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January 25, 2016
A new computer-based test might be able to predict a person's risk for dementia by analyzing the information family doctors gather during routine visits, a new study from Britain suggests.
January 25, 2016
Many older Americans are unnecessarily screened for breast and prostate cancer, which can lead to treatments they don't need, a new study contends.
January 22, 2016
Melanoma is the most dangerous and lethal form of skin cancer. But just how long will a patient survive following the removal of a melanoma tumor?
January 21, 2016
Twice as many patients with non-serious injuries, such as fractures or neck strain, are undergoing CT scans in emergency departments at California hospitals.
January 21, 2016
Public health experts are expressing growing anxiety over the prospect of antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea.
January 20, 2016
Despite widespread perception, the United States does not provide the worst end-of-life care in the world.
January 20, 2016
Losing a child late in pregnancy is a cause of extraordinary grief and for many reasons, stillbirths are routinely under-reported.
January 20, 2016
U.S. health officials issued a travel warning late Friday for 14 countries and territories exposed to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to a torrent of birth defects in Brazil.
January 20, 2016
Ticks that transmit Lyme disease are now found in nearly half of all counties in the United States, a much broader swath than was seen in the late 1990s, researchers report.
January 18, 2016
Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, even though overall cancer incidence and death rates in these groups are lower than among white Americans.
January 18, 2016
The average age that American women have their first baby continues to rise, U.S. health officials reported.
January 15, 2016
Hospitals have been tasked with limiting their antibiotic use because of the development of drug-resistant superbugs.