A new scientific review has concluded that artificial intelligence (AI) may be able to diagnose disease as successfully as human healthcare professionals, but a lack of quality studies means the real potential of the technology is unclear.
Dr. Lynn D'Andrea knew something was amiss when three teenagers with similar mysterious, dangerous lung injuries came into the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin one after another, gasping for air.
A second person in Connecticut has died due to Eastern equine encephalitis, state leaders said Tuesday, bringing the total of EEE deaths in the United States so far this year to nine.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has called for a temporary statewide ban on the sale of both flavored and non-flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products in response to a nationwide outbreak of lung injuries associated with vaping.
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Another person has died after vaping, this time it was a man over the age of 50 who lived in Kansas. He becomes the second vaping-related death in the state, according to a statement from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
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A third person has died of Eastern equine encephalitis in Massachusetts, raising the reported death toll from the rare mosquito-borne illness to eight nationwide.
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has expanded its voluntary recall of two blood pressure medications after trace amounts of a potentially cancer-causing impurity were found during testing.
The Trump administration is pushing for the United Nations to oppose "ambiguous terms" relating to sexual and reproductive health in certain documents, making the argument that such terms could "promote practices like abortion."
A mysterious illness that hit dozens of American and Canadian diplomats in 2016 in Havana, Cuba, is likely connected to insecticides sprayed to fight Zika virus, according to a new study from a team of scientists in Canada.
The retail price of prescription drugs commonly used by older Americans has continued to increased faster than inflation, according to a new analysis from AARP. This marks the 12th year in a row that there has been a substantial increase in prices.
A French court has heard the start of a trial involving a weight loss pill that public health officials say may have been responsible for as many as 2,000 deaths.
It may be that certain screens -- TV and video games -- are worse than others when it comes to your child's performance at school. Still, what do you do about it?
Babalwa Mtshawu never experienced puberty. She didn't get her period or grow breasts like the other girls around her. After years of trying to figure out why she was different, she finally booked an appointment with the doctor.
