Specially Coated Implants Better For Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds

Specially coated breast implants can help ward off hard, painful scar tissue in breast cancer patients after mastectomy, a new study says.

Less scar tissue forms around silicon breast implants coated with a spongy outer layer of polyurethane, compared to implants without the coating, researchers reported Wednesday at the European Breast Ca...

At-Home Chemotherapy Is Safe, Feasible, Pilot Study Indicates

Cancer patients receiving chemotherapy spend hours in hospitals or care centers, biding their time while IVs drip tumor-killing chemicals into their veins.

But that might soon be a thing of the past for some patients, a new Mayo Clinic study says.

Chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients’ homes, saving them a lot of has...

New Cholesterol Guidelines: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical organizations have updated guidelines for managing cholesterol and lipids.

The update is the most comprehensive revision in recent years. These changes have implications for how cardiovascular risk is assessed and when treatment is begun, as ...

What You Do While Sitting Could Predict Dementia Risk

Most health advice says to stand up more, but a groundbreaking study suggests that what you do while sitting down might be just as important for your long-term memory.

Researchers in Sweden, Australia and Brazil found that passive sitting — like zoning out in front of the television — could be a major risk factor for dementia, ...

Healthy Lab Results May Mask Future Risks for Kids with Obesity

For parents of a child with obesity, a normal lab report from the pediatrician may suggest that their weight isn’t yet a problem.

But even if the child’s blood pressure is steady and their sugar levels are fine, those encouraging results — called metabolically healthy obesity or MHO — might be a deceptive snapshot o...