Clinicians treating children for heart problems may learn much about risk management from NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration.

A new study finds no additional risk of cesarean delivery or maternal death for pregnancies induced with prostaglandin E2.

Though largely ignored, male fertility issues are fairly common among younger men, with thousands visiting fertility specialists every year. Now, a new take-home test will allow men to monitor their sperm quality from the comfort of home.

Four years after being treated for breast cancer, many patients who were working prior to diagnosis reported being unemployed. Why are they losing their jobs?

A new study of young Americans in 2009 may serve as a baseline for future evaluations of the impact of the Affordable Care Act of 2010.

The key to health over time may be an optimistic spouse.

As a major U.S. oil and gas supplier announces it will disclose all chemicals used in its fracking operations, the EPA plans a major new study on health implications.

Although otherwise unable to communicate, an elderly man with advanced Alzheimer's disease suddenly lights up and begins talking to the family dog.

A type of family-based cognitive behavioral therapy effective in adolescents may also help younger kids over the long-term, researchers say.

Although public perception is that marijuana is safe, a new study challenges its effect on the heart.

In the interplay between nature and nurture, the influence of genetics on childhood body mass index grows by 50 percent from age 4 to 10.

A new cochlear implant injects DNA into the inner ear to stimulate neuron growth integral to full hearing.