Medical News

(Duke University) With drug-resistant bacteria on the rise, even common infections that were easily controlled for decades are proving trickier to treat with standard antibiotics. New drugs are desperately needed, but so...

People looking forward to New Year birth announcements will be experiencing a change of pace as many hospitals forego the tradition to protect patient safety and privacy.

Influenza is becoming an epidemic in the United States, the CDC has announced. Here are some tips on staying healthy this flu season.

Maryland strips license from doctor for allegedly assisting in suicides of patients who were not terminally ill. Dr. Lawrence Egbert worked as part of national right-to-die organization Final Exit Network.

The year 2014 proved to be a year of successes for pharmaceutical companies. With the drug makers' hard work on new medicines rewarded with FDA approvals, patients with rare and serious diseases also benefit.

It's hard to pace yourself when you're out having fun. More than a hangover, however, you might be nursing a weaker immune system after some shots, according to a study.

Burgers and fries are fast food staples. According to a study, these staples, along with other menu times have remained largely unchanged in the last 17 years.

Proponents of medical pot scored big on the last day of 2014 as Massachusetts joins the list of states offering medical marijuana legally. The state has assigned the Alternative Therapies Group as the first dispensary op...

Although poor lifestyle and genetic factors can be attributed to a large number of cancer cases, sheer bad luck that goes with random mutations of stem cells can be blamed on majority of cancer cases.

Offsprings of parents who have attempted suicide are at an elevated risk of suicide attempt. About 1 million adult Americans have attempted suicide.

What can a teen do for others? A lot, Lauren Hill proved, such as raising $1 million for cancer research to improve treatment options for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.

(Emory Health Sciences) Vaccines designed to protect against HIV have backfired in clinical trials. Non-human primate model studies suggest an explanation.

(Douglas Mental Health University Institute) The Douglas Mental Health University Institute is proud to announce that discoveries by two of its researchers are included on the Quebec Science list of the top 10 discoverie...

(Washington University School of Medicine) Obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke, according to new research at Washington Universit...