Common diseases such as tuberculosis are becoming untreatable while lifesaving medical procedures like surgeries carry increasing risks because of "alarming levels" of resistance to antimicrobial drugs, according to a new United Nations committee report. Resistance to antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiprotozoals, which has been seen in countries of all income levels, is now a "global crisis," the authors wrote.
As the world's population continues to rise, more children are surviving into adulthood, a new study finds, but rates of disability have increased as well.
Are smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon's Echo OK for kids? Should you buy smart home technology? What are the benefits of smart devices, and what are the privacy and security risks? Get answers to parents' most-asked questions about smart devices.
A measles quarantine was ordered Thursday at two public universities in Los Angeles in an effort try to prevent the spread of the highly contagious disease.
Just a few minutes of playing a certain video game could help identify the earliest stages of Alzheimer's in ways existing medical tests can't, researchers have found.
It's approaching 1 a.m. in Bilborough, a suburb of the British city of Nottingham. Peter Naylor, 70, is slumped in his bed, only yards from the front door of his small bungalow.
An outbreak of E. coli from tainted ground beef has expanded to sicken 177 people in 10 states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
A string of deadly attacks in Pakistan targeting healthcare workers has sparked fears that the spread of misinformation is fueling a resurgence of violence against those attempting to rid the country of polio.
Aetna has settled a lawsuit in which a company medical director said under oath that he never looked at patients' records when deciding whether to approve or deny coverage -- testimony that prompted an investigation by the California insurance commissioner.
In California, people who are black or Latino are more than twice as likely as whites to undergo amputations related to diabetes, an analysis found. The pattern is not unique to that state.
After sex with your partner, you may just want to relax in bed and cuddle a bit. But would you find it frustrating and a little hurtful if, instead of reaching for you, your partner rolls over and reaches for their phone? Or maybe you're totally spent and craving sleep, but your significant other is offended that you don't want to indulge in intimate, meaningful conversation.
A bloodsucking "kissing bug" bit a Delaware girl on the face last summer while she was watching television. Now, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling the incident the first confirmed identification of the bug in the state.
An experimental treatment for peanut allergy may actually multiply someone's risk for serious allergic reactions -- much like the ones it aims to prevent, according to a new analysis.
