A single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appears to provide as much protection as the currently recommended two doses for adolescents, according to findings from a nearly five-year ...

Key points you should know: The U.S. leads the global tally of H5N1 cases. Two new, separate spillovers into dairy cows have been detected in Nevada and Arizona in recent weeks, indicating that the ...

“You must go get your test,” urges Knowles, mom to Beyoncé and Solange. Docs could have found her cancer earlier, she says in her new memoir, “Matriarch.” ...

Adelaide Tovar, a University of Michigan scientist who researches genes related to diabetes, used to feel like an impostor in a laboratory. Tovar, 32, grew up poor and was the first in her family to ...

Researchers have discovered what appears to be a critical biological driver of the most common form of ovarian cancer. The discovery, they believe, could spearhead the development of approaches for ...

Nearly three quarters of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with HER2 mutations experienced tumor regression when treated with zongertinib, a novel targeted therapy, according to results from ...

Contributing editor and former Editor-in-Chief for Cancer Health. He is a health editor, writer and author with over 30 years of experience. Terry Evans, 76, a father of four, lives with his wife in ...

Here's a list of the approved drugs to treat pancreatic cancer. Click on any of the medications for more info on indications, dosing and side effects. Keytruda is a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor approved ...

Most people with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) cancers who used the checkpoint inhibitor Jemperli (dostarlimab) were able to forgo surgery and maintain their quality of life, according to study ...

National Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month raises awareness of these less common cancers. According to the American Cancer Society, about 12,300 people are diagnosed with gallbladder ...

Liz is Science Editor for Cancer Health, POZ, Hep and Real Health. She has been a health journalist and medical editor for more than 20 years, covering HIV, viral hepatitis, cancer and other health ...

Novel treatment allowed patients with colorectal cancer to successfully continue taking their cancer treatment with improved quality of life. Acne-like skin rash is a common side effect from ...