Disney Plans to Double Employee Health Center Network with Additional California and Florida Locations
The Walt Disney Company is expanding its network of employee health centers with three new locations in Florida…
Years after he quit smoking, a lung cancer scan saved his life
By Paula Span for KFF Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that…
Drug Taken for Common Condition May Be Slowing Alzheimer’s Decline
A blood-thinning medication already taken by millions of people for an irregular heartbeat may also be helping to…
Used for Centuries as Poison, Larkspur, Wolfsbane May Become Medicine After Lab Breakthrough
A larkspur specimen in bloom at Beal Botanical Garden – credit, Paul Henderson, released by MSU Two famously…
Erectile dysfunction drug found in honey product sold on e-commerce platforms
Dexamethasone is used to treat various inflammatory conditions, and its side effects can include blurred vision, excessive hair…
Pet medicine shortage leaves dogs at risk
Vets need to find an alternative for dogs currently on phenobarbitone, Sedabarb or Lethyl Vets have warned pet…
AI-powered blood test detects liver cancer across distinct populations
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center validated an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered blood test that accurately detected liver cancer…
Primary-Care Physicians Are Fleeing to Concierge Medicine
Illustration: Olivier Heiligers The premiere episode of the Scrubs reboot, which debuted just a few months back, finds…
Medical breakthrough allows kidney transplant for patient with zero options
An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna reports on a new treatment strategy that…
6-year-old girl dies after parents paid $860K for experimental therapy
In an effort to treat their daughter’s genetic developmental disorder, parents in China paid respected researchers millions in…
Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed
“I think this is a real opportunity to solve a public health problem,” Saphire says. “A tool by…
CT medical center is state-of-art. Also ‘Zen before you see a doctor’
The new Comprehensive Orthopaedics in Connecticut likely couldn’t be truer to its name: it takes into account a…