MEDICAL RESEARCH 5 hrs ago FDA repays drug industry by rushing risky meds to market As pharma companies underwrite three-fourths of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s budget for scientific reviews, the agency is increasingly fast-tracking expensive drugs with ...
Women's Health 5 days ago Woman says agonizing condition has left her unable to have sex A 25-year-old filmmaker whose work explores issues of gender and identity is opening up about her personal experience with a painful pelvic floor condition that has prevented her ...
Surgery 5 days ago Surgeons reattach teen's severed arm after UTV accident A 13-year-old North Carolina boy is working on gaining full feeling back in his arm after a UTV accident severed his left limb above his elbow.
Cancer Research 5 days ago Modified polio vaccine extends lives in US brain cancer study Some 21 percent of patients with advanced brain cancer treated with a modified polio vaccine were alive after three years, compared with 4 percent of patients with similar tumors ...
Rare Diseases 6 days ago Girl, 6, diagnosed with mystery neurological condition after struggling to walk, talk A fundraising campaign has been launched for a 6-year-old girl who is believed to be the only child in the world suffering from a rare and unknown neurological condition.
Cancer Research June 22 Teen facing cancer relapse racing to raise $350G for crucial bone marrow transplant An Indiana 14-year-old has raised just under half of the $350,000 she needs to cover a bone marrow transplant that doctors say is critical to her cancer treatment.
Surgery June 21 'Migrating' bumps on woman's face discovered to be parasite Tourists headed to the World Cup may want to pack an extra can of bug spray after one woman who recently traveled to a rural area outside of Moscow discovered random bumps on her ...
Medical Tech June 20 8-year-old with 3-D printed hand reaches halfway mark in bid to pitch at every MLB stadium Dawson was born with a rare birth defect called Poland Syndrome, which affected the development of her right hand.
MEDICAL RESEARCH June 20 Mom warns of venomous caterpillars after son's harrowing medical scare A Florida mother is speaking out about the dangers of a seemingly harmless backyard pest after her son landed in the emergency room with alarming symptoms.
Rare Diseases June 20 Toddler's painful skin condition requires bleach baths to ward off infection A Washington mother said she has to bathe her baby in bleach to help him shed his skin due to a rare disease which leaves him covered in scales.