In summary, the new findings show that one in five older adults is at risk of infection months after heart surgery, and that ...

Researchers say the practice has "decreased significantly", citing skepticism of medical recommendations and financial ...

Circumcision rates have declined significantly in the United States, driven in part by parents' distrust of medical advice, ...

In May 2011, a severe health emergency was declared in Germany. Nearly 4,000 people fell ill, and 53 lost their lives.1 The ...

A vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia has been approved for rollout for the first time in Australia. After more than a ...

A study of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients found no benefit from treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, researchers reported ...

The trend flies in the face of doctors’ advice, researchers said, noting that the World Health Organization, the American ...

Scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of male circumcision—surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis—dates ...

The number of patients infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria (CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae), often ...

Asparagus aside—most of the reasons urine smells funny are harmless, but four urologists listed others you may not have been ...

Everyone needs the loo from time to time, however, the frequency of doing so can be far more individual than you may ...

Geriatrics should not be treated as just a small chapter in community medicine or an optional internship. Instead, it must be ...