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Physician groups are speaking out about Friday’s decision by a U.S. Court of Appeals that upholds a Florida law prohibiting doctors from speaking to their ...

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold a “physician gag law” in Florida violates the First Amendment rights of pediatricians and threatens their ability to counsel ...

By Brad Broker “The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana.” That’s the official opinion of The New York Times, which published on Sunday ...

By Phil Galewitz About 10.3 million Americans gained health coverage this year, primarily as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study by the ...

The field of HIV/AIDS research suffered a major setback with the announcement that over 100 of the world’s top researchers were among the 298 passengers ...

By Carrie Feibel, KUHF In just over the past year, the number of abortion clinics in Texas fell from 41 to 20, and watchdogs say ...

Doctors are more likely to be organ donors than their patients, according to a new study. Currently, over 100,000 people in the U.S. alone are ...

US News & World Report just released its annual Best Hospitals rankings, which cover nearly 5,000 medical centers across the country and also rank 16 medical ...

Before you pick up your iPad to search for the cause and remedy of that irritating skin rash, consider that it might be an “iPad ...

If you think winning is one of the key determinants that makes organized sports fun for kids think again: Winning along with other mental bonuses ...