MEDICINE

Around 125,000 people die in the U.S. every year due to poor medication adherence, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Staying hydrated is one of the most important things to do when you have the stomach bug.

Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood, according to the American Red Cross.

The study was conducted by Northwestern University researchers after they examined data on side effects reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2004 to 2016.

“The human immune response to common cold viruses is poorly understood,” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said in a statement.

Breast implants may get in the way of an electrocardiogram and could cause a false heart attack diagnosis.

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., and is expected to be the number one killer in 16 years.

These disorders affect more than 23.5 million Americans.

Blood is made of the same basic elements (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma), but not all blood is alike.

The traditional Chinese treatment acupuncture could be a possible alternative to addictive drugs.

Doctors can fight off drug-resistant bacteria and fungi by using the microbes’ own defenses against them.

Gliomas are one of the most common types of primary brain tumors.

Scientists are one step closer to identifying what makes the drug so effective so quickly.

Ten women, eight in New York City and two in Connecticut were infected with the bacteria after returning to the U.S. following the procedure. 

The FDA has now approved the emergency allergy medicine Symjepi, which is expected to rival the EpiPen.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive brain disease and the 6th leading cause of death in the U.S.

Here’s how to recognize five different symptoms that are more than just headaches so you can get the medical treatment you need.

Scientists have watched DNA replicate itself up-close for the first time, and it turns out nature is random and unorganized.

Earlier this year, doctors feared the worst when a young girl with a rare form of epilepsy began experiencing non-stop seizures and had to be placed in a medically induced coma.

Scientists have discovered how a group of neurons in a specific area of the brain could be contributing to late-night pizza binges.

Pollution is also a cause of inflammation throughout the whole body and linked to constricted blood vessles and high blood pressure.