A medical school poetry contest that elicited a surprising 160 entries has prompted a discussion about the value of medical poetry, which physicians say can help address the emotional demands of doctoring.
W. Richard McCombie, a professor of human genetics at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, examining some cells.
DNA sequencing is becoming faster and cheaper, outrunning the ability to store, transmit and analyze the data.
The governors of Washington and Rhode Island say states that allow medical marijuana are not able to regulate the industry.
New York City’s health commissioner is pushing an aggressive change in the city policy toward the virus that causes AIDS, saying his recommendation to doctors will reduce transmission.
A refreshing first course or light main dish, this salad has vivid Middle Eastern flavors.
Three senators asked Pfizer to detail their agreements to block prescriptions of generic versions of Lipitor, saying they were against the idea of drug makers manipulating the marketplace.
New research suggests that surges in a brain protein after exercise may play a particular role in improving memory and recall.
Pfizer’s aggressive strategy may offer lessons for drug makers facing similar losses of patent protection for other blockbuster drugs over the next few years.
A class-action suit filed in Illinois claims the N.C.A.A. has been negligent regarding awareness and treatment of brain injuries to athletes.
Rather than the centerpiece of prosecution, witness testimony should be viewed more like trace evidence, scientists say, with the same fragility and vulnerability to contamination.
The experiences of two patients now suggest to many scientists that a cure may be achievable even if it is years away.
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A surprising drug has brought a kind of consciousness to patients once considered vegetative — and changed the debate over pulling the plug.
Why the 62-year-old can’t stay out of the water. Despite the jellyfish.
Low levels of the essential vitamin can bring on symptoms including muscle weakness, fatigue, shakiness, unsteady gait, incontinence, low blood pressure and depression.
Coffee and espresso can have consequences in people taking certain medications, by either blocking their absorption or enhancing their effects.
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Between sitting all day, eating fast food and sleeping poorly, truckers have major challenges when it comes to staying healthy. Here, five truckers speak about what they are doing to try to drop few pounds and get fit.
In the news: Fat truckers, the fat gene and acupuncture. Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
“Cancer,” some medical experts say, is an imprecise term that is used too loosely these days.
Newt Gingrich is adamant that he is not a lobbyist, but in the eight years since he started his health care consultancy, he has made millions of dollars while helping companies promote their services.
A study of 28,880 people showed that people who consumed too little sodium were at greater risk for heart problems than people who took in a moderate amount.
This fragrant pairing brings to mind Provence and Italy.
Dr. Stephen Rose of the Foundation Fighting Blindness responds to readers’ questions about the genetics of macular degeneration.
On most days Giovanna Poli acts like a typical 12-year-old, but she is living with sickle cell disease.
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