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Will a training plan survive the air, heat and humidity of China?

Karen Pasqualetto faced a grim cancer diagnosis with grit and tenacity.

The emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms is an unintended consequence of our use (and overuse) of antibiotics.

There are several simple steps we can all take to improve our odds in an emergency.

Screening elderly men for prostate cancer results in overtreatment and causes more harm than good, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

A new textbook is the first guidebook of new techniques for American battlefield surgeons to be published while the wars it analyzes are still being fought.

Byetta, an injectable drug that lowers blood sugar, may help people with diabetes to live longer, according to the results of a major clinical trial.

Research suggests that falling into a numbed trance allows the brain to recast the outside world in ways that can be productive and creative.

A study estimates that about one of every three working-age adults without insurance in the U.S. has received a diagnosis of a chronic illness and is not getting adequate treatment.

The subpoena of Johnson & Johnson broadens an investigation that has touched its competitors Abbott Laboratories and Boston Scientific.