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Written By Loren Grush for Fox News The term “medical malpractice” often brings to mind errors made during surgery or the over-administration of prescription medications. However, a ...

Written By Amanda Woerner for Fox News One million hours: That’s how long psychiatrists across the country spend each year, waiting to get approval from insurance companies before they’re able ...

Written By Loren Grush for Fox News As of today, there are no definitive tests to measure a child’s risk for developing autism. Since early intervention and therapy is key for at-risk ...

Written by Loren Grush for Fox News In one photograph, Jennifer Merendino is smiling to herself as she walks down a New York City street, her long dark hair blowing in the wind. In another, ...

Written By Loren Grush for Fox News Each cancer patient’s response to chemotherapy is unique. Some may experience nausea and immune deficiency, while others can experience a more severe adverse ...

Written By Amanda Woerner for Fox News We all know that weight-loss surgery can shrink your waistline – but a new study shows it can cause surprising changes in your genes, too. According to ...

Written by Loren Grush for Fox News For 14-year-old Jackson Leitch, March 4 had started out like any other day. “He had gotten up in the morning, eaten breakfast and gone to school,” Robin ...

Written By Dr. Clifford Bassett for Fox News More than 25 million American children, adolescents and adults currently have a diagnosis of asthma. Previously it was thought that underlying ...

Written By Dr. Marc Siegel for Fox News The shocking news that thousands of patients who visited Dr. Scott Harrington’s Oklahoma oral surgery practice since 2007 may have been exposed to ...

Written By Jessica Ryen Doyle for Fox News Children reporting to the emergency room for medicinal ingestion is up more than 30 percent in the past decade, according to SafeKids Worldwide, a ...

Written By Jessica Ryen Doyle for Fox News In the past 20 years, stem cell research has been thrust into the medical spotlight as celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Christopher Reeve have ...

Written By Loren Grush for Fox News Heart stem cell therapy after a major heart attack holds the promise of helping to repair severely damaged cells by encouraging the growth of new ones. ...

Written By Tanya Zuckerbrot for Fox News It’s bad enough that a poor night’s sleep can leave you groggy and cranky. Did you know lack of sleep over time can lead to weight gain, ...

Written By Dr. David B. Samadi for Fox News Superbugs have come to the forefront of medical care in the United States and around the world, as they present a serious public health threat. ...

Written By Loren Grush for Fox News A single concussion, one of the most common forms of traumatic brain injury in the United States, may have a lasting impact on the brain, resulting in ...

Written by By Nicki Gostin for Fox News Nigella Lawson always vowed to never exercise. The cookbook author and host of her own cooking show was famous for unapologetically enjoying her food ...

Written by Jacqueline Silvestri Banks For many women battling severe cramps and PMS, the secret to easing these symptoms can be as easy as altering their shopping list. Eating the right ...

Written by Julie Revelant Community water fluoridation has been around for more than 65 years, and although proponents cite many benefits, the practice has come under fire recently as critics ...

Written By Dr. Jennifer Landa The enteric nervous system, or the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, is often referred to as the “second brain.” Much like your brain, the GI tract relies on the same ...

Written By Laurie Tarkan Many people assume that stress contributes to the development of cancer, but it is far from proven. Not only is the evidence mixed on general psychological stress, ...

Written By Julie Revelant Ever have a day when you feel like if you don’t laugh, you’ll break down and cry? “It’s a role you’re trapped in for the rest of your life,” said Laurie Kilmartin, ...

Written by Dr. Keith Ablow People sometimes tell me they know a couple married 20 years whose sex life is still as good as it ever was. While it’s certainly possible, I’ve also heard many of ...

Written By Jennifer Taitz I find it fascinating that we’re in the habit of showing love by contributing to our loved ones’ health detriments or our own financial woes. Since when does love ...

Written by Dr. Sreedhar Potarazu It turns out that as many as one in every three people who use social media like Facebook experience feelings of jealousy and envy after spending time on these ...

