Planned Parenthood has asked the federal government to convene a panel of independent experts to study issues surrounding research that uses fetal tissue.
Praluent, a newly approved drug, is considered a breakthrough drug for people with seriously high cholesterol levels. But its cost is very high, too: about $14,600 at wholesale per year.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a partial ban against cilantro that comes from the border, particularly Puebla, after recurrent outbreaks in certain states.
Zion Harvey lost his hands and feet to an infection when he was two. Now, surgeons at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia have transplanted new hands and forearms onto the boy in the first such operation done on a child.
Many college students come up with strategies to protect themselves from the consequences of drinking too much alcohol. But theese strategies end up with them drinking more alcohol than they planned or expected.
South Korea has issued a declaration that the country is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The outbreak, which killed 36 people, started more than 2months ago when the first case was reported and it originally began spread…
Two patients suspected of having the highly contagious MERS virus were placed in isolation at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the hospital briefly shut down its emergency department. Health authorities say there is little chance of an outbreak if the patients d…
There are up to 10 new cases of hepatitis C per day in one area of Kentucky, but the best treatment is a series of pills that cost $1,000 or more each.
Dr. Kent Brantly certainly knows how it feels to stare at Ebola in the eyes. Not only did he deal with sick patients, he also contracted the infection himself. About a year later, he’s sharing his story with the rest of the world.
