High school football player died of 'blunt force trauma' The death of a 16-year-old football player has been attributed to “blunt force trauma,” and ruled accidental after he collapsed during a blocking play in an Oct. 20 game.
Pain drugs in pregnancy tied to ADHD Women who use a lot of the common pain reliever acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to have children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than those who don't use the drug, a Norwegian study suggests.
Recurrent concussions are down in high school sports With passage of laws requiring U.S. high schools to report young athletes' concussions, more of these head injuries are being reported - but the rate of repeat concussions has gone down, a new study shows.
67-year-old woman loses 80 pounds, competes in 'Tough Mudder' race Her advice? "You can do it, but you have to want it.”
Woman sues for $1.8M over hysterectomy, mastectomy An Oregon woman is seeking $1.8 million after she says multiple medical professionals misread test results, resulting in her getting a double mastectomy and hysterectomy last year, the Oregonian reports.
Nurse serenades dying patient with her favorite song More than 3 million people have watched a nurse in Tennessee serenade her dying patient with her favorite song after the woman’s daughter captured the emotional moment on video, and shared it on Facebook.
Study finds arsenic, BPA and lead in baby food products A study which looked at hundreds of baby food products found that 65 percent of the items tested positive for the dangerous chemical element arsenic, according to the Clean Label Project.
Puppy that collapsed on walk is saved with overdose antidote A puppy that collapsed after ingesting some sort of opioid in Massachusetts has survived after being given an overdose reversal drug more often administered to humans.
First test of anti-epilepsy surgeries in children shows dramatic benefit Brain surgery for children whose epilepsy is resistant to drug therapy can produce a 10-fold increase in the odds of being seizure-free after one year and can do it without affecting IQ, according to a new Indian study of 116 patients in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Rhode Island doctor pleads guilty to opioid kickback scheme related to Insys A Rhode Island doctor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges he participated in a scheme to obtain kickbacks in exchange for writing prescriptions for an addictive fentanyl-based cancer pain drug produced by Insys Therapeutics Inc.
