A 107-year-old woman who welcomed her first great-great-great-granddaughter in October recently hosted six generations at her home in Durant near the Oklahoma-Texas border.
The U.S. government on Tuesday issued rules for addressing cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, providing manufacturers with guidelines for fixing security bugs in equipment, including pacemakers, insulin pumps and imaging systems.
Women with cancer in one breast may opt to have both breasts removed even though a double mastectomy isn't always linked to better survival odds, a recent study suggests.
Vasudeva Prakash left his job as a mechanic in Hyderabad three years ago for what he calls a more lucrative career: taking part in clinical trials on generic drugs.
Anthera Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday that its drug to treat certain cystic fibrosis patients failed a late-stage study, sending the company's shares tumbling nearly 70 percent in after-hours trading.
In 2011, Australian model Turia Pitt was competing in a 100K ultramarathon through the outback when a wildfire severely burned up to 65 percent of her body.
There are some things that are a given when it comes to your regular ob-gyn appointments: you'll probably get pee shy, the stirrups will be uncomfortable, and you'll obsess about what exactly is going through your doctor's head when she's poking around down there.
U.S. hospitals are rich with history, but Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City may be the quintessential American destination where some of the sickest patients— from past presidents to various immigrant groups in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries— have sought care.
Seattle Genetics Inc said four people had died in trials testing its experimental cancer drug, prompting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to impose a clinical hold on several early-stage studies.
After marijuana was legalized for adults in the U.S. state of Washington, younger teens there perceived it to be less harmful and reported using it more, a new study found.