A Pilates teacher thought she had the flu. Doctors found aggressive cancer

Debi Weiss was annoyed but not concerned when she started feeling weak and out of breath in January 2024. She thought it was a case of the flu. As the…

Jamie Dimon says AI could help shorten work week, cure cancer

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon thinks artificial intelligence will vastly improve people’s lives, predicting 3-and-a-half day work weeks and cures for cancer. But he also said the technology could disrupt the…

Doctors thought he had cancer. An offhand suggestion led to a rare diagnosis.

When Andy Provencher crashed his mountain bike and tumbled over the handlebars, he thought his wife’s reaction would be his biggest problem.  It was June 2020, when COVID-19 was soaring…

A new mom skipped a routine appointment. An infected cut led to a devastating diagnosis

Ameilia Boodoosingh Gopie didn’t expect the deep depression after the birth of her first daughter in August 2022. In the months that followed, Gopie struggled to get out of bed…

Toddler diagnosed with cancer after unusual symptoms makes full recovery

Meghan Jenkins had her hands full with her toddler, Malachi. He was energetic and inquisitive, eager to explore the world around him. He loved anything to do with the Miami…

Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he has stage-four pancreatic cancer

Washington — Former Republican Sen. Ben Sasse announced Tuesday that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. Sasse, 53, announced his diagnosis on X, saying it’s a “death sentence.”  “Friends –…

King Charles' cancer was "caught early," Britain's prime minister says

Doctors have detected cancer in Britain’s King Charles III, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday. The unspecified cancer was discovered as doctors treated the monarch for an enlarged prostate…

Study on breast cancer and birth control shows how science can be distorted

As misinformation about women’s health spreads faster than ever, doctors say new research on the risks of hormonal birth control underscores the challenge of communicating nuance in the social media…

Her cancer seemed incurable until doctors identified a rare genetic condition

Diane Davis thought a diagnosis of advanced ovarian cancer was the answer she had been looking for.  For months, she had been sick. Antibiotics were no help. When she went…

580,000 bottles of a blood pressure drug recalled over cancer risk

The Federal Drug Administration said drugmakers have recalled more than 580,000 bottles of a blood pressure medication over concerns that it may include a cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based drugmaker Teva…

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