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24 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 11, 2026.
The pope announced the operation from St. Peter's Square on Sunday. The Vatican expects about a week of recovery, with a trip to South America set for early November.
WatchIn an interview published late Friday, the former president's son gave the most detailed public account yet of Joe Biden's condition, calling it "very painful and very debilitating." Biden, 83, disclosed the diagnosis in May 2025.
Adults consuming the most low- and no-calorie sweeteners aged cognitively about 1.6 years faster, researchers reported — with the effect strongest in people under 60 and those with diabetes.
Researchers at King's College London found that making the mouth more acidic helped the body turn nitrate from vegetables into a compound that relaxes blood vessels, though they warn it is no treatment.
In a six-week experiment, healthy adults who trimmed their sleep by about an hour and 20 minutes gained weight and moved less — a warning about the metabolic cost of the kind of mild sleep loss millions experience.
USC researchers who surveyed 187 lung cancer patients under 50 — most of whom never smoked — found they ate more fruits, vegetables and whole grains than average, raising questions about pesticide residue.
Scientists report that Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium behind gum disease, can lodge in the aortic valve and drive the calcium buildup that causes a common and deadly heart condition.
The 84-year-old Kentucky senator ended a month of speculation about his health, revealing he was briefly knocked unconscious in a fall at his Washington home and later developed pneumonia.
Health officials call it the fastest-growing Ebola epidemic Africa has recorded, driven by a rare viral strain with no approved vaccine or cure.
By redesigning a single piece of hardware with engineered 'metamaterials,' researchers sharpened scans of hard-to-image tissue — without replacing the scanner.
WatchThe 84-year-old Kentucky senator has not been seen in public since June 14, when paramedics were sent to his home for an 'unconscious person' and a dispatcher logged a cardiac arrest. His office insists only that he 'continues to improve.'
A new study finds that measuring apoB — a protein tag on every harmful cholesterol particle — guides treatment better than the standard LDL test, and does it cost-effectively.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has confirmed 1,118 cases and 291 deaths from a fast-moving Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has now reached Uganda and France.
The longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history was admitted Sunday. His office said he is receiving 'excellent care' but disclosed no details, renewing questions about the retiring Kentuckian's health.
The 84-year-old former majority leader's spokesman provided no details about his condition, marking another health scare in recent years.
A study tracking more than 147,000 people for up to 30 years found that a modest weekly dose of resistance exercise sharply cut the risk of death — with no added benefit beyond two hours.
The president marks the milestone birthday on Sunday amid renewed scrutiny of his age and stamina, after aides made him an omnipresent public figure.
A King's College London study found that 12 months of abatacept kept high-risk patients from developing rheumatoid arthritis long after treatment ended, pointing toward a future of preventing the disease rather than just treating it.
President Trump's health has been subject to public scrutiny as he prepares to turn 80 next month.
WatchThe rare Bundibugyo strain — for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment — has killed at least 88 people across Ituri province and Kampala, and at least six other Americans are believed to have been exposed.
Protein-hungry shoppers increase meat purchases with health considerations as driving factor, industry data shows.
Baxdrostat reduces blood pressure by nearly 10 mmHg in patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, targeting hormone that causes salt retention.
The Supreme Court justice's brief hospitalization was not previously disclosed, highlighting the varying health transparency practices among justices.
University of Illinois researchers discover how combining traditional frying with microwave heating reduces oil absorption while maintaining crispy texture.