Everyone knows the basic prescription for staving off excess weight gain in middle age: Eat less and exercise more.
More than two years after a chimpanzee mauled her, Charla Nash will once again be able to eat solid foods and regain her sense of smell thanks to a full face transplant, doctors at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said Friday.
Chimp attack victim Charla Nash receives a full face transplant, but her hand transplant fails.
"It feels natural," says Dallas Wiens, who has a new nose, lips and skin
Teenage boys who are even slightly overweight face an increased risk of heart disease later in life, even if they slim down as adults, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Medical institutions should put into place policies to minimize the likelihood of a sleep-deprived doctor performing elective surgery, researchers said Wednesday in an editorial.
Women with very demanding jobs are nearly twice as likely to have a heart attack as their peers in more easygoing occupations, a new study suggests.
The owner of a chimpanzee that viciously attacked her friend in 2009 died of an aortic aneurysm. WFSB reports.
Sandra Herold, the owner of a chimpanzee that was involved in a vicious attack on her friend last year, has died, her attorney said Tuesday. She was 72.
People who take vitamin E supplements regularly for years -- whether they are smokers or nonsmokers -- may lower their risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the lung condition that is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
The headlines sounded promising -- 20 minutes of interval exercise can provide the same benefits as many hours of conventional workouts. But soon after came another study, this one suggesting that women should work out an hour every day just to maintain their weight.
Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they're worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.
If you've just had your first heart attack, doctors may one day be able to reverse the damage done with stem cell therapy.
Healthy men and women with good cholesterol levels could significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, better known as statins, according to a study released at the American Heart Association meetings in November.
Jet lag is the bane of the global traveler, but could your laptop hold the cure?
Doctors at a Boston hospital expressed optimism Friday that a man not yet fully awake after undergoing the second partial face transplant in the nation would recover fully.
The sleepless nights, the woozy days and the foggy minds of jet lag are the bane of any business traveler's life.
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that infants born as a result of assisted reproductive technology, or ART -- such as in vitro fertilization and the use of donor eggs -- are two to four times more likely to be born with certain types of birth defects than infants conceived naturally. But, the study's lead author says, the overall risk is still relatively low.
Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine
This city is renowned for having some of the finest medical facilities in the world. Mass General Hospital. Brigham and Women's. And, of course, the Cask 'n Flagon.
A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
The phone rang. It was the middle of the night.
Call me a convert. After receiving a wicked Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis four years ago at age 43, I've changed my thinking about Big Medicine and high-tech diagnostic scans. Bring 'em on--early ...
The Boston Police Department "accepts full responsibility" for the death of a 21-year-old college student killed by a police projectile fired to disperse crowds celebrating the Boston Red Sox victory over the New York Yankees.
As a woman with deep ties to her native Sudan and as a Western-trained doctor, "I belong to two teams," says Nawal Nour. She successfully brings those worlds together at Brigham and Women's Hospita...
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