Health-and-Medical
Jarrad Henderson, USA TODAY Maternity hospitals across the country would be required to do more to prevent deadly deliveries under new standards proposed this week by the nation’s largest hospital accreditation group. If adopted, about 2,700 birthing…
A group of parents in Brooklyn are seeking a temporary restraining order to prevent mandatory measles vaccinations from taking effect. The parents’ lawsuit against the New York City Department of Health called the emergency order…
This photo taken on April 15, 2019, at the Tel Aviv University shows a 3D print of heart with human tissue. (Photo: JACK GUEZ, AFP/Getty Images) A team of Israeli scientists "printed" a heart with a patient's…
The CDC says kratom, an herbal supplement, was a cause of deaths in 91 fatal overdoses in the United States from July 2016 to December 2017. USA TODAY The over-the-counter herbal drug kratom has been linked…
The J. Edgar Hoover Building of the Federal Bureau of Investigation seen on April 3. Prosecutors charged 24 people in an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …
Revolutionary new treatment to help back pain could be rolled out to 10million people across the UK after trial at London hospital Researchers hope that spinal cord stimulation could be rolled out across the UK…
New York State is suing the family behind the company that makes OxyContin, expanding an already existing lawsuit against other opioid manufacturers and distributors. New York state Attorney General Letitia James is including eight members…
A powerful anti-sickness drug given to cancer patients is being offered to sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), helping to ease the most embarrassing and painful symptoms of the condition A powerful anti-sickness drug given…
(Photo: Getty Images) Tea is often associated with a number of health benefits. If your daily drink is too hot, however, you may dramatically increase your risk of cancer, according to a new study. Research…
A 2018 clinical study found a daily low-dose aspirin had no effect on prolonging life in healthy, elderly people. USA TODAY Taking an low-dose aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke is…
Junk food companies target millions of children by using a loophole in advertising regulations, experts warn Food companies are using sophisticated methods to influence youngsters World Health Organisation states new tactics include online games adverts …
A California hospital delivered end-of-life news to a 78-year-old patient via a machine this week, prompting the man's family to go public with their displeasure. (Photo: Screen capture of a video submitted by Annalisia Wilharm) A…
These photos provided by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Tuesday show Shana Decree, left, and Dominique Decree, her daughter. (Bucks County District Attorney's Office) MORRISVILLE, Pa. – Details surrounding the alleged murders of five Pennsylvania…
In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. (Photo11: David Goldman, AP) Midway through this year's flu season, as many as 15.2 million people have fallen sick with…
TOKYO—A new pill that can kill the flu virus in 24 hours with a single dose has become the most-prescribed influenza treatment in Japan, which is suffering through its worst flu season in two decades.…
A METEORITE tore through the sky in Florida before exploding and shattering windows and sending space rocks into Cuba on Friday. The rock exploded mid-air raining debris on homes in western Cuba after many in…
Amy Goldstein Reporter covering health-care policy and other social policy issues Christopher Rowland Business reporter focused on the health-care economy's effects on patient health, costs, and privacy January 31 at 5:29 PM The Trump administration…
London-based personal trainer, fitness blogger and podcast host, Tally Rye, challenges our ideas of what 'wellness' really means When you think of a personal trainer, what comes to mind? Young, slim and ripped? For so…
Love Island star Malin Andersson's baby has tragically died just four weeks after being born. Little Consy was born seven weeks early on December 23, and due to 'complications' was immediately rushed to the intensive…
Demonstrators at a Planned Parenthood rally outside the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, in 2017. (Ilana Panich/Reuters) The organization is focused on abortion, and little else. Planned Parenthood released its latest annual report over the…
A drug company on Friday announced the recall of eight more lots of irbesartan blood pressure medication after testing revealed the drugs contained trace amounts of a carcinogen. Prinston Pharmaceuticals recalled one lot of irbesartan tablets and seven lots…
A 41-year-old mom who looks half her age has revealed her top anti-aging secrets. Mother-of-two Belinda Norton's tips include advice on what to eat and drink, how to socialize and how to look after your…
The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has reached 600 confirmed cases in five months, health officials said. Since the outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Aug. 1, a total…
(Pixabay) Who is going to kill all my spiders? This week, the American Psychological Association delivered some sad news for fans of “traditional masculinity.” According to the organization’s new “Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys…