0 comments

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 ...

Diagnostic errors more common – and more deadly – than other treatment errors

0 comments

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 ...

Psychiatrists spend 1 million hours a year awaiting insurance approval, study says

0 comments

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 ...

Abnormal placenta may reveal newborn’s autism risk

1 comments

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, ...

Husband documents wife's battle with breast cancer in stunning photo series

0 comments

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 ...

Genetic mutations may predict who will develop chemotherapy side effects

3 comments

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 ...

Weight-loss surgery may alter genes

0 comments

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 ...

Rare condition causes stroke in 14-year-old boy

0 comments

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 ...

Study finds up to 75 percent of asthmatic adults have an allergy

0 comments

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 ...

How sanitary is your dentist's office?

0 comments

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 ...

1 child every 8 minutes visits ER for ingesting wrong medicine

0 comments

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 ...

Catholic Church gives its blessing to stem cell research in new book

0 comments

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. ...

New nano-'tracking devices' allow doctors to visualize stem cells inside hearts

0 comments

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, ...

Eat well, sleep better and weigh less

0 comments

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. ...

Tips for preventing superbug infections

0 comments

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 ...

Single concussion can cause lasting damage to the brain, study finds

0 comments

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 ...

Nigella Lawson opens up about losing weight, guilty pleasures and enjoying her age

0 comments

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 ...

Taking control of PMS through diet

0 comments

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 ...

Fluoride: Necessary or too much of a good thing?

0 comments

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 ...

Is stress causing your GI tract distress?

0 comments

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, ...

Stressed workers not more likely to get cancer

0 comments

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, ...

How to find humor in being a mom

0 comments

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 ...

7 ways to put the lust back in your marriage

0 comments

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 ...

Say ‘I love you’ with these Valentine’s Day gifts

0 comments

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 ...

Addicted to Facebook? Study shows users are lonelier

2 comments

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 ...

How to keep your child's teeth healthy

0 comments

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 ...

Lungs from heavy smokers may be effective for double-lung transplant

0 comments

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 ...

Migraines with aura linked to heart disease

0 comments

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 ...

New saliva gland test may better diagnose patients with Parkinson's

0 comments

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 ...

Flu outbreak: Why are so many not getting vaccinated?

0 comments

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 ...

Victims of workplace bullying more likely to take antidepressants, sedatives

0 comments

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 ...

How mental health is killing America

0 comments

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. ...

The truth about daily multivitamins

0 comments

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 ...

Dr. Manny explains Fragile X

0 comments

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. ...

Developing cancer in old age still imparts risk to offspring

0 comments

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 ...

Sandra Lee partners with St. Jude for the holidays

0 comments

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 ...

Healthy holiday cocktails

1 comments

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 ...

Medicating millions of kids – for being moody?

0 comments

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 ...

Watch your weight and enjoy a holiday buffet

0 comments

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 ...

Scientists aim to treat autoimmune diseases with worm-based therapy

0 comments

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. ...

Coffee: A great source of antioxidants and an effective mood enhancer

0 comments

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 ...

Evidence of 'chemo brain' verified by researchers

0 comments

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 ...

New 'obesity calculator' predicts child's likelihood of being overweight

0 comments

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 ...

Phone app helping those with depression

0 comments

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 ...

Study: Energy drinks cause sleep problems in U.S. combat troops

0 comments

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 ...

Former Radio City Rockette Details Struggle With Bulimia

0 comments

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 ...

Lend a helping hand: How to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy

0 comments

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 ...

Flood waters from Sandy pose risk of water supply contamination

0 comments

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 ...

2 ways to deal with Hurricane Sandy's devastating effects

0 comments

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 ...

Power outages leave sick with fewer options for medical treatment

0 comments

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 ...

Single gene variant may affect transplanted kidney survival