Although malaria is now almost unheard of in developed nations, it continues to ravage poor countries. According to United Nations, it affects around 200 million per year. In Africa, where some of the biggest concentrations of cases can be found, at least 600,…
People with Parkinson’s disease have one more treatment to consider after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally approved a new device that can help control the symptoms.
Severe appendicitis has been treated as a medical emergency for nearly 130 years. But a study has found that many patients can be treated with antibiotics alone.
The British High Court has ruled against an unnamed woman who wanted to create her own grandchild by using frozen eggs from her dead daughter. The court decided that it was not clear if her daughter had wanted the eggs to be used in this way.
We’ve been making huge strides in cancer medicine, with scientists discovering novel ways to keep the dreaded disease away or at least delay its spread and progression. But is it possible that, when it comes to breast cancer, the answer is just right in the …
