October 27, 2015 6 celebrities whose charities have aided medical research This past summer, the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge once again proved the huge influence that celebrities can have on others.
October 27, 2015 Major surgical mistakes still happen in the US, study finds Major errors during surgery are rare, but preventable mistakes still happen in hospitals throughout the United States, a new review finds.
October 27, 2015 India to track toilet use with tablets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is launching a nationwide online program to check whether people are using toilets as part of his cleanliness drive.
October 27, 2015 Clinically dead woman revived after 42 minutes Australian doctors have saved the life of a woman who was clinically dead for 42 minutes. Â
October 27, 2015 Families make videos to reassure patients with dementia or 94-year-old Louise Irving, who suffers from dementia, waking up every day to a video with a familiar face and a familiar voice seems to spark a flicker of recognition.
October 27, 2015 Hard search for less invasive brain surgery leads to eyelid Doctor after doctor said removing the tumor causing Pamela Shavaun Scott's unrelenting headaches would require cutting open the top of her skull and pushing aside her brain. Then one offered a startling shortcut - operating through her eyelid.
October 27, 2015 Scientists create vomiting machine to study how norovirus is transmitted Researchers have used animal models, stem cells and 3-D printing to solve some of science’s greatest mysteries.
October 27, 2015 Weight loss surgery tied to colon cancer risk Obesity is already linked to a higher risk of colon or rectal cancer, but a new study suggests this risk is even greater for obese people who have undergone weight-loss surgery.
October 27, 2015 Tiny 3D-printed organs could enable better drug testing Miniature human organs made by 3D printing could create a "body on a chip" that enables better drug testing.
October 27, 2015 Lab-made rat kidneys raise hopes for dialysis patients Scientists have discovered yet another way to make a kidney - at least for a rat - that does everything a natural one does, researchers reported on Sunday, a step toward savings thousands of lives and making organ donations obsolete.