Here is the hard truth about health-care reform: No matter how good it is, it won't come soon enough and won't be profound enough to spare all of us ...
The United States is the world's leading exporter of human plasma - providing about 70 per cent of global supplies, the biggest player in what is now a multibillion dollar business.
The most well known application for ultrasound is to produce pictures of a fetus in the mother's uterus, but this is just one of a vast number of medical uses for this fascinating technology.
Being in the ICU is hard enough to endure. Throw in sleeplessness caused by noise pollution and just about everything worsens.
Bill Moore of Pacific Grove was barely in his 20s when he found out he had cholesterol trouble. This was bad news for Moore because his father had ...
Lead in ginkgo pills. Arsenic in herbals. Bugs in a baby's colic and teething syrup. Toxic metals and parasites are part of nature, and all of these h...
In this era of shrinking bottom lines, hospital resources are being stretched to their limits. Staffing is being reduced and those who remain are being asked to do more with less. Here are 10 important medical tips from a hospital insider on how to help you better navigate a potential hospitalization.
What do you want from your doctor, especially if you have a serious or life-threatening illness? Researchers who conducted interviews a few years a...
Recently, a police officer underwent two surgeries including a partial knee replacement . When he walked he had severe pain and would hear a "popping noise." He also had trouble walking, even with a cane.
If you don't have a medical condition like ADHD or narcolepsy and you take stimulants, you are entering the world of performance enhancement, where many have tread and paid a great price.
Rachel Vreeman and Aaron Carroll weren't looking to start a controversy. They're both pediatricians at Indiana University who, as a side project to th...
The big influx of highly educated workers into finance in the last two decades has been the subject of some national hand-wringing lately. President O...
Apparently the 'Aha! Moment' is that there's more to the 'cure' than just toxic medicine and a placental discharge back into the real world.
Even with $19 billion in new federal resources, the obstacles limiting the utilization of health information technology will not improve unless financial and organizational barriers are addressed.
Patients who can buy a generic often do not, either because they are sold on an ad, afraid that there is something inferior about the generic, or the doctor pushes the brand name drug.
A flat Earth is not an equal proposition to a round one, and when a study shows that a placebo works as well as a medicine, it means that the medicine itself is probably a placebo.
You can have good health insurance, live in a community with state-of-the-art facilities, and yet none of that matters if you can't find a doctor.
Sick? You should try medicine. It can make your achy face, sweatpants and bear head go away. No need to go to the doctor, just self-diagnose from the comfort of your own couch.
Nobody wants to overreact, but nobody wants to be caught unprepared. Responsible members of the media are faced with the difficult task of properly informing without needlessly alarming the public.
Last week, I opened a discussion about our nation's struggles with health care. My heart went out to the comments from readers, who have life threaten...
The rise in cesarean surgery rates has not been accompanied by overall improvements in maternal or child health and creates risks to pregnant women and babies that do not exist with vaginal births.
Judge Jim Gray is a former prosecutor, member of the Navy JAG Corps and served as a judge for years in famously conservative Orange County. In this exclusive interview, he discusses medical marijuana.
The fake press release stated that the AAP would end the ethical problem of receiving money and sponsorships from the pharmaceutical industry.
