Health

Rare case of cancer passed from organ donor to 4 recipients, leaves 3 dead: Report

Four adults in the United Kingdom developed breast cancer after receiving vital organs from a single donor -- three of the transplants recipients died, according to a recent case report. This case, published by the American College of Transplant Surgeons, has been labeled the first report of one donor with undetected

FDA disagrees, calls meeting on study showing breast implant link to rare conditions

The Food and Drug Administration has refuted a link between silicone breast implants and higher rates of rare health conditions, found in a recent study. The agency has called a meeting next year to review all available data, including this study. The study has sparked controversy within the medical community, especially

Yogurt: A good source of vitamins, minerals…and sugar

New research published in the British Medical Journal today reminds us that it might be time to scrutinize our yogurt labels more closely. Yogurt is a good source of protein, calcium, and vitamins like B2 and B12. It also can contain live lactic-acid producing bacteria that falls under the category of

Milk does a body good: Study

Milk, according to new research, indeed does a body good. Consuming dairy products has been linked to lower mortality rates and lower rates of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published today in The Lancet. Researchers followed 136,000 people aged 35 to 70 in 21 countries over an average of nine years

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‘Miles to go’ in fight against HIV, UN report warns

Rates of HIV infection are on the rise in 50 countries with more than 1.8 million people becoming infected in 2017, a far cry from goals established for the near future, according to a new United Nations report. The report, entitled “Miles to Go,” published earlier this week by the Joint

Parents desperate to help children they believe have rare, controversial disorder

Vanessa Baier's 4-year-old daughter Alexia was in full-on crisis. "I just kept thinking, 'What's going on with my child?'" Vanessa Baier told "20/20" while fighting back tears. Alexia had been breaking out into erratic, explosive behavior that would appear completely out of left field. "It was just swings that were very dramatic and

Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease

Hopes are rising again for a drug to alter the course of Alzheimer's disease after decades of failures. An experimental therapy slowed mental decline by 30 percent in patients who got the highest dose in a mid-stage study, and it removed much of the sticky plaque gumming up their brains,

What is PANDAS, the disorder some say can cause extreme behavioral changes in kids?

Alexia Baier was an eager-to-learn, 4-year-old girl beginning pre-K in a suburb outside of Chicago. She thrived academically -- counting, painting and playing with other children. But five months after starting pre-K, she was infected with a bacteria that several millions of people get every year, according to the Centers for

If we want better health care, we should try asking the patients: OPINION

As a doctor newly out of training, I’ve taken a lot of tests. If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s "don’t overthink the answer, and you’ll likely be right." This theory also applies when it comes to clinical work. In the face of some difficult cases, I’m embarrassed to share that