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1 in 5 Hospital Docs Reports 'Unsafe' Workloads: Study
1/3 of Docs Often Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics: Study
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
20% of U.S. Women Uninsured in 2010, Up From 15% in 2000: Report
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
3-D Mammograms Might Be Safer, More Accurate, Early Study Shows
5 Rheumatology Procedures You Might Not Need
6.6 Million Young Adults Joined Parents' Health Plans in 2011: Report
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Adding More Neurosurgeons Could Cut Traffic Deaths: Study
Adding Patient Photos to X-Rays May Cut Identification Errors
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Age of Autism Diagnosis May Depend on Symptoms: Study
Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy
Alcoholism Treatment Saves Families Money
All HIV Patients Should Take Meds Early On, Experts Now Say
Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation
Alzheimer's Treatment Shows Promise in Small, 3-Year Trial
America Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Antibiotics Don't Ease Coughs in Kids With Common Cold: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Are Pricey Computer-Aided Mammograms Worth It?
As Doctors Go High-Tech, Staff Injuries May Rise
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
At-Home Drug Errors Common for Kids With Cancer, Research Shows
Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Benefits Unclear of Screening Teens, Adults for Suicide Risk: Report
Best Glaucoma Treatments Still a Puzzle, Task Force Reports
Better Health Screening Urged for Female College Athletes
Better Vision Tied to Health Plans That Cover Eye Exams
Better Work Environment May Cut Hospital Readmission Rates
Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study
Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study
Blacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously Thought
Blood Test May Help Define Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Blood Test May Spot Rare Lung Cancer
Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early, Study Finds
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Boomers Zero In on Health at Age 50 and 65, Study Says
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Anatomy May Play Role in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Brain Changes Continue After Child's Concussion: Study
Brain Differences Seen in Kids With Conduct Problems
Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs 'Feel' Your Pain
Brain Scans May Explain Thinking, Memory Problems in Some MS Patients
Brain Scans Might Help Spot Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Brain Scans Using New Dye May Predict Alzheimer's
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brain Wiring May Explain Unhealthy Obsession With Looks
Brains of Fetuses 'Build a Bridge' Between Regions, Images Show
Breast Cancer Charity Overstates Value of Mammograms: Researchers
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Bridging the Doctor-Patient Gap
Brief Life Expectancy Should Rule Out Certain Cancer Screenings: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Cancer Costs Billions Yearly in U.S. Worker Productivity: Study
Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
Cancer Drug Reduced Relapses in MS Patients: Studies
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts
Cancer Patients Share Web Info With Docs for Insight, Advice
Cancer Survivors Prefer to Stay With Cancer Doctors: Study
Cancer-Related Fatigue Often Overlooked, Study Finds
Car Crashes Common for Sleepy Doctors in Training: Study
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Eye Injuries in Kids May Indicate Child Abuse: Study
Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients
Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll
Certain Skin Cancers More Common in HIV-Positive People
Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD
Child CT Scans Might Up Risk of Brain Cancer, Leukemia
Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study
Chronic Pain May Cost U.S. $635 Billion a Year
Circumcision Benefits Are Significant, Pediatricians Say
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
Colonoscopy Cuts Advanced Cancer Risk by 70 Percent: Study
Colonoscopy May Detect Curable Cancer in Elderly: Study
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Companies to Donate Prosthetic Legs to Boston Bombing Victims in Need
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Congress Nears Deal on 'Fiscal Cliff,' Obama Says
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Cost Keeps Many Americans From Good Dental Care: Report
Cost of Diabetes Care in U.S. Keeps Climbing
Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Costs of ER Visits Vary in U.S., Study Finds
Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams?
Could Self-Testing Help Overcome HIV/AIDS Epidemic?
Court's Verdict on Health-Care Reform Holds Surprises, Legal Experts Say
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
CT Scans of Kids in ER With Stomach Pain Skyrockets
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression a Key Factor in Health of Parkinson's Patients: Study
Depression Could Shorten Cancer Survival, Study Suggests
Depression Stigma May Be Fading: Survey
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates
Discontinued Meds May Still Get Dispensed
Divorce Puts Women at Risk of Losing Health Insurance, Study Finds
Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study
Docs' 'Cultural Competence' May Boost HIV Care
Docs Often Use Social Media on the Job: Survey
Docs' Sensitivity to Patients' Feelings Tied to Good Outcomes
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Doctor-Patient Communication Key to Sticking With Meds
Doctors Biased Against Drug Company Research, Study Finds
Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
Doctors' Insight Into Patients' Lives May Boost Care, Study Finds
Doctors' Intuition May Be Key to Spotting Infections in Kids
Doctors Need Better Ways to Spot, Treat Concussion in Kids
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Often Miss Signs of Problem Drinking in Patients, Study Finds
Doctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the Cost
Doctors' Pay Increases Lag Other Health Professionals
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Doctors Should Screen Adults for Alcohol Misuse, U.S. Panel Says
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors' Spouses, Partners Say They're Satisfied
Doctors Tend to Share Patients With Similar Colleagues
Doctors to Parents: No Trampolines
Doctors Too Pap-Happy, Survey Suggests
Doctors Urge Routine Skin Screenings
Doctors Urged to Refrain from Social Media Contacts With Patients
Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study
Doctors With More Experience May Have Lower Care Costs
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge
Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns
Drug Company Reps Don't Tell Docs Enough About Side Effects: Survey
Drug Users Are 'Super-Spreaders' of Hepatitis C, Study Finds
Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds
Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Parkinson's Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Egg Freezing as Viable as 'Fresh' Eggs, Fertility Experts Say
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Health Records Aid Diabetes Control
Electronic Records Do Aid Patient Care, Study Finds
Elevated Antibody Levels May Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says
EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car Standards
ER Workers Often Fail to Ask Suicidal Patients About Access to Guns
E-Records Linked to Fewer Malpractice Claims
ERs Not Doing Enough to Educate Parents on Car-Seat Safety: Study
Every 3 Years Is Best for Stomach Cancer Tests: Study
Exercise May Help People With Alzheimer's Avoid Nursing Homes
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Expanding Access to Medicaid Would Save Lives: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
Extra Steps Urged to Cut Alcohol, Drug Use in Military: Report
Eye Docs Must Do More to Spot Unsafe Older Drivers: Study
Eye Scan Could Help Track Progress of Multiple Sclerosis
Face-Down Position May Be Safer During Radiation for Breast Cancer: Study
Family Health Insurance Premiums Jump 4 Percent in 2012
Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA OKs First Ultrasound Imaging System for Dense Breasts
FDA Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
Female Doctors Earn Less Than Male Counterparts: Study
Few Doctors Discuss Exercise With Cancer Patients: Study
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Few U.S. Hispanics Screened for Skin Cancer
Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine
Fewer Medicare Patients Being 'Admitted' to Hospitals: Study
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
Financial Worries Add to Cancer Patients' Burden
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
First Ultrasound to Spot Cancer in Dense Breasts Approved
Fiscal Standoff Could Cause Financial Pain for Health Care
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For First Time, Pain 'Signature' Spotted on Brain MRIs
For Older Women, Mammograms Every 2 Years Found as Good as Annual Test
For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Frequent MRI Scanner Exposure Might Affect Memory: Study
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Disorder Screen Benefits Baby Boys, Girls Equally: Study
Gene May Boost Death Risk From Most Common Thyroid Cancer
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Genes May Be Key for Patients With Multiple Colon Polyps
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
Ginseng Capsules Seem to Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Global Tobacco Use Remains High, Survey Finds
Gout Management Is Focus of New Guidelines
Guidelines Issued for When Docs Should Order Vascular Testing
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
Half of U.S. Counties Have No Ob-Gyn: Study
Head Injury's Location Key to Concussion Effects
Health Care Is No. 2 Concern on Voters' Minds
Health Insurance Shortfalls Hit Nearly Half of U.S. Adults: Report
Health Reform 2.0: Governors Pushing Back on Medicaid Expansion
Health Reform May Still Face Partisan Resistance: Report
Health Tip: Before You See a Podiatrist
Health Tip: Help Avoid a Lupus Flare
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Smokers, Drinkers May Face Pancreatic Cancer Earlier in Life
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Young Adults: Study
High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
High-Risk Heterosexuals Should Take HIV Prevention Pill, Too
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Diagnoses Among U.S. Hispanics Vary By Region: CDC
HIV Infections Continue to Hit Young Americans Hard
Home Dialysis an Option for Some With Chronic Kidney Disease
Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware
Home-Based Care Teams Offer Help for Those With Dementia
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
Hospital Observation Units Could Save Billions in Health Costs, Study Says
Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
Hospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take Hours
House Joins Senate to OK Bill That Avoids Fiscal Cliff
House Joins Senate to OK Bill to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
How Healthy Is Your County?
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
HPV Test Beats Pap Long-Term: Study
Huge Rise in CT, MRI, Ultrasound Scan Use: Study
If Colonoscopy Picks Up Cancer Risk, Get Next Screen in 5 Years: Study
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Improved Developmental Screening Urged for Hispanic Kids
Improved HIV Care Boosts Life Expectancy at Clinic, Study Found
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Interns' Schedules Shortchange Patients, Study Suggests
Is a Breath Test for Colon Cancer Possible?
Is Combining Hysterectomy and a Tummy Tuck Safe?
Is Court's Health-Care Ruling a Wise Decision? It Depends...
Is the Mental Health System Failing Troubled Kids?
Is Too Much E-Communication Swamping Doctors?
IUDs Work as Emergency Contraceptive: Review
IUDs, Implants Best for Long-Term Birth Control: Study
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Keep Tots' Milk to 2 Cups a Day: Study
Kidney Disease More Severe in Blacks Than Others: Study
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids' Abdominal Injuries May Not Warrant CT Scan
Kids Most Likely to Start Abusing Painkillers at 16: Study
Kids on Medicaid May Face Barriers to Eczema Treatment
Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds
Kids With Autism Find It Hard to Describe Poor Behavior, Study Finds
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
Longer Wait for Mammogram After Benign Breast Biopsy May Be Warranted
Looking Away As You Get Needle Does Lower Pain, Study Shows
Low-Income Patients Often Have Trouble Reaching Doctor Via Email
Lung Cancer Scares Vary by State, Study Finds
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Mammo Rates Unchanged Despite Controversial Guidelines
Mammograms Do Not Prevent Advanced Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
Mammograms Every Other Year OK for Women Over 50: Study
Mammograms Have 'Limited or No Effect' on Breast Cancer Deaths: Study
Mammography's Benefits Outweigh Harms for Older Women: Study
Many Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says
Many Lacked Preventive Care Before Health Reform Law: U.S. Report
Many Lesbians Not Screened for Cervical Cancer, Study Finds
Many More Doctors Using Electronic Health Records
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians
Many People Underestimate How Long a Cough Should Last
Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
Many Seniors Overpaying for Medicare Drug Plans: Study
Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many Test Results Left Unread as Patients Leave Hospital: Study
Many U.S. Doctors Have Symptoms of Burnout: Survey
Many Women Victims of 'Contraceptive Sabotage,' Experts Say
Measuring Brain Plaques May Yield Clues to Alzheimer's Risk
Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012
Med School Students Still Get Gifts From Drug Companies: Survey
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medical Group Notes Key Elements of Well-Woman Exams
Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?
