Shared Your DNA With 23andMe? Experts Say It’s Time To Delete It

If you’re one of the 15 million people who shared your DNA with 23andMe, stop whatever you're doing.

Experts say now is the time to delete your data.

The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy March 23 and is looking to sell its assets.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a "consumer alert" on March 21, acc...

Susan Monarez Named CDC Director

President Donald Trump has chosen Susan Monarez to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) permanently. She has served as acting director since January.

If approved by the Senate, Monarez would become the first person without a medical degree to head the CDC in more than 50 years.

She is an infectious disease r...

Novo Nordisk to Pay $2 Billion for New Weight Loss Drug

Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has signed a major deal worth up to $2 billion for the rights to a new obesity and diabetes drug, the company announced March 24.

The drug, called UBT251, is being developed by United Bio-Technology (Hengqin) Co., a Chinese pharmaceutical company.

Novo Nordisk will pay $200 million up fr...

High-Tech T-Shirt Tracks Patients' Vitals

A high-tech T-shirt loaded with sensors can help track patients’ vital signs after their release from a hospital, researchers say.

The shirt could help people return home sooner to recover, based on findings from a small group of patients who wore the gadget-filled garment after urological surgery for cancer.

“Our patient...

Two-Drug Combo Lowers Cholesterol Better Than Statins Alone

Statins are very cheap and highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs -- but high-risk heart patients may have an even better option, a new evidence review says.

Combining statins with another drug, ezetimibe, significantly reduces the risk of death in patients with clogged arteries, according to findings published March 23 in Mayo Cl...