On Thursday, IBM announced a billion-dollar deal in which it will acquire Merge Healthcare Inc. (MRGE.O), a medical imaging company, to merge...
Sitting for long periods has been linked to increased cholesterol and blood sugar levels, which can lead to diabetes, heart disease, and...
From a young age, people are taught to watch out for chickenpox. Those pesky red bumps spread quickly and tend to infect...
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals just received FDA approval for a pill that will be manufactured using 3D printing, according to CBS News. The company’s recently...
A recent study from several institutions in Italy has found a link between coffee consumption and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) — which...
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson took a pen and scrawled his John Hancock across a document that brought Medicare and...
Amid the clamor of support and dissent about President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA), good news has arisen from California concerning...
Common treatments for paralysis, including but not limited to surgeries such as lumbar decompression surgery, tend to be extremely risky. According to...
While the world’s best amateur sailors are prepping themselves for a shot at gold in next summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de...
All adults in the United States should be screened for depression, according to a recently issued draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive...
High-frequency spinal cord stimulation therapy has nearly twice the effectiveness in delivering pain relief for chronic back and leg pain than traditional...
After an investigation into hundreds of reported cases of intestinal illness across the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
The grocery store chain Kroger has recalled four of its popular spices – Kroger Bac’n Buds, Kroger Coarse Ground Black Pepper, Kroger...
Teens who use electronic cigarettes are far more likely to pick up the habit of smoking traditional cigarettes, suggests a new study....
Two inexpensive generic drugs could help some post-menopausal women survive their battle with breast cancer, a new study has found. The study,...
Well over 100 cancer doctors from top cancer hospitals across the United States have issued what the Wall Street Journal‘s Jeanne Whalen...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug to treat the most common form of skin cancer....
The suicide of a young man while under the effects of marijuana has prompted health officials to investigate the possibility of a marijuana “overdose.”...
A horrifying announcement was made Wednesday by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The deadly brain-eating Naelgeria Fowleri Amoeba has once...
A new study suggests that hospitals routinely overestimate their response time in giving stroke victims a clot-busting treatment to minimize damage. Researchers...