John Parker was in first grade when he was struck by a pickup truck driving on Durham’s Cheek Road, which lacks sidewalks to ...

For decades, the pulse oximeters used in hospitals, ambulances, and homes have underestimated the oxygen needs of ...

Although not all bats carry rabies, the city's health department wants people to seek post-exposure prophylaxis if they were bitten, scratched, or had contact with a bat. Meanwhile, travelers from ...

In California, where abortion rights are guaranteed, there’s a loophole. The growth of Catholic hospital systems, which ...

In red and blue states, state lawmakers from both parties are expanding protections for patients burdened by medical debt.

Newsweek: Toxic Contamination In Our Oceans Can Reach Our Kitchen Tables Multiple studies suggest that DDT chemical contaminants in humans can increase the likelihood of cancer, immune ...

Victor Ambros' discovery of gene activity by microRNA in 1993 was considered an anomaly at the time. Further work by Gary Ruvkun broke the doors wide open for its study and its potential for treating ...

Test results are pending on a worker who had contact with infected herds, California officials report. Meanwhile, federal scientists are studying H5N1 genes in dairy workers in search of mutations ...

Bristol Myers Squibb's schizophrenia drug, which received FDA approval last week, took a long and winding road to get there. Three decades ago, Eli Lilly developed the drug's forerunner, xanomeline, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the proposed regulation Friday to update rules governing the Affordable Care Act that would enable stricter oversight of health insurance ...

Former President Donald Trump had previously promised to bring back an executive order he signed in 2020 to ensure Medicare paid no more than other developed nations for prescription drugs, but Stat ...

The New York Times reports that Helene — the deadliest hurricane since 2005's Katrina — will likely affect tens of thousands of kids' lives for many years. In North Carolina, there is no timeline for ...