Medical News

DNA samples of four children with unexplained death showed a rare mutation in the SCN4A gene, which plays a role in muscle control. Can treatments for disorders caused by this mutation reduce risks of cot death?

Phubbing occurs when people check their smartphones during a face-to-face interaction with another person. This action can have some negative consequences on those relationships.

Love it or hate it, knuckles crack. For some the noise signals a welcome release, while others cringe at the thought of joints shifting about in their sockets. The sound itself, though, is still a bit of a mystery. Snap,...

News According to an article on PR Newswire, Seniorlink, Inc., a tech-enabled health services company, found in a recent study that medically complex patients age 65 and older had dramatically lower rates of hospitalizat...

Videos Welcome to the latest installment of TinkerENG, the online, reality-based video series that follows product ideas from original concept to completion. This week's episode features... Contributed Author: TinkerENG

Dining out was linked to increased exposure to phthalates, a group of chemicals associated with increased risk for diabetes, fertility issues, and breast cancer. Researchers suggested a means to reduce exposure to these ...

Drastic weight loss resulting from bariatric surgery can be life-changing. Studies in Sweden show that induced weight loss can either start or end romantic relationships.

Two women experienced food poisoning symptoms and hair loss after eating bitter-tasting squash they bought from different sellers. Luckily for them, they were able to grow back their hair.

A mother suffering from back pain for 14 years discovered that a broken epidural needle had been stuck in her spine all that time. She is now planning to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital.

The combination of azithromycin and ceftriaxone failed to cure the infection of a UK man who contracted drug-resistant gonorrhea in Southeast Asia. WHO earlier cited the need for new drugs amid rising cases of antibiotic...

(University of Michigan) When tadpoles are but tadpoles, they're voracious eaters, chomping down all of the plant matter in their paths.

(Elsevier) The thrill of a hockey victory may put younger men at an increased risk for heart attack. A new study published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology found an increase in hospital admissions for men under 55 p...

(Virginia Tech) The findings, published in PLOS ONE on March 9, question previous assumptions in the field that the payments themselves are the most effective motivator of participation.

(Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University) A single high-fat milkshake, with a fat and calorie content similar to some enticing restaurant fare, can quickly transform our healthy red blood cells into small, spiky...

(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Framework and Principles on Well-Being Aim to Benefit Patients and Strengthen Health Care Systems

(Duke University Medical Center) Scientists have previously shown that when one animal watches another performing a motor task, such as reaching for food, mirror neurons in the motor cortex of the observer's brain start ...

(American Thoracic Society) The ATS Foundation is pleased to announce the new ATS Foundation/Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Research Award in Respiratory Support with Nasal High Flow (NHF) in Patients with COPD. The award wi...

(New York University) One in 10 electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees have misused opioids in the past year, exceeding the national average, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at...

(Brigham and Women's Hospital) With the promise of inexpensive procedures luring patients to travel abroad for plastic surgery, medical tourism has become an expanding, multi-billion-dollar industry. But while the initia...

(UT Southwestern Medical Center) A first-of-its-kind drug targeting a fused gene found in many types of cancer was effective in 93 percent of pediatric patients tested, researchers at UT Southwestern's Simmons Cancer Cen...

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Chester County Hospital were announced among the 2018 class of ...

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) In response to repeated calls for an integrated emergency care system in the US, University of Pittsburgh physicians rose to the challenge and divided the nation ...