...

With investors and drugmakers increasingly eyeing the kidney disease space, a new company hopes to shed its underdog status ...

The disease generally progresses slowly and gives ample time to slow the progression and prepare for a productive life if the stage of kidney failure is reached.

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have identified a new way of predicting whether a kidney donor and recipient are ...