Pope's cancer prognosis may depend on these factors, doctors say

Dr. Rachel Brem decided at age 12 that she wanted to cure cancer after her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was early detection that led to her mother living way past her prognosis of six months. Now, Brem is working to improve breast cancer screening for all women. Brem is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and director of Breast Imaging and Intervention at George Washington University. She created the Brem Foundation to help prevent breast cancer from taking more lives. On this week's episode of "Healthful," she discussed the innovation that makes her hopeful.

Louis Prevost has blood cancer, his wife says as the Pope recovers from surgery for lung cancer.

Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday. The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions, has been championed by Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the…

A group of clinicians warns technology use in English schools is driving a rise in health problems like short-sightedness.