Cancer’s complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls By Anna Gorman March 5, 2019 at 9:21 a.m. Carol Marley wants everyone to know what a life-threatening cancer diagnosis looks like in America...
Measles vaccine doesn’t cause autism, says a new, decade-long study of half a million people By Washington Post March 9, 2019 at 1:05 p.m. The notion that vaccines might cause autism was refuted nine years ago, when a British...
Dentists routinely prescribe opioids to teens, putting them at risk of addiction: ‘These are kids who could have gotten Advil’ By Washington Post March 9, 2019 at 1:05 p.m. A few days before extracting my teenager's wisdom teeth, an oral surgeon wrote him a...
Small trial sparks new hope against Parkinson’s disease By HealthDay March 4, 2019 at 8:10 a.m. It may be possible to restore brain cells damaged by Parkinson’s disease and reverse a...
Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie By Washington Post March 5, 2019 at 6:18 p.m. The negative health effects of skimping on sleep during the week can't be reversed by...
How ‘completely avoidable’ measles cases continue to climb By Associated Press February 28, 2019 at 2:36 p.m. The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year...
Testicular cancer treatment doesn’t always doom fertility By HealthDay February 28, 2019 at 8:09 a.m. Young men diagnosed with testicular cancer often worry that treating the disease may jeopardize their...
‘Miraculous’ stem cell therapy has sickened people in 5 states By Washington Post March 2, 2019 at 1:54 p.m. After years of back pain, Timothy Lunceford decided in July to try an injection of...
Haunting ‘Roma’ scene shines a rare spotlight on stillbirths By Lindsey Tanner March 2, 2019 at 1:54 p.m. Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Oscar-winning film "Roma." Of all the little moments...
Long workweeks may lead to depression, especially for women By HealthDay February 27, 2019 at 10:43 a.m. Feeling trapped behind a desk, a counter or on the factory floor does no favors...