Eight million people signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act's six-month enrollment period, but many Americans remain voluntarily uninsured, according to a recent article in The New York Times. Cost is a major factor for people who have decided to...
America's prescription drug epidemic reaches deep into the medical community, producing enormous risks not only for the individuals, but the patients who trust in their care, according to a recent USA Today article. More than 100,000 doctors, nurses, and other...
Stroke survivors often resume driving without being formally evaluated, even after their ability to speak, think, see and control the body has been affected, according to new research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke...
General Motors has recalled about 4.8 million vehicles in the U.S. during the first three months of the year, already about six times the number of vehicles it recalled in all of 2013. This year’s recalls involve many of G.M.’s most popular and...
A once promising treatment for severe high blood pressure has proven ineffective in a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. In the United States, 67 million people have high blood pressure. The treatment, called renal denervation,...
Women may be at a higher risk for blood clots for at least 12 weeks after they give birth, doubling the amount of time that was previously thought, according to CBS News. Blood clots can cause life-threatening conditions, including strokes and heart attacks, due to...
The U.S. and 26 other countries have begun a new effort to prevent and fight outbreaks of dangerous infectious diseases before they spread around the globe, according to NBC News. The Global Health Security Agenda will bolster local disease monitoring, develop...
Prescription drug abuse is not only a continuing plague nationwide, but could also be a gateway for increased heroin use, according to a recent NBC News article. There has been a roughly 20 percent increase in overdose deaths involving prescription painkillers...
New statistics show that Ohio is just about the deadliest state for infants, ranking 48th for infant deaths, according to The Columbus Dispatch. In 2012, 1,045 babies died before their first birthday, according to state officials. This has led the push for new state...
