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Nurse Katie Duke, a popular figure on the medical reality show 'NY Med,' was fired by New York Presbyterian Hospital for re-posting on Instagram a graphic photo of a trauma room in the hospital. She has since found other...

According to a new study, serious lung disease can be linked with obesity and excessive fat on the waist. However, underweight people also suffer from heightened risks of COPD.

Recent survey claims roughly 70 percent of alcohol ads in magazines influenced those under 21 more than any other age group. The most popular brand ads were nine times more likely to appeal to young men and five times as...

Adults with extreme obesity have increased risks of dying at a young age from cancer and many other causes including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney and liver diseases, according to results of an analysis of ...

Evidence of the earliest case of Down's Syndrome may have been found in a child's skeleton exhumed in France. The child's skull revealed features of the disorder and may shed new light on archaeological history.

"Love conquers everything," so they say. Wish Upon a Wedding has helped a woman with cancer get her dream wedding despite the odds.

One of the top issues the nursing board of Oklahoma faces is the diversion of addictive drugs among nurses. It appears that some nurses even use fraud to steal prescriptive drugs.

Antionette Clark, a prostitute from Columbia, Missouri, was charged recently for knowingly giving her clients HIV. She was arrested on June 19, and charged in July.

Researchers are studying the possible psychotherapeutic effects of the Magic Mushrooms. Fifteen volunteers injected with the psilocybin psychedelic ingredient found in the mushrooms were found to be in a dream-like state...

A 40-year-old long distance swimmer was attacked by a 7-foot shark that was hooked by a fisherman who reportedly tries to catch shark regularly.

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