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The federal government is partnering with connectivity powerhouses like Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft to transform the way health information is shared.

Three-year strategic plan covers both changes needed at AMA and changes it would like to see in the health care system.

The move reverses a Trump-era policy and aligns with a June 2020 US Supreme Court decision that bars discrimination based on gender orientation or identity.

A woman from Mali gives birth to nine babies, which was two more than doctors has detected on ultrasounds while she was pregnant.

For the study, researchers analyzed data on more than 15,000 faculty in surgery departments across the United States between 2013 and 2019.

Neonatal Nurses, Doctor Help Woman Who Delivered Baby on Plane Neonatal Nurses, Doctor Help Woman Who Delivered Baby on Plane May 4, 2021Three neonatal intensive care nurses and a family physician were in the right place -- on an airliner traveling to Hawaii -- at the right time -- when a woman unexpectedly delivered a baby prematurely on the flight.The medical professionals sprang into action to keep baby Raymond, who came into the world at 29 weeks, healthy until the flight got to Honolulu, according to a news release from Hawaii Pacific Health. Dale Glenn, MD, a family

Scentsational Soaps & Candles recalled the products after tests found methanol (wood alcohol), benzene, and acetaldehyde in some of its products, the company said in a statement on the FDA website.

The more gun laws a state has, the lower its suicide and murder rates, a new U.S. study finds.

If you're in a public restroom, you may not want to hang around too long, because lots of airborne pathogens are hanging around, too.

The percentage of U.S. doctors who are Black has barely risen in the past 120 years, and there's still a wide pay gap between white and Black physicians, a new study finds.

Administration May Force Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes April 20, 2021The Biden administration is considering two moves that would affect tobacco companies and American smokers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.First, the administration may require tobacco companies to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels, the WSJ reported. Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer, but it’s addictive and keeps people smoking.Second, the Food and Drug Administration must reply by April 29 to a citizens’ petition to ban menthol cigarettes. The FDA must reveal whether it plans to take such action itself, the WSJ

Blood pressure elevations in transgender males and some transgender females are seen before and soon after gender-affirming hormone therapy treatment.

The human/monkey chimeras -- organisms that contain cells from two or more species -- survived for up to 20 days in petri dishes, a team of Chinese and U.S. researchers reported.

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham has signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use for adults

Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are significantly underrepresented in U.S. health professions, with little indication that diversity will improve, a new study says.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that legalizes the recreational use of marijuana for people 21 years and up.

The Senate voted mostly along party lines to confirm the 21st Surgeon General.

The vote Wednesday was 52-48 and the result was mostly along party lines. Only two Republicans -- Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine -- voted with all Democrats in supporting Levine, the Associated Press reported.

The American Medical Association’s Joint Oversight Committee announced that Howard Bauchner, MD,  is on leave beginning at the end of the day. Bauchner is the top editor at JAMA, the journal of the AMA.

Medicine may have advanced by leaps and bounds over the last century, but Generation X and millennials are in worse health than their parents and grandparents were at their age.

For people who are obese, even a small amount of weight gain may come with higher medical costs, a new study finds.

A Los Angeles man says he was eating his favorite cereal when he found something that shouldn’t be there: A couple of sugar-encrusted shrimp tails.

Heavy bleeding following birth can threaten the life of the mother, and doctors at times turn to a hysterectomy to end the bleeding. But a new study suggests a less invasive, underused procedure might be a better, less drastic option.

Despite the fact that Americans have been driving less during the pandemic, pedestrian deaths per mile in the United States spiked 20% in the first half of 2020, new research shows.

Exercise equipment maker Peloton says a child has died in an accident involving the company’s Tread+ treadmill.