A medical breakthrough involving the transplantation of specialized nose cells into damaged spinal cord tissues has helped a man who have been paralyzed from the chest down for over three years to walk again.
A Turkish worker who was working in Saudi Arabia contracted the MERS virus and went back to Turkey to receive treatment. After remaining in intensive care for several days, the patient succumbed to his symptoms to be the first MERS-related death in the country
HIV test kits that are used to determine if an infant has the human immunodeficiency virus have run out in India. There is also a reported shortage of HIV drugs and care antiretroviral doctors within the country. Government officials are concerned that Health …
Facebook has just launched a new app called Safety Check, and it’s meant to tell your friends and family in your network that you’re fine despite the disaster.
An experimental drug was able to produce remarkable results in a five-year-old girl who was diagnosed with the rare condition, hypophosphatasia. The preparation effectively helped the child’s bones to “regrow.”
The 88-year-old Queen of England is reportedly suffering from Alzheimer’s disease as she continues to show symptoms of the condition. Palace officials are keeping her condition under wraps, and a transition of royal duties is already underway as Prince Charl…
A group of researcher engineers from Stanford University are in the process of developing a tiny, and implantable microchip that will be able to perform various medical functions while inside the body.
Some health experts are concerned that doctors who are prescribing an antipsychotic drug for its off label use could be increasing the risk of health hazards associated to the medication.
A team of doctors had introduced a new therapy that forces the healthy cells of patients with leukemia to go after and kill rogue cells that form the tumor.
