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Researchers in England have discovered a surprising reason why teen girls may not play sports — their breasts. About half of all girls at British ...

While emergency department visits for young adults ages 19 to 25 decreased slightly overall following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), visits for ...

A growing number of primary care doctors, spurred by the federal health law and frustrations with insurance requirements, are bringing a service that generally has ...

Mass shootings have prompted agony, anger and angst in the United States, causing citizens to ask why these events continue to happen and what can ...

The more children women have, the slower they may age, new research suggests. Looking at chromosomes, scientists found that women who have more kids have ...

In today’s health care environment, even the smallest practices have integrated the use of mobile devices into their daily practices; recordkeeping using laptops, tablets, and ...

The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the National Football League Foundation have partnered to provide an online continuing medical education course on the assessment and ...

The Affordable Care Act is working as intended, extending health care coverage and ensuring that hospital care is financially compensated, two new policy papers contend. ...