Medical News

The threat of hacking comes with the many technological advancements of late, and medical devices are not an exception. The FDA now issues stricter guidelines when it comes to the privacy of medical facilities and medica...

Widely used type 2 diabetes medication metformin may be combined with antihypertensive drug syrosingopine to help fight cancer, reported a recent study. The drug cocktail that had adverse impact on the key functions of m...

In an interview with the BBC, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates expressed his concern about the world's inability to handle deadly epidemics in the future. He said global emergency response systems need to be strengt...

Going to the sauna may be a way of relaxing one's mind and body but it actually has hidden advantages. According to a recent study, men who take frequent sauna baths have a lower risk of dementia.

Premixed baby cereals can provide young children with the nutrients they need to develop properly. However, inconsistent nutritional content in complementary food products can lead to malnutrition instead.

Researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine have found a link between shoulder pain and cardiovascular diseases. People facing shoulder discomfort like pain in joints, tendons, and muscles may be blaming it ...

A study conducted on ICU admissions at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center states that the hospital's Intensive Care Units are being overused by non-deserving patients. This revelation is suggesting that the hospital's most evasi...

Throughout 2016, many health issues have come to the attention of the public space. From discovering potential treatments addressed at curing deadly diseases to concerns on people's unhealthy lifestyles, this year has sh...

A mice model for Prader-Willi Syndrome displayed better growth and survival when drugs were used to activate a set of silenced genes in maternal chromosome, reports a recent study. With the help of the treatment, about 1...

People suffer from allergies and autoimmune diseases when their immune systems don't work properly. Latest research conducted in Japan has led to the discovery of an important cause of the phenomenon.

Influential people stepped up in 2016 to join the fight against cancer. Find out just how much these influencers invested in cancer research.

A man's fight to clear his name of DUI charges raises a question about one of the world's most popular beverage: coffee. What does this incident tell us about the effects of caffeine on the human body?