A new study casts doubt on the idea that regularly taking an over-the-counter painkiller can help ward off colorectal cancer — at least for the general population. Worse, researchers warn that the ...

One of the scariest moments of my life happened in 2022 when my father, Tom Donvito, then 75 and unaware of any allergies, experienced an anaphylactic reaction to a hornet sting. After he passed ...

Aspirin is cheap, widely available and generally safe, which makes it tempting to give it to everyone. But medicine rarely works well as a one-size-fits-all solution. The reality is that we still lack ...

Larry Bordeaux, 65, has been on blood thinners since 2010, after he started developing deadly clots following an operation. He credits the drugs with saving his life. If he stops taking them for ...

Among more than 19,000 older adults, cancer incidence during 10 years of follow-up was almost identical in patients who used aspirin and those who did not. Use of aspirin was associated with increased ...

Share on Pinterest A follow-up study indicates that aspirin should not be recommended to older adults for cancer prevention. Image credit: Yulia Naumenko/Getty Images A new study suggests that ...