French healthcare company Sanofi has teamed up with Google to work on innovations, aimed at using emerging data technologies to change how medicines and health services will be delivered in future.

When Dr. Koji Ebersole laid eyes on the boy whose face was impaled on a 10-inch knife, the neurosurgeon thought, “here we go again.”

The men believe who they have sex with should not prevent them from giving blood.

As more than a million people struggle with illnesses such as anorexia, two reports say more must be done.

Danniella Westbrook says she is drug and alcohol-free for the first time in years.

For many female students when they get their period, this is the reality: Lacking access to a pad or a tampon, they go home.

The death rate among patients with the most serious heart conditions reached nearly 50 percent, newly released data show. State and federal regulators are investigating.

(Reuters Health) – A class of medications used for nerve and muscle pain, including the popular drug Lyrica, increases users’ risks for suicidal behavior, unintentional overdoses, injuries and car accidents – and the risks are particularly high for teens and young adults, new research shows.

(Reuters Health) – Preventing falls among elderly patients who’ve just left the hospital is an important part of keeping them safe, a large U.S. study shows.

Climate change may lead to unlikely illnesses in unexpected places, new research suggests: In the past two years, five cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacterial infection spread by handling or eating contaminated seafood, have been tied to Delaware Bay, where water temperatures have been on the rise in recent years, according to a study.

Fat in the thighs and abdomen was associated with advanced prostate cancers.

The brand recalled its Lightly Salted Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips in 24 states because they may contain a milk allergen.

(Reuters Health) – Researchers have harnessed the power of social media to build a genetic database, according to a new report.

The hardest part of having a parent with Alzheimer’s is not knowing if you’re only causing him pain.

A Swedish study found a slightly raised risk to children of fathers who had testicular cancer, but this was only very small and was not associated with treatment given.

Patients who receive a diagnosis of coronary heart disease are at higher risk for cognitive decline later on, a new study shows.

Your social media could reveal a lot more about you than you think.

VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday a late-stage study was unsuccessful in showing two doses of its hepatitis B vaccine were as effective as three doses of an older vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline, sending its shares plunging 66%.

Eight hospitals have reported cases of listeria linked to sandwiches and salads eaten by patients.

Readers describe the advantages and drawbacks of compressing their chests.

A study found no meaningful difference in the development of type 2 diabetes in two groups, one that took 4 000 units a day of vitamin D and another one that took a placebo.