Medicine

For some patients, small differences in generic drugs can be a big deal.

It may be the key to curing a common blood disorder.

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A clinical study found that sinus rinses beat steam inhalation for alleviating the symptoms of chronic sinus infections.

It's not just because they want to gross out their Facebook friends.

It would have explained a range of the First Lady's physical and mental health symptoms.

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One-quarter of participants in a recent study said they have, or would, self-prescribe antibiotics without getting a diagnosis first.

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Researchers say the three most popular programs for interpreting fMRIs all had a false positive rate of up to 70 percent.

It's hard for medical students to learn proper technique when the procedure is based entirely on feel.

Although the FDA might be erring on the side of caution, so should you.

When the AI's interpretation was combined with human assessments, the cancer detection accuracy rate approached 100 percent.

A large study found that women with higher levels of inflammation reported more severe pain, bloating, and mood swings.

No matter how much you're hurting, avoid these historical home cures.

It appears to have fewer side effects than chemotherapy and other drugs, and lower likelihood of tumor regrowth.

And there are a few theories as to why.

Stan Larkin received a heart transplant in May after relying on an artificial heart for more than a year.

A design from a rare work by one of the most innovative surgeons in Renaissance medicine.

The short answer: A grown man who wasn't afraid to get involved with Silly Putty.

What does a doctor do when a patient presents with a hole blown into his abdomen? Lower food tied to a string into it, of course.

Special cells taken from arm skin and turned into retinal cells show promise for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss among the elderly.

These cells are being studied and developed in numerous labs around the world to create human tissue and potentially treat a variety of human diseases and illnesses.