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By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Malpractice reform may not keep physicians from ordering unnecessary and expensive tests, a practice known ...

By Karen Rizzo, MD Many of us suspected that there would be a day when Ebola would arrive in the United States and indeed it ...

By Emily Schmall and Nomaan Merchant ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) — A second health care worker at a Dallas hospital who provided care for the ...

By Mark Sherman ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked key parts of a 2013 law in Texas that had closed ...

By Alan Lyndon Youth baseball is no longer a recreational league centered around community, learning and neighborhood fun.  It’s serious business.  Those 9 year olds ...

By Brad Broker What do you do when you need health information? Before you go to the doctor’s office, you most likely go online to ...

By Emily Schmall and Nomaan Merchant ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas nurse who caught Ebola while treating a Liberian patient who died of ...

By Brad Broker Smoking cigarettes is sort of like launching a nuclear bomb inside your body. “Cigarette smoking has been found to harm nearly every ...

By Marilynn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer A breach of infection control resulting in a Dallas health worker getting Ebola raises fresh questions about whether ...

By Alan Lyndon A new study finds that low levels of vitamin D can lead to aggressive forms of prostate cancer. “This study adds to ...