Amgen recently launched At Home with Joan, a cancer information awareness campaign spearheaded by Joan Lunden, a breast cancer survivor and former co-host of "Good Morning America."

AbbVie plans to present data from 38 abstracts of Humira (adalimumab) and other products in the company’s investigational immunology medicine portfolio at the 2017 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Association for Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP) annual meeting Nov. 3-8, in San Diego.

The Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University recently obtained a $75,000 grant from Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services for its “Be in the Zone” teen safety initiative to deter texting while driving.

A recent study found that elderly sepsis survivors are more than three times more likely to experience cognitive problems following severe infections.

By focusing on the protein regarded as likely responsible for late-onset Parkinson’s disease, scientists at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) recently succeeded in further pinpointing certain mutations that trigger the neurological condition.

A recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) may help provide data for new drug development to treat a deadly form of malaria.

A Stony Brook University study carried out in tandem with Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers recently concluded that a certain coronary bypass procedure performed without a heart-lung machine showed no benefit over conventional “on-pump” methods.

Cardiac patients who received XIENCE stents reported a good quality of life and felt better sooner compared to those who underwent open-heart surgery, researchers said at a recent conference in Denver.

A next-generation heart stent designed especially for complicated medical procedures recently entered European and affiliated markets after receiving what's called a CE Mark.

Researchers from two Pennsylvania institutions recently discovered that protein mutations affecting the cochlea, the structure within the ear responsible for converting sound waves into auditory signals to the brain, may contribute to early hearing loss.

Add Teaser hereConsumers buying insurance on the health care exchanges will have less choice of insurer and plans as they shop around during the six-week 2018 enrollment period.

Stony Brook University Medical Center will bring together leaders in the neuroscience field from around the nation at its second annual “Meeting of the Minds” symposium on Nov. 4 at the East Campus.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded several grants for studies focusing on neuroethical matters regarding the use of deep brain stimulation in certain disorders and related patient consent in the wake of a recent workshop exploring ethical issues associated with research involving neural devices.

Events for those living with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) have been scheduled at locations across the United States, the American Autoimmune and Related Diseases Association announced.

Though migraines are often misunderstood and frequently undiagnosed, effective treatment for migraine sufferers exists, according to the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

Two organizations advocating on behalf of, and helping care for, the estimated 1 million people in the U.S. affected by Parkinson's disease recently came together to form the Parkinson's Foundation.

A new medicine to combat pain associated with endometriosis has received approval for fast-track FDA review, AbbVie, its manufacturer, said recently.

A person’s age, ethnicity, and even location can predict whether a case of the flu will become severe enough to send the patient to the hospital, according to research from the Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

Opdivo, a medication effective for certain forms of high-risk skin cancer, has earned approval from the European Medicines Agency for expanded use in patients with advanced melanoma who have had tumors surgically removed, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the drug's manufacturer, said in a release.

The National Institutes of Health recently said it will fund a total of $169 million for 110 new awards for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.