When an airport scanner sees a cyst as a security threat A traveler with a bulge in their body from a cyst or hernia might get flagged for an invasive airport security screening to look for explosives, a case report suggests.
Pain scales often fail to capture what ER patients feel Asking patients in the emergency room to rate their pain on a visual scale or to rank it from zero to 10 doesn't really convey what the patient is feeling, suggests a study from Sweden.
Police search for boy's missing service dog A Rhode Island boy with special needs is missing his companion dog Brady, who helps him with daily activities.
Why insurance denies your claim, but pays your neighbors Tracey Stahl lost part of a leg to bone cancer last fall, and she has to wince through bouts of crippling pain from an ill-fitting artificial limb because of a strange health insurance limit: Her plan covers just one limb per lifetime.
US health regulator plans 'thorough' probe of St. Jude case The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans a "thorough investigation" of allegations about vulnerabilities in cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical Inc, the agency's official responsible for cyber security said on Thursday.
Mistrust of vaccines is greatest in France, survey finds Public confidence in immunization varies widely across the world with the French the most skeptical about the safety of vaccines, according to a survey published on Friday.
6 signs you're addicted to caffeine Other than the fact that your Starbucks barista knows you by name.
Dr. Manny: American citizenship should not be for sale I know that immigrants built this country, and that today our society is the product of many different cultural influences coming together to create the American way of life.
Partial skull removal can save lives after injury A controversial procedure that involves removing a portion of a patient's skull can save lives when people have severe brain injuries, a new study finds
Doctors say Haiti ripe for large Zika outbreak, virus underreported Posters warning of the dangers of Zika only reached Haiti's health ministry in August, six months after the country reported an outbreak, in one example of delayed prevention efforts that have health experts worried a "large epidemic" is looming.
