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Playing 3-D video games can improve your ability to form memories and may benefit your brain as you age, researchers report. “It’s often suggested that ...

More than one in four doctors-in-training may be depressed, which could put their patients at risk, a new study suggests. Researchers reviewed 54 studies involving ...

Ada Anderson tried to prepare her 80-year-old mother for her dental visit. She gave her medication to quell her anxiety, and they rehearsed opening her ...

Hormone therapy for prostate cancer might dramatically increase a man’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a large-scale analysis of health data suggests. Men who underwent ...

Children of mothers with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may have an increased risk for autism, new research from Sweden suggests. This study is the first ...

A national campaign for electronic health records is driving business for at least 20 companies with thousands of workers ready to help stressed doctors log ...

All kids should be screened for high cholesterol, depression and HIV, with some tests starting as early as age 9, a leading group of U.S. ...

Researchers say they’re zeroing in on factors that may increase the risk of leukemia after breast cancer treatment. The findings are a step forward in ...

More people who are overweight or obese may get screened for diabetes under new guidelines released this week by a panel of prevention experts. Those whose blood ...

Mass shootings and the accompanying carnage have now become a regular part of life in America. And mental health experts warn that this steady drumbeat ...