There is new hope for thousands of the sickest of heart patients. As NewsCenter 5's Heather Unruh reported Monday, researchers say the heart pump device could save, and improve countless lives.
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They don't have R2D2's polished look, but robots are revolutionizing the preparation of medications and even chemotherapy drugs at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births finds.
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High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality -- including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal -- raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.
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Only a few months ago, people around the country were concerned about contracting the H1N1 flu and worried about the small supply of vaccine, but those fears have seemed to subside, according to a new study.
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People who use tobacco are generally less likely to be in favor of vaccines, a study says. But a cervical cancer vaccine for young girls is different.
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The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.
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