Medical News

Title: Melanoma Treatment May Not Always Require Extensive Lymph Node RemovalCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/30/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

(Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group) Researchers examined neuroimaging studies obtained in children and adolescents with sports-related concussions and found that the images appeared normal in 78 percent of cases. ...

The need to mend broken hearts has never been greater. In the USA alone, around 610,000 people die of heart disease each year. A significant number of those deaths could potentially have been prevented with a heart trans...

The cost of common procedures in hospitals has increased by more than 10 percent. This could have unwanted impact on the uninsured and those who receive care in hospitals outside of their insurance network.

South Korea is having a public health nightmare as MERS has been confirmed in the country. However, the virus is also a big problem for tourism as travel plans are being abandoned to avoid it.

Michigan's new breast density law aims to save the lives of women by providing them with enough information on the status of their health. Medical professionals in the state are now required to notify patients in writing...

New England Journal of Medicine, Ahead of Print.

Pain in children often goes unnoticed because they lack the skills to communicate it. New computer software could eliminate the need for self-reporting pain by reading it directly from the child's face.

Poor kidney health may bring its own complications, but a study has found that low kidney function may be used as an indicator of heart health and associated cardiovascular risks.

Long periods of sitting can increase risks of obesity, diabetes or heart attack, experts say. A new recommendation suggests chair-bound office workers stand and move for at least part of the day.

A 52-year-old man who recently visited his daughter at the University of Oregon was named as the seventh person to contract meningococcal disease. The diagnosis was confirmed in the middle of the growing meningitis outbr...

Scientists from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health have discovered that men with prostate cancer who consume more processed meat and fat in their diet are two-and-a-half-times more likely to die from causes rela...

Daily contact lens wearers were found to have 5,245 distinct bacterial strains and sub-types in the eyes. They also have three times the normal ratio of certain bacteria increasing their risks for eye infection.

Racial and gender biases are implicit information in the brains of humans. Experts say that these prejudices may be reduced by sleeping.

Individuals who take statins prior to undergoing heart bypass surgery have reduced risks of dying from the operation. Simvastatin was shown to reduce risks of death by 77 percent.

Title: Lifts, Tucks Often Follow Weight-Loss Surgery, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Improved Therapies Have Extended Life Spans of Childhood Cancer SurvivorsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/31/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: FDA Warns of Complications From Facial FillersCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Immune-Based Drug Shows Potential Against Another Form of Lung CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/31/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Vets With PTSD Might Need Sleep Apnea Screening: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/29/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Tougher Alcohol Laws for Adults May Also Lower Teen DrinkingCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: ICU Delirium Tied to Higher Death Risk, Study SaysCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/31/2015 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/1/2015 12:00:00 AM