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“Amazon Echo”by adambowie is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check ...

Delivering bad news to patients is never easy. When the bad news is a new diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease (STD) or sexually transmitted ...

The fate of the Affordable Care Act is again on the line Tuesday, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans takes up a case ...

A runny nose, fever, and scratchy throat can be early signs of a cold.  While it isn’t currently “cold season” which typically occurs in the ...

Abington – Jefferson Health and Nemours duPont Pediatrics have teamed up to provide pediatric services to the infants, children and adolescents of Bucks and Montgomery ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day this week, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is encouraging the public to make hearing protection a priority ...

The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors’ group is shifting to a more aggressive ...

Older adults worried about falling typically receive general advice: Take an exercise class. Get your vision checked. Stop taking medications for sleep. Install grab bars ...

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors is slated to vote Tuesday to ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in the city. The city is the ...

When I was a kid, I thought this 65-year-old, white-haired, frail woman was very old. Now that I’m 66, my perception has changed.