People who have direct-to-consumer genetic testing don't experience any short-term increase in anxiety after receiving the results, whether they are positive or negative, researchers report. Nor do they make any lifestyle changes or get screening tests that might modify that...
Even the cleanest health club provides an ideal environment for a variety of skin diseases. That's unfortunate because an estimated...
We worry about radiation from nuclear reactors, power lines and even cell phones. Yes, we get too much radiation—but not from...
Spending hours in front of a TV or computer monitor—known as "screen time”—has been linked to signs that the...
Internal medicine residents aren't getting the training they need to become primary care doctors, who are expected to be in...
Reducing the workload of US medical residents to a maximum of 80 hours a week has not had a negative effect on...
We all know that it's difficult and frustrating to try to navigate the insurance system. But when you're...
Most medical devices recently recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for posing life-threatening or serious safety risks were initially...
I see many patients with obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which breathing stops during sleep because soft tissue at the back...
A device that permits the rerouting of blood flow during surgery to treat a brain aneurysm or tumor in people at greater...
When nurse staffing levels fell below target levels in a large hospital, more patients died, a study discovered. The finding may provide...
Since medical errors in hospitals have been widely discussed for years, you would think that things would have improved by now. Well,...