Following cataract surgery patients have a lower risk of dementia, although, this protective effect is diminished in those with CMD.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top medical journals.

The top US health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women.

As of mid-May, this variant has been identified in nearly 11 percent of sequenced samples reported worldwide. The WHO has designated this variant as a “variant under monitoring,” and currently ...

Cuts to Medicare reimbursement could prevent cancer patients from accessing care and force practices to downsize or close, radiation oncologists say.

The US government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concerns among experts.

Health care data breaches that compromised protected health information more than doubled from 2010 to 2024 in the US, data suggest.

Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine — causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts.

Direct selective laser trabeculoplasty is not yet noninferior to SLT in lowering IOP, but secondary endpoints show promise.

Higher social engagement in adults 60 years and older is associated with reduced mortality risk, possibly due partly to decreased biological aging and higher levels of physical activity.

A research team reviewed the structural-functional correlation between OCT biomarkers and quantitative contrast sensitivity function in patients with retinal artery occlusion.

Roshni Bhat, BS, presented the study on behalf of the Harvard Ophthalmology Metabolomics in Retina (HOMeR) program, which focuses on understanding the mechanisms of AMD progression. The team conducted ...