Fourth Of July Poses Burn Hazards — Here's How To Protect Kids

Many have fireworks, cookouts and family get togethers planned for the Fourth of July – but these activities can pose a burn risk for young children, experts warn.

“Every Fourth of July, we see children with serious burn injuries that can lead to pain, surgery, scarring and lasting emotional trauma,” said Dr. Alejandro Ga...

A Dog's Stride Could Be An Early Sign Of Dementia, Study Says

The way your aging dog walks could be an early sign of canine dementia, a new study says.

The relative stride of a dog’s front legs appears to be linked to their brain health, researchers reported June 24 in Frontiers in Veterinary Science.

“Here we show that the length of front leg stride taken by dogs decreases...

Next-Generation Blood Test Improves Detection Of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

A next-generation blood test could improve early detection of the most dangerous forms of prostate cancer.

"The major challenge in prostate cancer screening is not just to find more cancer cases, but to identify the cancers that are truly dangerous," said first author Thorgerdur Palsdottir, a researcher at the Karolinska Institute in Stock...

Most Patients Want Docs To Break Cancer News Directly, Not Through Portal Messaging

People are becoming more comfortable communicating with their doctor through clinics’ patient portals.

Folks use the portals to ask their doc questions and even to review the results of recent medical tests.

But there are some matters that still require a face-to-face interaction between doctor and patient, a new study says.

Statins Rarely Cause Severe Muscle Problems, Researchers Say

Concerns about statins causing severe muscle problems are overblown, a new study says.

The cholesterol-lowering drugs can be expected to rarely cause any serious muscle problems, researchers reported June 25 in The Lancet Digital Health.

More than 98% of people eligible for statins are at low risk of serious muscle problems,...

Younger U.S. Generations Increasingly Fear Adulthood, Study Says

Younger U.S. generations appear to be adopting Peter Pan’s fear of growing up, a new study says

Millennial college students (born between 1981 and 1996) feared adulthood more than earlier generations, wishing they could return to the security and happiness of childhood, according to the study.

However, they wound up embracing a...