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Study: HPV vaccine by age 21 a sound public health investment
A new economic analysis shows that the HPV vaccine could be a good financial investment in public health if given to...
Drugs often rival angioplasty, study finds
There is now more evidence that drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective in patients with chronic...
Doctors don’t change their routine during longer consultations
In five studies conducted in the United Kingdom, doctors did not discuss more problems, prescribe more drugs, run more...
Doctors hopeful easier blood thinners are nearing
Three experimental drugs have doctors hopeful that millions of people at risk of lethal blood clots may soon get easier...
Carnegie Mellon University computer program reads human mind
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are training a computer to decode the human mind. Their computer...
Angioplasty’s golden era may be fading
Recent analyses suggest the meteoric rise of angioplasty during the past three decades has ended. Three major studies...
Hispanics get worse medical care
According to a study from researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, elderly Hispanics throughout the United...
Health views differ along ethnic lines
Minorities are more likely than white patients to rate their healthcare as fair or poor, according to researchers at...
In-hospital stroke deaths rise on nights, weekends
Two new studies have found that stroke patients who enter the hospital at night and on weekends are more likely to die...
Saliva tests used to detect cancers of the head and neck
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore are developing a saliva test that could spot diseases...