Birth defects are the leading cause of infant illness. They can pose serious health risks in newborns. However, with timely detection through prenatal screening and corrective surgery, ...

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Cuban influencer Claudia Artiles recently shared a heartfelt video from the hospital, where she is by her young son Marlon's ...

Cuts to federal health-care spending make it harder for doctors to make the oldest promise in medicine: that we will do no ...

Newsweek spoke to the centenarian's grandson who said that the hospital was compared to "hell" back in the 1920s.

Your child's forehead feels warm. You reach for the thermometer and see the numbers climbing. Your heart starts racing as a dozen questions flood your mind. Should you rush to the emergency room? Call ...

"No More Tears," by Gardiner Harris, is a scathing expose of Johnson & Johnson and its many missteps and transgressions.

At the state level, the commonwealth’s Department of Human Services says cuts could result in more than 300,000 ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing an increase in cases of viral upper respiratory infections and strep throat. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine Physicians across the Midstate are seei… ...

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots within expiry of Zicam® Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, Zicam® Nasal AllClear Swabs, and Orajel™ Baby Teething Swabs to the consumer level ...

How to get rid of an ear infection Treatment options vary depending on the kind of ear infection one has and how severe it has become. Outer ear infections, for instance, are typically treated ...

An ear infection can present as a dull, persistent ache, and is sometimes accompanied by pressure, discharge, itching, fever or muffled hearing. In more severe cases, the pain can be sudden, sharp ...