News Briefs

By Mary Agnes Carey The Obama administration took a victory lap Tuesday as enrollment through the health law’s exchanges topped 7 million, a goal previously thought ...

First observed in 1933, and formally designated in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, National Doctors’ Day commemorates the date – March 30, 1842 – on which ...

By Brad Broker Last Friday was Match Day and it was a great year for those medical students being placed into their residency programs of ...

By Brad Broker Astronauts landing on the moon, the Holocaust, Seinfeld’s ‘magic loogie’ version of the assassination of John F. Kennedy.  What do all of ...

By Brad Broker Even on a slow day, there’s probably news about ADHD.  Today, there are dozens of media reports regarding the use of stimulants ...

By Brad Broker Turns out, the “five-second rule” — that justified reasoning for the clumsy eater who doesn’t want to sacrifice any of those french ...

By Alan Lyndon A New Jersey court has ruled that a woman about to give birth has control of the delivery room and can choose ...

By Brad Broker If you’ve ever experienced the throbbing, debilitating pain of a migraine headache, then relief may be on the way. The Food and ...

By Brad Broker Usually, it’s the kid who gets in trouble for playing with their i-device at the dinner table.  But how about Mom and ...

By Alan Lyndon You probably won’t see this headline in your newsfeed: Using Facebook Leads to Risk of Eating Disorders.  That’s the finding of a ...