The guidelines from the nation’s leading heart organizations will fundamentally reshape the use of cholesterol-lowering statin medicines now prescribed for a quarter of Americans over 40.
Surgeons in Belgium have identified a new knee ligament, damage to which may help explain why some common A.C.L. injuries are so unstable and slow to recover.
The deal, among the largest payouts ever for product liability claims, would settle thousands of lawsuits over the company’s all-metal replacement hip.
White House officials are struggling to make good on President Obama’s promise that Americans can keep their insurance coverage without undermining the new health law or adding unaffordable costs.
Six weeks into the rollout of the health care law, some of the online insurance exchanges run by states are confronting serious issues that mirror those of the larger federal exchange.
Dr. Pollack, a medical researcher, helped develop a vaccine for a blood disorder commonly called Rh disease.
Deep brain stimulation therapy has offered hope to the acclaimed author of taut thrillers like “Gorky Park,” who hid his diagnosis of Parkinson’s for years, fearing judgment and pity.
Doctors are warned not to get too close to patients, but it can be hard to restrain from helping in what may seem small ways but can have large repercussions.
Even as young women are becoming equal partners in the hookup culture, they are less likely to experience orgasm during uncommitted encounters than in serious relationships, studies show.
New figures strongly suggest that obesity is the most likely reason for the rise of knee replacement surgeries in younger patients.
Caramelized apples are baked into a delicious desert.
Most adults with severe hearing loss are seniors, but so far few have opted for cochlear implants.
Health officials will try to get polio vaccines to more than 20 million children across the Middle East.
Amy Robach, an anchor on ABC’s “Good Morning America” who underwent a mammography on the program Oct. 1, said she will have a double mastectomy.
The discovery of the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome in a camel belonging to a recent human victim adds credence to the theory that the virus originates in bats but can reach humans through camels.
A new study reports that older adults who took lessons at a young age can process the sounds of speech faster than those who did not.
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A pregnancy that is shorter or longer than full term can sometimes be less than ideal for the infant, and occasionally for the mother.
There’s no guarantee of getting high quality medications from any website, but you can increase your chances by buying from a credentialed site.
What makes your family special? Reporter Natalie Angier will be taking a close look at how the American family has changed in recent years. In advance of this, we invite you to show us your family.
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We asked our readers to share insights from their experiences with breast cancer. Here are some of their stories.
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For desperate patients, the pace of clinical drug trials can be lethally slow. But there is a way for them to beat the clock.
Would you give your brain a jolt if a Harvard scientist said it could make you smarter, more creative and less depressed?
Elizabeth Shown Mills, a genealogist, discusses “memory holes” created by the Holocaust, record-keeping systems and other issues related to genealogy.
My mother at the extraordinary age of 99 was “winding down” and faraway. But then my husband, a doctor, sat down at her bedside and started cracking jokes.
A Retro Report and a medical writer reflect on the grand hopes and stuttering progress of Richard Nixon’s “war on cancer.”
Get ready for your 5K, 10K or marathon day with customized running plans that help you track your training.
The “Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test” measures a person’s ability to understand others’ emotional states.
Chew, swallow, digest, repeat. Take this quiz to learn some of the amazing things that go on in your gut.
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