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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) manifests itself differently in the brains of girls than in the brains of boys, new research suggests. The results may help scientists ...

The American Cancer Society’s new breast cancer screening guidelines are likely to face some resistance within the medical community, based on early reaction. The guidelines, ...

As laws and attitudes about marijuana have relaxed in the past decade, the number of Americans who say they smoke pot has more than doubled, ...

The start of flu season is just around the corner and U.S. health officials are urging everyone aged 6 months and older to get their ...

Informed consent is an important part of the patient-physician relationship and has implications for other theories of medical malpractice. The principle of “informed consent” has ...

Say you’re a rural Midwestern farmer in bed recovering from a major illness at your local hospital. It’s time for nurse’s check in, but there’s ...

“Tweeners” who think marijuana is acceptable may be more likely to drive drunk or ride with a drunk driver when they reach high school, a ...

While it may sound like something seen in your favorite superhero movie, scientists have found a path to creating an exercise pill. Researchers at the ...