The woman who accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape five years ago was arrested Sunday, suspected of stabbing her boyfriend, police said.
Babies whose mothers are attentive and caring tend to grow into happy, well-adjusted children. But the psychological benefits of having a doting mother may extend well beyond childhood, a new study suggests.
Heart attack patients are exposed to a radiation dose equal to about 725 chest X-rays over the course of their hospital stay, according to research presented Monday at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Although many people think of a heart attack as a painful, sometimes fatal event, there are some heart attacks that go entirely unnoticed.
CNN's Linda Ciampa reports on the recovery process for people who have suffered a heart attack.
Moderate exercise can help patients with failing hearts feel better -- and it's safe, according to the largest-ever study of exercise in people with chronic heart failure, published as two articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Dr. Carnell Cooper, a Baltimore surgeon, is saving lives inside and outside the operating room.
A blow to the head that at first seems minor and does not result in immediate pain or other symptoms can in fact turn out to be a life-threatening brain injury, experts tell CNN.
Cancer patients who rely on religion to cope with their terminal illnesses are more likely to use intensive life-prolonging care, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The practice of moving research involving human subjects from wealthy countries to less wealthy countries has grown in recent years, raising a number of ethical and scientific issues that need to be addressed, researchers said in a journal article Wednesday.
More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12
What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young. You'd do it, right?
Sen. Edward Kennedy was released Monday from Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina after recovering from brain surgery, CNN has learned.
Sen. Ted Kennedy arrives in Massachusetts after being released from the hospital a week after undergoing brain surgery.
"I know he's planning for the future," says the ailing senator's son, Patrick Kennedy
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about what it's like to operate on a brain.
After a six-hour operation, the senator expects to be hospitalized for a week
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at a new study on the long-term risks associated with premature babies.
Olga Boyko, 23, has finished her studies at Antioch College and will be graduating in the spring. But she isn't putting her career on hold while she waits for her boyfriend of more than two years to graduate.
Trapped beneath a capsized raft on a churning river in northern California, Galena Mosovich realized her body was "panicking," but not her mind.
For critically ill patients, blood transfusions can endanger their lives instead of saving them. A new study suggests we can bank blood better.
For the first time, an osteoporosis drug has reduced deaths and prevented new fractures in elderly patients with broken hips, according to new research.
Two Tennessee sisters injured in Thursday's terrorist attacks in London underwent reconstructive surgery Monday at Duke University Hospital to close blast wounds to their feet, one of the surgeons involved in their treatment said.
If you have tried -- and tried again -- but still failed to stop smoking, you probably shrugged off the introduction of nicotine skin patches as just the latest wacko ''miracle'' way to kick the ha...
TECHNOLOGY, often cited as a cause of runaway health costs, may yet help slow the rate at which hospital bills are rising. An innovation called PACS, for picture archival communications system, pro...