Two foolproof EpiPens cost $600. A vial of epinephrine costs $4. That difference ensures that hospitals will opt for the cheaper but mistake-prone vials.
A 43-year-old man who lived in isolation at his parents' home in Bavaria for three decades has been taken to a psychiatric hospital and German police are investigating whether his parents did anything wrong.
A former Marine sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital says the best things about having arms again is that he can hold his fiancee's hand and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a chef.
As a practicing obstetrician, I always believe that it is fundamentally important to have partners involved with the birth of a child, and for them to participate in all aspects of the delivery— from prenatal care and becoming an advocate for the pregnant patient, to certainly taking part in the birthing experience.
The youngest daughter of former University of Oregon President Dave Frohnmayer and his wife has died of a rare genetic disorder, making her the third Frohnmayer child to die of Fanconi anemia.
A college in the Atlantic Canadian province of New Brunswick plans to institute a program on marijuana cultivation so that students can be trained to work at local companies that produce the drug, a school official said on Tuesday.
Botox injections may be slightly better at reducing urinary incontinence in some older women than InterStim, an implanted bladder control device, results of a U.S. trial suggest.
Some 250 million children worldwide risk not reaching their full potential due to extreme poverty and stunting, cutting their future earnings by up to 26 percent and seriously impacting national growth, scientists said on Tuesday.
Women getting cosmetic surgery to lift up sagging cheeks and jowls may be able to use some of the tissue removed during the procedure to plump up their lips, a small U.S. study suggests.
In 2009 when Aurora De Lucia, then 19 and an avid runner, collapsed in the middle of a class, she thought she was just suffering from post-exams exhaustion.
Even though nearly all women experience at least a little nausea or vomiting during pregnancy, there isn't much solid evidence to suggest the best treatments, a research review concludes.
Virtual-reality headsets are likely to be at the top of many kids' wish lists this holiday season, but with many VR devices coming with age restrictions, is the technology safe for youngsters? The Oculus Rift and Samsung's Gear VR headsets are recommended for ages 13+, while Sony's recommendation for its PlayStation VR is ages 12 and up
Antitobacco groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to push the agency to try again to require graphic warning labels on cigarettes.