The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is stepping up efforts to better regulate an emerging field of medicine that holds significant promise for curing some of humanity's most troubling maladies by using the body's own cells.
A Novartis anti-inflammatory drug sharply reduced lung cancer rates in a global study that also found it cut cardiovascular risk for heart attack survivors.
New research holds out hope for those suffering from an insidious and debilitating illness known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).
Surgeons have re-attached a woman's arms after they were severed by a train, a rare operation and a first in France in that both limbs were worked on at the same time.
A health professional in California reported cases where eclipse-viewers sought medical treatment because they put sunscreen on their eyes to view last week’s solar eclipse.
A Texas couple whose 16-year journey to parenthood included a heartbreaking miscarriage and devastating diagnosis for their adopted son, said they never could have imagined the overwhelming support they’ve received from strangers.
A Walmart employee in Georgia is receiving massive support online after a shopper snapped a photo of him on the ground helping an elderly woman who had fallen ill.
A woman in Arizona died from an infection called rabbit fever, despite never coming into contact with any rabbits, according to a recent report of the woman's case.
Police arrested the adoptive parents of a 6-year-old boy after a witness claimed he was locked in a basement with no lights or bathroom facilities each night, and fed a diet largely based on carrots.
The 11-year-old girl who suffered second- and third-degree burns to her face and shoulders during a sleepover prank allegedly put on by a school bully is making a remarkable recovery.
Health insurer Aetna reportedly exposed the personal data of HIV patients across the U.S. earlier this month when mailings to the patients revealed the information through a large window on the front of the envelope.