The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that surgical mesh products used to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally will be reclassified as high ...

Children who survive cancer may face a higher risk of heart disease as adults, new research suggests. The lingering effects of the treatments that saved ...

Health insurers in several big cities will take some pain out of doctor visits this year — the financial kind. They’ll offer free visits to primary ...

A new strategy to prevent concussions on the football field that seems counterintuitive may actually work, a new study suggests. Instead of shielding the head ...

When Lisa Tamura goes to the grocery store, she usually picks up a few frozen pizzas for the nights she doesn’t want to cook. But ...

The presidential primary season is set to begin with a focus on terrorism.  But the panic and fear talk that leads the highly publicized debates have ...

Children who spend lots of time indoors and on computers and other electronic devices may be raising their risk for nearsightedness, a panel of U.S. ...

Touch-screen technology may have a role in assessments of child development since toddlers as young as age 2 are adept at swiping, unlocking and actively ...

College students who smoke marijuana appear more likely than their peers to skip classes — which eventually leads to poorer grades and later graduation, a ...

As the National Football League continues to struggle with the health risks posed by concussions, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll finds that vast majorities of Americans say football ...