There are few physicians today who can relate to the ?bad old days? before Roe v. Wade. I can.

What do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don?t?

Many people view a cup of flat soda as just what the doctor ordered for an upset stomach. Does it work?

Artificial knees, while certainly an improvement over severely arthritic ones, are not like normal, healthy knees.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, shifting its position, has told companies they must allow shareholders to vote on a proposal for universal health insurance coverage.

Nearly 40,000 military personnel have been given diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder since 2003, Pentagon records show.

New York City has received a grant to deploy a ?rapid organ-recovery ambulance? to collect and preserve the organs of people who die of cardiac arrest.

With individual insurance, prices differ based on medical histories; a past Caesarean can mean higher premiums.

Of 150 medical schools ranked by the American Medical Student Association, most fail to adequately police gifts that drug companies often shower on doctors and trainees.

Massachusetts reduced its proportion of uninsured adults by nearly half in the first year of mandatory health coverage.

Dermatologists are working to address acne during pregnancy, a common problem among expectant women.

Many seasoned yoga practitioners report having a hard time finding challenging classes.

Forget the ice and ibuprofen. The best way to recover from exercise is through your stomach.

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a bill requiring the state?s elementary schools to provide 30 minutes of continuous exercise daily for their students.

A new study may shed light on why talking on a cellphone appears to make drivers prone to accidents.

Scientists have identified a part of the brain that decodes visual, and social, contexts.

As biopsies grow more sophisticated and sensitive, doctors worry that some women may be given test results that lead to more medical attention than necessary.

The treatment involves uranium 233, which does not exist in nature, and is considered too expensive and risky to keep.

A new program at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan aggressively treats people with bipolar disorder by involving their family members.

Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human life span, a new report suggests.

Seven former health secretaries protested menthol?s special treatment in a tobacco bill pending in Congress.

Dr. Ratnoff?s insightful research into how the blood coagulates helped reveal the ?waterfall? biochemical response involved in the body?s reaction to wounds and trauma.

In this collection, the writer-physician Sherwin B. Nuland explores phenomena that can?t be explained by modern science ? and challenge his profession?s often unreflective reliance on technology.

Since a large hospital closed last summer, thousands of people in South Los Angeles have scrambled for care.

Regulators are investigating whether a group of arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters.

Race and place of residence can have a staggering impact on the course and quality of the medical treatment a patient receives, according to new research.

How much truth is there to the myth that athletes should have a protein and carbohydrates mix within a certain time frame after workouts or else they risk slowing their recovery?

The number of New York City residents 50 and older who have undergone a colonoscopy has risen by about 50 percent in five years, city officials announced on Thursday.

Two large studies challenged a dearly held hypothesis that people with Type 2 diabetes could be protected from cardiovascular disease if they strictly controlled their blood sugar.

Geriatric care managers help connect families with services and options for elder care.

Democrats moving to impose new restrictions on these for-profit hospitals have carved out exemptions for a few institutions represented by influential senators and well-connected lobbyists.

Two psychiatrists may have violated rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest in consulting for drug makers.