Severe Obesity May Boost Infection Risk After Heart Surgery
2016-06-01
Excess weight also linked to extended hospital stays, study findsContinue Reading
Flu Shot Helps Heart Failure Patients Avoid Hospital
2016-06-01
New evidence suggests annual jab is warrantedContinue Reading
Exploring Zika’s Path Through the Placenta
2016-05-27
Researchers find the virus can replicate in immune cellsContinue Reading
U.S. Officials Confirm Superbug Resistant to All Antibiotics
2016-05-27
Pennsylvania case suggests it’s almost ‘the end of the road’ for these drugsContinue Reading
Knee Replacement Patients May Be Able to Hit the Shower Sooner
2016-05-26
Getting area wet before sutures or staples are removed doesn’t seem to raise infection risk, study findsContinue Reading
Hepatitis C Patients More Likely to Drink, Study Finds
2016-05-25
And researchers say alcohol can worsen the chronic liver conditionContinue Reading
7 Ways to Give Ticks the Slip
2016-05-22
Don’t become the next meal for a disease-carrying parasiteContinue Reading
Sex, Breast Milk May Have Helped Spread Ebola in Africa
2016-05-19
However, most cases were transmitted by everyday close contact, researchers sayContinue Reading
High HIV Rates for Gay Men in Some Southern Cities
2016-05-18
In Jackson, Miss., Columbia, S.C., and El Paso, Texas, rates now exceed or approach 30 percent, report findsContinue Reading
Zika Symptoms May Vary, So Testing Is Crucial
2016-05-11
Rash, headache were key signs in one recent caseContinue Reading