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Stories about sensory processing disorder, videos about “zombie” cancer cells, and news about the effects of caffeine and alcohol on the heart were among the topics that most engaged our readers in 2016.

Education by community-based non-professional health workers significantly increased colorectal cancer screening rates among mostly non-English-speaking, older Chinese-Americans in San Francisco.

Santa Syndergaard ho-ho-hopeful about Mets rotation

Baseball has gone cuckoo for closers

Rockies' Bettis diagnosed with testicular cancer

Two UCSF faculty members – a microbiologist who studies the genesis of asthma and a surgeon who helped lift the ban on organ transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients – are among this year’s 100 Leading Global Thinkers selected by Foreign Policy magazine.

New MLB hazing rules ban dressing as women

A national survey has found an association between pubic hair grooming and sexually transmitted infections.

UCSF researchers have developed a new variety of targeting system for chemotherapy drugs based on the unusually high free iron content of many cancer cells.

A timeline of milestones over 2016.

Killing in war often triggers a moral conflict in veterans that can damage their self-image, relationships and spirituality.

No Kenley Jansen? Nats have options -- but none are great

Kenley Jansen makes serious commitments in a short span

Source: Jansen, Dodgers agree to $80M deal

Source: 3B Turner close to deal with Dodgers

Beta blockers are effective in reducing the risk of death in older nursing home residents after a heart attack, but may impair their ability to perform daily functions independently.

Bautista back with Blue Jays? Moves teams need to make

Time for Orioles to trade baseball's best closer

Nationals' Strasburg thinks new slider hurt arm

Nats ship Espinosa to Angels for 2 minor leaguers