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In his new book, “The Patient Will See You Now,” Dr. Eric Topol envisions patients as partners in their own health care rather than petitioners ...

A Massachussetts high school football player credits his new Apple Watch with saving his life. After practice last week at Tabor Academy, senior Paul Houle, ...

Many doctors are choosing a better-safe-than-sorry approach to heading off heart trouble in very elderly patients. Inexpensive statin drugs are given to millions of people ...

Children who have their tonsils removed to treat sleep apnea are more likely to suffer breathing complications than kids who have the procedure for other ...

Some parents’ long-simmering concerns over the safety of childhood vaccines received unexpected — and, in some quarters, unwelcome — notice during the second Republican presidential ...

By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay A controversial clinical trial of the antidepressant Paxil came to the wrong conclusion when it declared the drug safe and effective for treating ...

By Emily Willingham, HealthDay Struggling to breathe with sinus troubles can keep you from getting a good night’s sleep. But a new study suggests that surgery to ...

By Ananya Das, M.D. Pancreatic cysts (PCs) are increasingly discovered on abdominal imaging studies performed for unrelated health conditions. More than 120,000 pancreatic cysts undergo ...

By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange have a more than doubled risk of developing abnormal blood cells that can become cancerous, a new ...

By Alan Mozes, HealthDay New research offers a compelling reason for parents to ban smartphones, tablets and laptops in their children’s bedrooms at night: The bright light ...