Patients News

By Deborah J. Cornwall
 As a cancer caregiver, you have both responsibilities and rights. Interviews with 86 family cancer caregivers and informal conversations with dozens ...

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Many people who are terminally ill delay entering hospice care until just a few days or weeks before they ...

A groundbreaking study lead by William B. Young, MD, a neurologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s Headache Center, shows that patients with migraine (a combination of ...

By Alexis Blue Teenagers spend a lot of time texting, receiving an average of 3,417 texts a month, or 114 per day, according to the ...

By Victor J. Navarro, MD Workout facilities and vegetable aisles are usually jammed this time of year as people vow to get fit and lose weight.  ...

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has approved a policy recommendation that all health care providers (HCPs) be immunized against influenza; diphtheria; hepatitis B; measles, ...

By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News What does it feel like to be working in an emergency department during this nasty flu season? Every day ...

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Tooth decay is the most common chronic health problem in children. By the time they enter kindergarten, more than a ...

By Nicole and Damir Fonovich Winter is here and everyone knows what that means. Not skiing, not hot chocolate, not kissing under the mistletoe. Colder temps ...

By Brad Broker The Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, will conduct a study on sports-related concussions in youth, from elementary ...