Medical School Ethics Policies May Affect How Doctors Prescribe
Medicare Beats Private Plans for Patient Satisfaction: Survey
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Monday
Medicare Spending Not Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Men Can Still Ask for PSA Test, and Some Should, Doctors Say
Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Millions Got Free Preventive Care Due to Health Law, HHS Says
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
Misdiagnosis Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Modest Health Care Spending Rise Expected for 2013: Report
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Cancers May Be Missed Under Latest Mammogram Guidelines
More Health Care Professionals Abusing Anesthesia Drug: Study
More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD: Study
More Oversight Urged for Money Spent on Research
More Than Half of Resident Docs Have Worked While Sick: Study
More Than Half of Severe Mental Disability Cases Not Inherited: Study
More U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD
More U.S. Kidney Exchanges Would Allow 1,000 Additional Transplants Yearly
More U.S. Kids Get High-Radiation Scans, Study Says
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most Men Don't Need PSA Tests, Doctors' Group Says
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most Prostate Cancer Patients Don't Die From the Disease: Study
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New DNA-Based Blood Test May Spot Signs of Cancer
New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Screening in Newborns, Children
New Guidelines Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Prep for Colon Screen Uses Four Pills, Not Liquid Laxative
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Survey Examines States' Investments in Dealing With Diabetes
New Video Demonstrates Skin Cancer Self-Exam
Newborn Screening May Miss Adrenal-Gland Disorder
Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests
Newer Bone Drug Better for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: Study
Newly Approved Imaging Agent Helps Find Prostate Cancer
Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates
No Dip in Cancer Screening for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Not Enough Data to Support Kidney Disease Screening, Task Force Says
NYC OKs Ban on Big Sugary Drinks
NYC 'Soda Ban' Decision Expected Thursday
OB/GYNs Endorse Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
'Obese' Label May Not Apply to Heavy Ex-NFL Players
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Ob-Gyn Group Lists Procedures That May Not Be Needed
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Older Antipsychotics May Work as Well as Newer Ones: Review
One in 10 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With ADHD: Report
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
One Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C
One-Third of Men With Anal Cancer Have HIV, Study Finds
Only 1 in 4 Americans With HIV Has Virus Under Control: CDC
Only Half of Meds Taken by Kids Have 'Adequate' Safety Info: Study
OSHA's Safety Tests Protect Workers at Little Cost: Study
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Pap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Parents Will Push for Medication, Even If Doc Says Not Needed
Partisanship Guides Americans' Attitudes on Health-Care Reform Law: Poll
Patient Involvement Lowers Health Costs, Study Says
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients Balk at Asking Health Care Workers to Wash Hands
Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Patients Often Kept in Dark About 'Off-Label' Drug Use: Study
Patients Prefer More Invasive Form of Colon Scan: Study
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
Pediatrician Group Issues Home Birth Policy Statement
Pediatrics Group Issues New Ear Infection Guidelines
People Can Emit Flu Germs in Air Up to 6 Feet Away, Study Finds
People May Skip Generic Pills if Color Differs From Brand-Name Drug
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
PET Scans Helpful, But Not Definitive for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds
Plans to Penalize Non-Emergency Use of ERs Flawed: Study
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds
Popularity of 'Walk-In' Retail Health Clinics Growing: Poll
Possible Affordable Care Act Glitch: Too Few Doctors
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Prenatal Test Presents Dilemmas to Expectant Mothers
Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Primary Care Docs Shouldn't Screen All Patients for Oral Cancer: Experts
Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Call
Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
'Protected Power Naps' Could Help Keep Medical Interns Alert: Study
PSA Testing Linked to Improved Prostate Cancer Survival
Psychiatric Drugs More Often Prescribed in the South
Psychiatry Gets Revised Diagnostic Manual
Quick Survey May Pick Up Ovarian Cancer Warnings: Study
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Reading, Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Recession Drove Down Doctor Visits, Study Says
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Researchers Map Vision in Brain
Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon Scan
Residents as Good as Fully Trained Docs if Properly Supervised: Study
Response to First Treatment May Predict Epilepsy's Course
Retina's Thickness May Be Tied to Severity of MS, Study Suggests
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC
Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Costly
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
School Debt, Income Gap Push Med Students Away From Primary Care
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis
Scientists Say Blood Test May Help Predict Alzheimer's
Scientists Uncover Genetic Link for Uterine Fibroids
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
Screening Women for Domestic Violence Could Help Prevent Abuse
Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll
'Self-Managing' COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests
Senate Votes to Avoid Fiscal Cliff, House Decision Expected Tuesday
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Sharing Notes With Patients Empowers Them: Study
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds
Shingles Not Linked to Increased Cancer Risk, Study States
Shopping Around Brings Steep Prescription Drug Savings, Report Finds
Shorter Shifts for Medical Interns May Not Boost Patient Safety
Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?
