Caregivers Often Give Up Necessities to Cover Alzheimer’s Costs
2016-03-30
Many skip food and health care, cut back work hours or quit jobs to care for loved ones, survey showsContinue Reading
Breakfast in School Classrooms Expands Participation, Not Waistlines
2016-03-30
Despite critics’ fears, serving breakfast at kids’ desks has not increased obesity rates, study findsContinue Reading
Stay Safe in the Water This Spring Break
2016-03-29
Vigilance at the beach is key, especially for young children, expert saysContinue Reading
Obama Administration Steps Up Efforts to Beat Painkiller, Heroin Epidemic
2016-03-29
Additional funding would make medication-based treatment one of several prioritiesContinue Reading
Is Your Doctor Trustworthy? Past Records Tough to Find, Experts Say
2016-03-29
Consumer Reports survey shows patients think they should be told, but the information just isn’t really publicContinue Reading
On-the-Job Training Funds for Pediatricians Lagging: Experts
2016-03-28
American Academy of Pediatrics says changes are needed to ensure enough children’s specialistsContinue Reading
Pets Help Homeless Youth, Study Finds
2016-03-27
They’re less likely to engage in harmful behaviors, but many shelters won’t accept animalsContinue Reading
ER Docs Only Ask Half of Suicidal Patients About Guns, Study Shows
2016-03-25
Finding points to missed chances to intervene before it’s too late, researcher saysContinue Reading
ER Docs Only Ask Half of Suicidal Patients About Guns, Study Shows
2016-03-25
Finding points to missed chances to intervene before it’s too late, researcher saysContinue Reading
Adults Don’t Need Tetanus Shot Every Decade: Study
2016-03-25
Booster shot every 30 years would protect as well as every 10 years, and save money, researchers contendContinue Reading
Many Kidney Transplant Patients Land in ER Within 2 Years: Study
2016-03-24
Findings show need to coordinate care after organ transplant, researcher saysContinue Reading
FDA Wants Generic Narcotic Painkillers to Be Abuse-Deterrent
2016-03-24
One more step to combat the epidemic of potent painkiller abuseContinue Reading
Gene Analysis Pinpoints Zika’s Arrival in the Americas
2016-03-24
Findings suggest one person carried the virus to the region in 2013Continue Reading
Tuberculosis Decline in U.S. Has Stalled, CDC Reports
2016-03-24
Agency reaffirms its commitment to eliminating the lung infectionContinue Reading