FDA experts to review safety of Essure birth control implant By Tribune News Services March 29, 2019 at 3:13 a.m. Federal medical experts will take a closer look at a host of problems reported with...
Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact By Tribune News Services March 27, 2019 at 6:07 p.m. Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they...
Major new study backs more aggressive treatment of high blood pressure By Tribune News Services March 29, 2019 at 8:11 p.m. Aiming lower saves more lives when it comes to controlling high blood pressure, says a...
Caffeine overdoses prompt FDA to issue a warning By Washington Post March 28, 2019 at 9:10 a.m. There was a time when getting your daily dose of caffeine meant a simple cup...
Extreme preemies make survival gains, 20-year study finds By Tribune News Services June 15, 2018 at 9:23 a.m. A new study says many extremely premature infants now have a better chance of surviving...
What state has residents most prone to wrinkles? By Contributed Content June 15, 2018 at 10:26 a.m. Factors commonly known to cause skin damage such as time spent in the sun, geographic...
Who else has accessed your medical data? By Lisa Zamosky March 28, 2019 at 6:42 p.m. Steve Reasner recently learned that because he is a patient at UCLA Health, his personal...
Diabetes drug shows 1st protection from heart complications By Tribune News Services June 15, 2018 at 10:24 a.m. For the first time, there's evidence that a diabetes medication, Jardiance, reduces risk of the...
Scientists find how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment By Tribune News Services March 29, 2019 at 11:48 p.m. Scientists have finally figured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes people fat,...
Kids with cancer get futuristic chance at saving fertility By Tribune News Services June 15, 2018 at 11:22 a.m. Barely 2 years old, Talia Pisano is getting tough treatment for kidney cancer that spread...