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Children on public insurance are being denied treatment by doctors at much higher rates than those with private coverage, according to an undercover ...

As implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps have become more common, one innovative feature has been the addition of the ability to control the devices wirelessly via the internet. This approach has enabled doctors to improve the well-being of their patients through additional data monitoring and control without the need for additional surgery. But it’s also opened the door for security threats.

Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical ...

President Barack Obama's main idea for getting quality health care at less cost was in jeopardy Wednesday after key medical providers called his administration's initial blueprint so complex it's unworkable....

A new drug combination can help patients with pancreatic cancer live months longer than on standard therapy.

Johnson & Johnson is to buy Swiss medical devices maker Synthes Inc in a deal worth $21.3 billion, its largest ever buy, boosting its orthopedics franchise and reshaping the medical technology industry.

Blacks and other minorities with cancer are more likely than whites to say they would spend everything they have on aggressive treatments that ...

About 93% of parents said their children either had or were going to get all of the recommended vaccinations, and more than three-fourths said ...

A 26-year-old mother who lost her right hand in a traffic accident several years ago is reuniting with her doctors to show off her new donated hand....

A gene in algae may make it possible to cure blindness in humans.