Campaign Calls for Limits on Doctors' Hours
2010-02-04
Forty groups say typical 30-hour shifts need to be cut to 16 to avoid medical errorsContinue Reading
Review Spotlights Clues to Serious Childhood Infection
2010-02-04
Signs may not be recognized because they are rare in developed countries, authors sayContinue Reading
Government to Pay for More Than Half of U.S. Health Care Costs
2010-02-04
Recession is driving laid-off Americans from private to public plans, report notesContinue Reading
With C-Section, Stitches May Be Best
2010-02-04
More complications noted with staples than sutures, study findsContinue Reading
Wii Popularity Leads to New Kind of Gaming Injury
2010-02-03
Instead of hand pain, some injure their feet on Wii boards, report notesContinue Reading
Brain Scans Suggest Some Vegetative Patients May Be Aware
2010-02-03
But researchers caution against giving families false hopeContinue Reading
Kidney Function May Be Tied to Bone Loss
2010-02-03
Even moderate impairment appears to increase fracture risk, study findsContinue Reading
When Counseling Costs, Response Dwindles
2010-02-03
Not just patients but doctors, too, lose interest, study findsContinue Reading
Tylenol May Protect Kidneys After Severe Muscle Damage
2010-02-03
Treatment prevented organ failure in injured rats, study foundContinue Reading
Mutating Genes May Lead to Premature Births
2010-02-01
Study in mice finds link that may someday improve prevention effortsContinue Reading
For the Knee, Shoes and Playing Surface Matter
2010-01-30
Study finds that cleats and natural grass make the safest combinationContinue Reading
Brain 'Thermostat' May Suppress Non-Essential Information
2010-01-29
Finding helps scientists understand organ’s efficiency, they sayContinue Reading
Three-Fourths of Cancer Patients Have Severe Flares of Pain
2010-01-29
American Pain Foundation offers support with new online resources, coping tipsContinue Reading
Kids' Screenings in Place, But Referrals Lacking
2010-01-28
Doctors urged to follow up on testing for suspected developmental delaysContinue Reading