27 Contact Lenses Are Found in Woman’s Eye, Doctors Report ...
A medical team in Britain decided to publicize the case to raise awareness about safe contact lens use. […]
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In South Asian Social Castes, a Living Lab for Genetic ...
Millenniums of marriages within well-defined subgroups in South Asia have created many populations with higher risks of recessive […]
McCain’s Surgery May Be More Serious Than Thought, Experts Say ...
The recovery from a procedure on Friday to remove a blood clot could delay Senator John McCain’s return […]
In Clash Over Health Bill, a Growing Fear of ‘Junk ...
The Republicans’ proposal to overturn Obamacare could allow insurers to sell bare-bones plans that fail to pay for […]
A Tide of Opioid-Dependent Newborns Forces Doctors to Rethink Treatment ...
Infants born dependent on opioids are routinely removed from their mothers and sent to big hospitals. But keeping […]
Keith Conners, Psychologist Who Set Standard for Diagnosing A.D.H.D., Dies ...
After devising a scale for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Dr. Conners later expressed dismay over how loosely […]
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval for Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment by DENISE ...
The panel voted unanimously to recommend that the agency approve a treatment that genetically alters a patient’s own […]
Who Needs Hard Drives? Scientists Store Film Clip in DNA ...
In a first, researchers converted a movie into a DNA sequence and inserted it into bacteria. They hope […]
Study of How We Look at Faces May Offer Insight ...
The research suggests that genetics underlie how children seek out formative social experiences like making eye contact or […]
F.D.A. Deal Would Relax Rules on Reporting Medical Device Problems ...
The makers of cardiac defibrillators, insulin pumps, breast implants and other devices will be able to delay the […]