MEDICINE

The new insulin pill system will inject from the inside after being swallowed, thus sparing patients from any pain.

Here are 12 common diseases that can totally be prevented if early vaccination is done. 

They started texting each other and what began as a flirtatious relationship evolved into sexual intercourse, sometimes in the hospital while other times at the patient’s home.

Almost half of all Americans still have some form of heart ailment, according to latest figures from the American Heart Association.

Reactions to the spread of measles are mixed, though most appear to blame the outbreak on parents' choice to say no to vaccinations.

The State of Washington has declared a state of emergency after confirming 35 cases of the highly-contagious measles.

There is no timetable set for Cam Newton after undergoing surgery for his shoulder for the second time in less than two years.

There are many diseases that can be fatal to anybody who is exposed to them, with some leading to death in an instant if the person is unprotected.

The parents have spoken out about the terrifying moment of their lives when their daughter experienced a seven-minute seizure and her speech began to decline. 

With measles apparently making a comeback in the U.S., preventive steps need to be made urgently.

After reports of 21 cases of measles and four more exposure sites throughout Clark County, the public health department has declared an emergency on Sunday.

Michiel, 20, and Amber Vandeweert, 12, of Diepenbeek, Belgium, who both suffer from progeria, try to lead their lives as normally as possible.

The girl's parents Gena and Scott Doss prayed for a miracle and to everyone's surprise, they got it when it was revealed that the girl's tumor could not be detected.

A new study has found that goose bumps does more than just making hair stand on end.

A group of scientists has succeeded in growing replicas of the snake’s venom-producing glands.

The well-received ECG feature of the Apple Watch Series 4 isn’t capable of detecting these conditions.

The ECG feature on the Apple Watch Series 4 will be able to detect if a user has an irregular heart rhythm. Here’s how to use it.

“I could still see; here I was struggling to breathe. My forehead had doubled in volume. My head was like a light bulb,” the teen said.

Think of AI as the perfect aide: it doesn’t need sleep or breaks, and it never tires of doing the same thing over and over.

Duke University students who may have been in direct contact with the sick student were updated about the situation by a message sent by the university doctors.

Four surgeons and a team of about 18 medical staff at the Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne conducted the surgery on the girls, who were from Bhutan.