Cancer
When Bleeding Isn't Just Hemorrhoids: One Woman's Fight
In 2024, 36-year-old Gabby Zappia noticed blood in her stool while pregnant with her third child.
Conditions
Diabetes
Optimal Sleep to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A recent observational study found that about 7 hours 18 minutes of sleep per night was associated with the lowest risk of insulin resistance, a key precursor to type 2 diabetes.
Heart Health
Aisha Tyler: Father's Stroke Changed Her View on Hypertension
When actor and director Aisha Tyler’s fit, active father suffered a major stroke, it forced her to rethink how she and others treat high blood pressure — a condition that affects…
Heart Health
Aisha Tyler on How Her Father's Stroke Changed Her Hypertension View
Actor and director Aisha Tyler, familiar from shows like Criminal Minds and Archer, is using her platform to spotlight high blood pressure prevention — a condition that affects nearly…
Heart Health
NHS Sees Big Rise in High Blood Pressure Searches in 2025
In 2025 a large increase in people seeking NHS guidance about high blood pressure was recorded, with hundreds of thousands more visits to online information about risk and testing.
Diabetes
Red Meat Linked to Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A recent analysis of U.S. nutrition data found that higher red meat consumption is associated with greater odds of type 2 diabetes, while replacing red meat with other protein sources…
Diabetes
Super Bowl Ads Shift Perceptions of GLP-1 Drugs
With more than 127 million viewers and massive ad budgets, the Super Bowl is increasingly a forum for health messages.
Diabetes
Metformin Linked to Lower Risk of Intermediate Age-Related Maculopathy
A University of Liverpool study suggests metformin, a common drug for type 2 diabetes, may lower the chance of developing intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Heart Health
Spencer and Vergara Promote Kidney Screening in Super Bowl Ad
Actors Octavia Spencer and Sofía Vergara will appear together in a Super Bowl LX commercial to raise awareness about kidney health, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease as part of the…
Cancer
NHS pilot uses AI and robotics to detect lung cancer sooner
The NHS has launched a pilot combining artificial intelligence and robotic bronchoscopy to find small, hard-to-reach lung cancers earlier and reduce the need for multiple invasive…
Cancer
NHS lowers bowel screening threshold to detect more cancers
From next month NHS England will make its at‑home bowel screening test more sensitive, lowering the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) threshold that triggers urgent investigation from…
Cancer
NHS launches national register for inherited cancer risk
The NHS has launched a national register to track people with inherited gene changes that raise cancer risk, offering regular checks, tailored prevention and faster access to testing…