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It’s October, which means it’s race season. Many runners are amping up their training for big runs this fall, including the New York City marathon in early November and various half-marathons leading up to it.
Health officials are hunting for the source of a meningitis outbreak among dozens of people who received steroid injections to treat back pain.
What would happen if women at risk for unintended pregnancies received the birth control of their choice — especially the more effective kinds — at no cost?
(ATLANTA) — Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven.
(NEW YORK) — As the tally from a deadly meningitis outbreak rose Friday, health officials identified the medical clinics across the country that received steroid shots for back pain now linked to the illnesses.
British psychiatrist and Big Pharma gadfly David Healy is so controversial amongst his colleagues that some have tried to have his medical license revoked — but there he was on Thursday, speaking at the American Psychiatric Association’s second largest annual meeting at a well-attended session on conflicts of interest.
Japanese researchers have produced mouse eggs from stem cells that bred healthy offspring, a breakthrough that may one day help treat human infertility.
In a new review in Science, the authors call the identification of the anesthetic and “club drug” ketamine as a rapid treatment for depression “arguably the most important discovery in half a century” of research on the condition
The black mamba snake is one of the deadliest reptiles in the world — but it may just have become a pain patient's best friend
Wish you could be at Oktoberfest? Even if you can’t make it to the epic annual beer bash in Munich, Germany, that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate your favorite ale — or benefit your health in the process.
As Healthland's resident fitness-trend guinea pig, my mat was front and center at a recent Bodyshred class — a new workout routine created by TV personality and trainer Jillian Michaels
Fifty hours. That’s how long it now takes to decode and interpret a newborn baby’s genome — an undertaking that used to take weeks, or even months. And those two days can mean the difference between life and death for a critically ill infant.
Some answers about the outbreak of rare meningitis that has so far sickened 26 people and killed four in five U.S. states
There are some simple ingredient swaps you can make during cooking and baking to make your favorite dishes even healthier. Here are some of our favorites
