FIRST MESOTHELIOMA TREATMENT IN 15 YEARS APPROVED

The new device was approved under the Humanitarian Device Exemption, which was created to encourage innovation in rare diseases.

COLON CANCER SCREENINGS RISE WHEN MEDICAID ARRIVES

American Cancer Society researchers analyzed CDC data and found that in states that were very early adopters of the Medicaid expansion,...

SUMMER OF MOSQUITO SWARMS A POSSIBILITY THIS YEAR

Mosquitoes could wreck your summer if you're not prepared and a warm, wet spring means the blood-suckers will be out in force.

STUDY: ROUNDUP LINKED TO HUMAN LIVER DAMAGE

A group of people who have liver disease also had elevated urine levels of glyphosate, the main weed-killing ingredient in Roundup,...

DOES BIPOLAR DISORDER RAISE RISK OF PARKINSON'S?

Those with bipolar who developed Parkinson's were nine years younger - average age 64 - than others who also developed Parkinson's,...

NEW GENE VARIATIONS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES FOUND

The genes identified in the study and the proteins they encode are potential targets for new diabetes medicines, and may help improve...

6 BRAIN SURGERIES LATER, THIS MED STUDENT IS EXCELLING

Claudia Martinez was a college student chasing her dream of becoming a doctor when a neurosurgeon gave her alarming advice: Get brain...

THAT SELFIE MAY BE EPIC, BUT NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE

Many in pursuit of the "epic selfie" have died - a recent study found there were 259 deaths and 137 injuries or accidents around the...

HALF-PRICE VERSION OF HUMALOG INSULIN AVAILABLE

The company's generic version of its Humalog U-100 is being sold under the chemical name insulin lispro,

POOR DIET MIGHT RAISE YOUR CANCER RISK

The researchers estimated that dietary factors may have accounted for over 80,000 of the new invasive cancer cases reported in 2015,...

MANY 'DEHUMANIZE' PEOPLE WITH OBESITY

"The science is actually pretty straightforward; we know that feeling stigmatized because of your weight actually leads to weight increases,"...

NEW USDA NUTRITION GUIDELINES WILL COVER INFANTS

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture releases new nutritional guidelines for the country in 2020, it is expected to include advice...

10 QUESTIONS WITH CATERINA SCORSONE

EMMA THOMPSON REFLECTS ON LIFE, LOSS, AND RESILIENCE

At 60, Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter Emma Thompson wonders what's next: "How do I feel about dying? Am I ready to look...

STUDY: ANTI-CLOTTING MEDS OK AFTER BLEEDING STROKE

The findings suggest that anti-clotting drugs reduce, rather than increase as feared, the chances of more bleeding in the brain, but...

OPIOID USERS' KIDS MAY BE AT HIGHER SUICIDE RISK

The findings suggest that opioid use by a parent or parents doubles the risk for suicidal behavior by their children, study co-author...

HOW DOES ROOM TEMPERATURE AFFECT TEST SCORES?

The findings suggest that ordinary variations in room temperature can affect brain performance significantly and differently for men...

WOMEN WITH SLEEP APNEA MAY HAVE HIGHER CANCER ODDS

The study found that people who have more airway closures during sleep and whose blood oxygen saturation levels fall below 90% are...

RISING RX COSTS CREATING TOUGH CHOICES FOR SENIORS

Increasing numbers of people 65 and older have skipped medication they couldn't afford, taken less medication than prescribed, or delayed...

COPD MAY STRIKE WOMEN HARDER THAN MEN

Symptoms for women with COPD may be worse than for men with the same level of disease, and periods of worse symptoms may be more frequent,...