Diabetes Drug Protects Against Skin Cancer, New Research Says

A popular diabetes drug can provide protection against skin cancers, a new study says.

Metformin significantly reduces people’s risk of developing basal cell cancers or squamous cell cancers, the two most common skin cancers, researchers found in a recent study published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.

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Sleep Deprivation Lets Intrusive Memories, Bad Thoughts Into the Mind

People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are plagued by unwanted and distressing memories over which they have little to no control.

Doctors now think they understand why PTSD patients and others aren’t able to keep troubling memories at bay.

Sleep deprivation appears to interfere with people’s ability to restric...

Updated Guidelines for Preventing Osteoporosis-Related Fractures Released

All women 65 and older should continue to be screened for osteoporosis, the nation’s leading preventive health panel says in an updated recommendation.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force also recommends screening women younger than 65 who’ve gone through menopause and are at increased risk of a fracture from bone loss, acc...

More Abortions Tied to Natural Family Planning or Fertility Awareness Methods

Relying on natural and fertility awareness methods to prevent pregnancy might be linked to an increase in abortions, a new study suggests.

Use of hormonal birth control methods like the pill has declined by nearly half among women seeking an abortion in the United Kingdom, researchers reported in a study published Jan. 13 in the journal

Men Are 3 Times As Likely to Die from Traumatic Brain Injury Compared to Women

Men are more than three times as likely to die from a traumatic brain injury compared to women, a new study says.

About 30 brain injury-related deaths occurred for every 100,000 U.S. men in 2021, while only 9 such deaths occurred among women at that rate, researchers found in a new study published Jan. 9 in the journal Brain Injury