Over-hyping scientific findings often begins in research article abstracts, even before press releases and media outlets get their hands on them.
By bridging physical and cultural divides to meet the needs of drastically underserved populations in India, advocates may end up creating a model for the rest of the world to follow.
New recommendations focus on relatively inexpensive fixes that could significantly reduce health-care waste.
A class-action lawsuit challenges the technology's vaunted health claims.
The Institue of Medicine calculates that the U.S. system wastes $750 billion annually, but the practice of medicine and approaches to reform are uniquely immune to standard economic analyses.
As we approach health-care system reform, a breakdown of our biggest losses
Even if the entire costs associated with complying with the mandates of the Clean Air Act were to be assumed by the federal government, we would be vastly ahead financially.
As Richmond prepares to vote on a soda tax, does revealing funding sources prevent "effective communication"?
More than meets the eye: The ingredients for a DIY medical marvel
The interactive anatomy tool that facilitates patient-doctor communication and is also "social media ready"
When doing what you "love" undermines well-being and performance
That doesn't mean it's not healthier. How our obsession with organics' "healthiness" led us away from the term's roots
Children who grew up on Pulmicort end up a half inch smaller as adults.
"Will you still need me? Will you still feed me?"
Why would a city government think that food regulation promotes health when any one of them is so easy to evade?
The slope from Labor Day sale euphoria to the tremors of retail withdrawal could be a slippery one.
As a shuttered slaughterhouse reopens, attention is drawn to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's responsibility to ensure humane standards while still promoting production.
The state's landmark legislation highlights the sordid, fascinating history of homosexual 'treatments' -- from DIY electrocution to testicular transplants.
We now know not to apply lead to eczema.
In his misleading attack on President Obama's plan for Medicare, Ryan hopes no one will notice he undermined his own.