Think You Have COVID-19 Symptoms? Here's What to Do

TUESDAY, March 17, 2020 -- Coronavirus is officially a pandemic, and Americans are adopting "social distancing" to prevent a surge in potential illnesses and death.

So, what if you run a fever or experience shortness of breath? Should that send you running to an emergency room?

'Tough Guys' May Be at Especially High Risk for Suicide

THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2020 -- Young men who believe that "real men don't cry" may be more prone to suicide, a new study suggests.

It has long been known that men are more likely than women to end their own lives: In the United States, the suicide death rate among men is about 3.5 times that of women, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cholesterol Drugs Might Help Curb 'High-Risk' Prostate Cancers

FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2020 -- Drugs that many men with prostate cancer might already be taking -- cholesterol-lowering statins -- may help extend their survival if they have a "high-risk" form of the disease, new research suggests.

High-risk patients include men with high blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and a "Gleason score" of 8 or more. Gleason scores are a calculation used to gauge prognosis in prostate cancer. Men with a high Gleason score may develop difficult-to-treat cancers.

Texting While Walking Is Risky Business

TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2020 -- The dangers of "distracted driving" are well-known, but texting while walking may also be a road hazard, a new research review finds.

Pedestrians who are busy texting are less likely to look both ways before crossing the street and have caused a growing number of "close calls" with cars, the review found. And while chatting on a cellphone or listening to music can be distracting, neither was as bad as texting.

With Equal Access to Care, Blacks, Whites Have Similar Prostate Cancer Outcomes

MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2020 -- Survival rates are similar for black and white prostate cancer patients who are treated in an equal-access health system, researchers say.

In the general U.S. population, black men are more likely than white men to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, and more than twice as likely to die from the disease.

AI Might Help Spot, Evaluate Prostate Cancer

THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2020 -- In another step toward using artificial intelligence in medicine, a new study shows that computers can be trained to match human experts in judging the severity of prostate tumors.

Researchers found that their artificial intelligence system was "near perfect" in determining whether prostate tissue contained cancer cells. And it was on par with 23 "world-leading" pathologists in judging the severity of prostate tumors.