School under fire after nurse gives wrong student Ritalin A Massachusetts family is seeking answers after a school nurse gave their daughter Ritalin instead of Motrin in an alleged case of mistaken identity.
Why your balance gets worse after 40 The system in your body that helps you keep your balance goes downhill after age 40, a new study finds.
Ohio pulls license of 1 of state's last few abortion clinics Ohio has revoked the operating license of one of the state's few remaining abortion clinics on grounds it failed to obtain a required transfer agreement with a nearby hospital for emergencies.
19-year-old battling bone cancer to gift 'chemo survival kits' to young patients In the five and a half years she’s undergone chemotherapy, 19-year-old Kyla Pokorny has dealt with all the classic side effects, from nausea to lost hair.
'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may ease anxiety, depression The psychedelic drug in "magic mushrooms" can quickly and effectively help treat anxiety and depression in cancer patients, an effect that may last for months, two small studies show.
Laughter is the best medicine to gauge social ties Humans are a profoundly nosy, voyeuristic species, forever trying to figure out the social goings-on around us.
Top US heart doctors want Califf to remain FDA Commissioner Now that President-elect Donald Trump has named his pick to oversee the nation's massive healthcare operations, attention turns to who will lead the FDA, with several top U.S. heart doctors expressing strong support for Robert Califf to remain commissioner.
Obesity and diabetes by middle age tied to heart failure later on People who reach middle age without developing high blood pressure, diabetes or obesity may have a lower risk of heart failure later in life, a recent study suggests.
Telemedicine may work as well as in-person visits for depression - Treating depression with video conference calls may offer symptom improvement similar to in-person visits, a recent U.S. study suggests.
Americans' cholesterol, triglyceride levels continue to fall - In U.S. adults, levels of fatty substances in the blood have continued to fall over the past few years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
