Increased division over breast-feeding in bed Public-health efforts to encourage breast-feeding are increasingly coming into conflict with guidelines to ensure babies sleep safely, new research suggests.
Mom shares son's fatal bunk bed tragedy as warning to others Kindell Roberts, 2, had recently moved with his family into their own home in a new neighborhood after overcoming homelessness.
Toddler born with no arms teaches herself to eat with feet A video of a Russian toddler, who has no arms, using her feet to hold a fork and feed herself has gone viral.
Pfizer to launch cheaper version of J&J immune drug Remicade Drugmaker Pfizer said Monday that it will launch a less-expensive version of rival Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster immune disorder drug, Remicade.
Washington University stops intubation training using cats Washington University in St. Louis said Monday that it has stopped using sedated cats to train medical students how to insert breathing tubes down babies' throats, effectively ending the practice in the U.S., according to a medical ethics group.
Doctors still order imaging for low back pain, against recommendations Many doctors who order CT or MRI scans for patients with low back pain do so fearing that patients will be upset if they do not get imaging and because there is too little time to explain the risks and benefits of the tests, a new study found.
Popular wrist-worn fitness trackers vary in heart rate readings Commercial fitness trackers worn on the wrist are less accurate than a chest strap monitor at measuring heart rate, and may over- or underestimate heart rate depending on activity level, researchers say.
No consistent gains in quality of US outpatient care The quality of outpatient care hasn't changed much in the U.S. over the past decade despite a variety of local, regional and national efforts to encourage improvements, a study suggests.
Hispanic youth may be more tempted to smoke than other kids The appeal of smoking for children and teens may be tied at least in part to their race or ethnicity, a recent U.S. study suggests.
Woman's IVF prevented fatal brain disorder in her children A woman whose genes put her at high risk for a rare brain disorder was able to avoid passing on the condition to her children through a special in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure, according to a new report of the case
