Medicine
Three More Meningitis Deaths Recorded
Death toll up to 28 with 356 cases reported
Meningitis Cases Now Found in 19 States
Rhode Island the latest. 347 infections and 25 deaths.
Meningitis Probe May Lead to Drug Shortages
Drug manufacturer shut down for a month for investigation
Malala Yousafzai is Standing
Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban is being treated in the UK
New Study Shows Creativity is Often Part of Mental Illness
Writers are especially susceptible
Meningitis Outbreak May Expand to Other Drugs
Possible cases in patients who had received injections other than pain steroids
Massachusetts Voters to Decide on "Death With Dignity" Question
Vote on whether the terminally ill should be able to end their own life
Obamacare vs. the Current Flawed System
The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof's tale of woe shows why real health-care reform is still needed.
First Lawsuit in Meningitis Outbreak
Minnesota woman sues pharmacy at center of tainted steroid problem
Four in Minneapolis Show Meningitis Symptoms
Authorities trying to track down more than 700 injected with steroids for back or neck pain
Who's Afraid of Your Genome?
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey files his second dispatch from the Consumer Genetics Conference.
Sheriff's Office Tries To Trick Pain Patients Into Releasing Info
Who checks all of those forms we sign at the doctor's office?
Ill. Court: Pharmacies Not Required to Sell Morning-After Pill
Declares rule unconstitutional under state laws
South Africa to Begin HIV Vaccine Trial
Will be phase III in the trial of a vaccine that had thirty-one percent success in Thailand
Ex-Hospital CEO Charged with Taking $1.4 Million in Kickbacks
Accused of racketeering and making false statements to the government
Denial of Medical Choice: Even Worse Than Activists Think
Abortion advocates fear government bureaucrats could use burdensome rules to reduce access to medical care. That's happening already.
New "Sars-like" Virus Found in UK
Man from Qatar has been diagnosed with the virus, which has already killed one patient in Saudi Arabia
Swedish Doctors Perform World's First Uterus Transplant
Daughter has received her mother's uterus
General Denies Delaying Probe into Horrifying Afghanistan Hospital Conditions
Conditions at the hospital were so awful that the Pentagon's inspector general has conducted seven different investigations into the place.
Feds Investigate Brain Cancer Patient Deaths in California
Three died after undergoing experimental treatments
Drug Company to pay $181 Million over Unauthorized Marketing
Janssen promoted antipsychotic drug as also helping with anxiety and anger management
FDA Approves 4-in-1 HIV Pill
Combines four medicines to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
Study Finds Doctors More Prone to Burnout
Some 37.9% of physicians said they experienced burnout symptoms and 40.2% said they were dissatisfied with their work-life balance.
