After a yearslong advocacy campaign waged by activists, the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago has become the first hospital in the nation to apologize for performing cosmetic genital surgeries on intersex infants.
Gum disease can affect far more than our mouths -- it's associated with a wide range of health conditions. Now, a new study finds a link between poor oral health and the onset of dementia.
School closures that swept several US states from March to May might have led to a million fewer Covid-19 cases and saved more than 40,000 lives, a new study suggests.
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said during a Q&A session on Snapchat Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic "is being used for population control" after a user asked him if the virus was being overblown to scare people into being controlled.
A simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease -- on the wish list of many doctors, researchers and patients -- may be closer to becoming a reality, according to the results of studies presented virtually this week during the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2020.
President Donald Trump vigorously defended his administration's handling of the coronavirus on Tuesday, but it was a series of questions from CNN's Kaitlan Collins about Dr. Stella Immanuel, a little-known Houston-based physician featured in a video the President retweeted, that caused him to abruptly end his press briefing.
Vice President Mike Pence and members of his staff met Tuesday with some of the doctors who were featured in a video that was later removed from social media for misinformation, those doctors said on Wednesday.
Millennials and Gen X parents appear to be spanking their kids less than previous generations, according to a research letter published Monday in the medical journal JAMA Pediatrics.
When it comes to screen time, parents should start worrying less about the amount of time their teenagers are online and instead focus on the quality of the content.
A former football player turned doctor said he remains concerned about the safety of organized sports as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage in the US.
Eighty years after repeatedly rejecting the membership of two Black doctors, the American Academy of Pediatrics is officially apologizing for its racist behavior against the two physicians, as well as against others over many decades.
For thousands of years, humans have rested on the ground using variations of a squat, cross-legged or a kneeling position. And despite the availability of chairs and things to sit on, sitting on the floor is still common in many cultures.
You may have heard friends or colleagues complain of feeling burnt out from the pandemic. So many of us are working from home, cooped up in the house with restless kids instead of them staying busy at camp or school.
The United States was slow in recognizing the coronavirus threat from Europe, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, admitted for the first time Tuesday in an interview with ABC News.
The remainder of the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season saw itself further imperiled Tuesday as ESPN and The Athletic reported that four more Miami Marlins players tested positive for the coronavirus.
