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The CDC reports that hospitalizations for confirmed flu cases nearly doubled during Thanksgiving week.

A team of scientists in Japan hope to pioneer a new field exploring how romance with a virtual being could impact mental health and relationships in the real world.

Alcohol increases the risk of cancer, but some Americans think it does the opposite, a new study shows.

Families of children with brain cancer are often unaware of the option of postmortem tissue donation, and many have expressed resentment that they had not been informed.

In our new docu-series “Color by WebMD: WebMD’s Exploration of Race and Mental Health,” we’ll be diving into texturism and its impact on many Black and Latino people. We’ll also look at ways to gain more appreciation for your naturally beautiful coils and curls.

AI and machine learning remain technologies that add to human know-how. For example, AI can help track a patient over time better than a health care professional relying on memory alone, can speed up image analysis, and is very good at prediction.

Currently, FDA policy does not allow blood donation from men who have had sex with other men in the past three months.

A new study finds Black adults who undergo a common procedure to open up clogged arteries are readmitted to the hospital more often than their white peers.

Second in a series examining the impact and potential of artificial intelligence in health care.

Boosting the intensity of your workouts even a little may significantly reduce your risk of heart disease and add years to your life.