Time for a heart-to-heart. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, killing more Americans than cancer and unintentional injuries — including car crashes, falls and overdoses — combined. You’ve probably heard of heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, but there’s a lesser-known, dangerous condition that’s often…

Hold the cottage cheese. Pro rugby player Ilona Maher — whose team won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics — spends plenty of time training to dominate on the pitch. But there’s one fitness-focused diet trend that she thinks is a bit over-the-top — and she points to herself…

An experimental cancer vaccine has shown promise in keeping certain cancers from coming back. In a phase 1 clinical trial led in part by the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, researchers tested the vaccine (ELI-002 2P) with 25 patients who had been treated for pancreatic and colorectal cancer. The patients had…

Talk about chronic relief. Cancer patients tend to use cannabis to manage side effects of their treatment and ease symptoms such as nausea, pain, insomnia and anxiety. “Research has shown that there is a high rate of cannabis use among cancer patients — more than 50% in some studies, and…

Those globetrotting muscles won’t tone themselves. For some, vacation’s a time to plop down on a beach lounger and not get up again until they’re tan and drunk. But for those gym rats who’d never compromise their gains by skipping a workout — or miss out on the endorphin rush…

When the party keeps going all night long, your breathing might not. New research has uncovered a bizarre new sleep disorder dubbed “social apnea” — and your weekend habits may be to blame. Scientists from Australia’s Flinders University found the mysterious trend hits younger adults hardest, with those under 60…

Forget the Mediterranean — the land of snow and salmon is serving up a fresh way to eat that gives your heart a healthy boost. A growing body of research suggests the Nordic diet can help trim your waist, tame your cholesterol levels and keep your blood pressure in check.…

A New York woman is roasting almond giant Blue Diamond, claiming in a new class-action lawsuit that its nuts are misbranded to fool people into thinking they’re naturally smoked. Harlem’s Leela O’Connor says shoppers are duped into thinking the nuts are roasted over a real wood fire, when in reality,…

Dave Asprey’s psychedelic journey spans continents and states of consciousness — from microdosing LSD in LA to sipping ayahuasca with shamans in the mountains of Peru. The self-proclaimed “father of biohacking” has long touted the potential brain-boosting, trauma-releasing and even life-extending power of these mind-bending substances. But it’s not all…

At least three babies have died of presumed congenital syphilis in New York state this year, prompting health officials to warn about the risks of the preventable infection. A pregnant woman can pass syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection, to her fetus. Left untreated, congenital syphilis can lead to miscarriage, premature…