(Telegraph) – Liberia released its last current Ebola patient from hospital on Thursday, marking the West African nation’s unexpected transition from critical-list patient to international poster boy...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The suicide rate for girls and young women in the U.S. continues to rise, at a pace...
MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The suicide rate for girls and young women in the U.S. continues to rise, at a pace...
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say people should eat less sugar. But that’s easier said than done. Anyone who has tried cutting...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The miserable flu season is winding down but not quite over yet, health officials said Wednesday, even as...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a rare series of interlinked operations, six patients are getting kidney transplants from six donors at a San Francisco hospital....
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization will start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea on Saturday to...
(National Monitor) – Orexigen Therapeutics saw its shares skyrocket to its highest point in 18 months after declaring that its diet pill, Contrave, had benefits...
MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone’s sugar high. The U.N. health agency...
(CNN) – Here’s a pair of twins no one will have trouble telling apart: One is white, and one is black. Thanks to a rare...
(CNN) – Here’s a pair of twins no one will have trouble telling apart: One is white, and one is black. Thanks to a rare...
(Utah People’s Post) – Selling e-cigarettes to minors falls under illegal status in 41 states in the U.S. but a new study has found out...
(Reuters) – Chris Barr had no problem getting his eight children exempted from vaccinations when they went to school. First in California, and later when...
(HealthDay News) — Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk of developing clogged arteries, which in turn might reduce...
(McKnight’s) – Government investigators are calling for greater scrutiny of antipsychotics use among dementia patients in post-acute settings beyond nursing homes. Nearly a third of...
California has more accountable care organizations (ACOs) than any other state in the country, with particularly rapid growth over the past two years. This is a...
By Dr. Ro NNPA Columnist Whether you vowed to lose the weight – for the very last time, get your dream job, or harder yet,...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The United Nations is urging donors, organizations and countries fighting Ebola in West Africa not to give in to complacency as the...
Liz Szabo, USA TODAY (USA Today)—At a time when measles is making a dramatic comeback, a new study finds that more than 70% of children’s...
DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that the U.S. has undergone a “culture change” in the five years since she started...
(USA Today) – No time for exercise? Too busy to eat right? What kind of a toll is it all taking on your health? There’s...
(USA Today) – No time for exercise? Too busy to eat right? What kind of a toll is it all taking on your health? There’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, said Thursday it is tightening its coverage rules on hysterectomies. The company says it will require...
NEW YORK (AP) — UnitedHealth, the largest U.S. health insurer, said Thursday it is tightening its coverage rules on hysterectomies. The company says it will require...
LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products, and...