Written by Julie Revelant Brushing twice a day should definitely be non-negotiable in your house, especially since experts are seeing more and more kids with cavities. The problem actually ...

Written by Loren Grush Although transplant patients do not have much time to wait, that is what many of them inevitably wind up doing. A critical shortage of organ donors leaves many of ...

Written by Laurie Tarkan Women who have migraines with an aura are at a greater risk of having a heart attack than migraine sufferers who don’t get auras — visual disturbances or other symptoms ...

Written by Loren Grush It’s difficult for patients to absolutely know if they have Parkinson’s disease. To date, the only way to diagnose someone with Parkinson’s is to do a clinical exam to ...

Written by Loren Grush Two words are at the top of most American’s minds this winter: flu season. According to the most recent weekly flu advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Written by Laurie Tarkan Studies have shown that workplace bullying can chip away at a victim’s mental health, leading to depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress syndrome. Now, a ...

Written by Dr. Sreedhar Potarazu More than 46 million adults over the age of 18 have experienced some element of mental illness. In fact, the rate is 50 percent higher for those between ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately half of adults in the U.S. take at least one daily dietary supplement – the most popular being a multivitamin. ...

Written by Dr. Manny Alvarez Ever since my son was diagnosed with autism 15 years ago, I have incorporated the testing of Fragile X in all my pregnant patients. Even though the testing is ...

Written by Laurie Tarkan It has long been known that when a parent develops cancer at a relatively young age, the offspring are at significantly increased risk of getting cancer themselves. ...

The holiday season is about giving – but there are many children who need more than just toys. Actress Marlo Thomas has been devoted to helping children through her work with St. Jude ...

Written by Chris Kilham Once again it’s the holiday season, and for the fourth year in a row, Dr. Manny Alvarez and I have decided to ring in the season with healthy cocktails. This time, we ...

Written By Dr. Keith Ablow As more new changes emerge to psychiatry’s official diagnostic manual it becomes even clearer that the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Edition 5) from the ...

written by Tanya Zuckerbrot You are at your company’s holiday party checking out a glorious buffet that’s laden with delicious food. Naturally you are tempted to dig in, but your rational self ...

Written by Jessica Ryen Doyle For more than 20 years, scientists have been studying the theory of the hygiene hypothesis – the idea that organisms we might consider dangerous today were ...

Written by Chris Kilham It’s an upside down world. We used to hear that coffee, a common drink to kick-start a person’s morning, was a guilty pleasure at best and a health evil at worst. ...

Written by Loren Grush For many cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, memory problems and a general mental haziness often plague them during and after treatment. The condition – known as ...

Written by Loren Grush Childhood obesity has been on the rise in the United States, a trend that is putting many children at risk for a multitude of health problems – from cardiovascular ...

An estimated one in 10 Americans suffer from depression, and other mood disorders are on the rise. Henry Acosta, 42, had been struggling with depression since he was a teenager. "At the age ...

Written By Jonathan Serrie A new U.S. Army study warns service members to consume energy drinks in moderation, citing them as a cause of sleep problems among those on combat ...

Written by Jessica Ryen Doyle Insecure and suffering from bulimia, Greta Gleissner had her dream job as a Radio City Rockette for Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular in New York City ...

Written By Jessica Mulvihill Frank Murtagh watched in disbelief as his Long Beach, N.Y. home filled with water during Hurricane Sandy. But for the 53-year-old father-of-two, the experience was ...

By Loren Grush With many of New Jersey's cities and towns still experiencing significant flooding, several of the state's municipalities have issued boil water advisories, warning consumers ...

Written by Dr. Keith Ablow There is a mental “trick” to making it through adversity — and it really isn’t a “trick” at all because it is so closely aligned with the truth. Call it a “truth ...

By Loren Grush It has been four days since Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast, and power has yet to return to several communities. While many residents and businesses have been impacted by the ...

Written by Loren Grush When a patient in need of a kidney transplant finally receives their new organ, their health problems may not necessarily be over. For some kidney recipients, their ...