Shrinkage of Brain Region May Signal Onset of Multiple Sclerosis
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Simple Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure
Simple Test Might Predict Whether Some Pregnancies Succeed
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea Treated Successfully in Non-Specialty Centers
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDC
Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in U.S., CDC Finds
Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts
Soaring U.S. Spinal Care Spending Due to Specialists: Study
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Cancer Risks Higher in 9/11 Recovery Workers: Study
Some Docs Would Order Cancer Screening for Very Sick Elderly
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Patients May Be Shortchanged During Hospital Shift Changes
Some People OK With Monetary Payments to Boost Kidney Donation: Survey
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Spine MRIs Often Show Harmless 'Defects,' Study Finds
'Spray-on Skin' May Someday Heal Stubborn Leg Ulcers
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Studies See Advances in Detecting, Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Study Foresees Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk
Study Links Insomnia to $31 Billion in U.S. Workplace Errors
Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Guilt's Role in Depression
Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Chest CT Scans May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Study: Digital Beats Film Mammography at Spotting Breast Cancer
Study: Electronic Prescribing Cuts Medication Errors
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Suicidal Thoughts More Common in Kids With Autism: Study
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Supreme Court Backs Much of Controversial Health Reform Law
Supreme Court Ruling Sets Stage for Full Rollout of Health-Care Reform Law
Supreme Court to Rule Thursday on Health Care Reform
Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform Could Come Monday
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Surgical Residents Often Fatigued, Study Confirms
Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Survival of 'Obamacare' Tops List of Biggest Health News in 2012
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain
Targeted Radiation for Breast Cancer May Cause More Complications
Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA
Technique IDs Deadliest Whooping Cough Cases
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Girls Need Bone Health Advice to Stave Off Osteoporosis
Teens Who Self-Harm Need Adult Influences, Professional Help: Expert
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
The 'Nocebo' Effect: If You Think You'll Get Sick, You Will
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
Third of Hospital Staff Say Hand-Washing Reminders Unwelcome
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Thyroid Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women Revised
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors
Tips to Avoid Return Trip to the Hospital
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Tylenol Overdose Can Be Deadly for a Child
U.S. Advisers Say 'No' to Routine PSA Tests for Prostate Cancer
U.S. Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Highest in South: Study
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Dropping: Study
U.S. Children's Hospitals Treating More Complex, Expensive Conditions
U.S. Doctors Embracing Electronic Health Records: Survey
U.S. Doctors Slow To Adopt Electronic Health Records
U.S. Efforts to Boost Number of Primary Care Doctors Have Failed
U.S. Health Care Spending Now at $2.7 Trillion: Report
U.S. Health Care System Wastes $750B Annually, Report Finds
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. Kids Exposed to 4 Hours of Background TV Daily: Study
U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity
U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening: Study
U.S. Obesity Rate Set to Soar, Costing Billions: CDC
U.S. Panel Rejects Ovarian Cancer Screens for Low-Risk Women
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Task Force Backs HIV Screening for All 15 to 65
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking
Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead to Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds
Untreated Heartburn May Raise Risk for Esophageal Cancer, Study Says
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
Using Canada's Health System as Model Might Cut U.S. Costs: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vision Loss, Depression May Be Linked, Study Finds
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
What Doctors Don't Know About Treating Kids With Epilepsy
What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?
What's That Symptom? Experts Warn of Self-Diagnosis Via the Web
Wheelchair Breakdowns on the Rise, Study Finds
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women With Dense Breasts Open to Additional Cancer Screening: Study
'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
X-Rays May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women With Certain Genes: Study
You Can Help Reduce Your Colon Cancer Risk: Expert
Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey
Young Cancer Survivors Often Face Long-Term Health Problems
Young Cancer Survivors Say Costs Hinder Follow-Up Care
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Younger Women Start to Follow Pap Test Guidelines: CDC
Your New Weight-Loss Resolution: Drive Less