A diagnostic test has been developed that can help predict the future risk of cardiovascular disease for a teen. It can be adapted by physicians to assess teens’ future risk and to encourage healthy behaviors that could prevent heart disease.
Women who have had some ovarian tissue removed, frozen, and then transplanted back into them in an experimental procedure have gone on to have children.
Mass shootings have become common. There is growing evidence that mass shootings may act like a contagion, because some perpetrators appear to study past shootings so as to emulate them.
Health officials are reporting that more hospitals are encouraging new mothers to breastfeed their babies. Hospital practices that promote breastfeeding make the difference in whether and how long babies are breastfed
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work in mapping and explaining how the cell repairs its DNA and ensures the accuracy of its genetic information.
A top public hospital in Singapore has issued an “unreserved” apology to all its patients and their families following a hepatitis C outbreak in the renal ward, of which 22 patients were diagnosed and at least 4 patients with multiple conditions had alread…
In recent years, zip lines have become extremely popular. But with popularity comes an increase in injuries, according to a study of U.S. emergency room data.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals buys up existing drugs and then raises their prices, often by enormous amounts. This action is angering patients, the healthcare industry, health insurers, and politicians.
Taking medications for high blood pressure before going to bed at night may control blood pressure more effectively and may also significantly lower the risk for diabetes.
