When tennis star Andy Murray posted a hospital photo to Instagram last week, the pushback was swift. Not for the overshare, but for what some doctors said were medical errors, including misplaced IVs and unshaven arm hair.
A big brother in Scotland is up for “sibling of the year” after he shaved his head in solidarity with his 7-year-old sister, who is undergoing chemotherapy to treat leukemia.
Medical authorities say a 24-year-old Texas man who died last month after his vaporizer pen exploded was killed by penetrating trauma after pieces of the device severed his left carotid artery and peppered his skull.
A Virginia Beach woman who allegedly found a sharp plastic hook inside a tampon claims she received an apology from the company and an offer for an alleged refund, which she calls “unacceptable.”
A council worker has relived the extraordinary moment when she awoke from a coma thinking she was "the Messiah" after a rare brain infection turned her into "a different person."
Members of a Utah family grieving the loss of their 55-year-old father who died from rabies in November are now facing a $50,000 hospital bill they received for their preventive vaccinations.
A vaccine given to girls to protect them against a virus that causes cervical cancer is a “critical” health tool and access to it should be scaled up as swiftly as possible, especially in poorer countries, cancer experts said on Monday.
A New York woman who survived a so-called “silent” heart attack is using her experience to remind others how symptoms of the sometimes fatal occurrence are not always immediately apparent.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the recall of another dog food brand, adding to a seemingly growing list of canine products that have been pulled off the market due to potentially high levels of vitamin D.
A Brazilian woman who developed massive tumors on her legs caused by a rare genetic disorder has already undergone several surgeries to remove the growths but said it has damaged her relationships and even caused her to lose her job.
A measles outbreak near Portland, Oregon, has revived a bitter debate over so-called "philosophical" exemptions to childhood vaccinations as public health officials across the Pacific Northwest scramble to limit the fallout.
Massachusetts health officials have confirmed the state’s first pediatric flu death of the season, with others identifying the victim as 12-year-old Aaron Zenus, a seventh-grade middle school student in Milford.
