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A new WebMD poll shows that members of minority communities are more uneasy about discussing sensitive topics, like race-related issues and sexual orientation, with doctors.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, claimed the number one spot in the annual honor roll of best hospitals published today by U.S. News & World Report.

Black patients have a higher rate of adverse safety events than white patients when they are admitted to the same hospital, regardless of insurance coverage type or the percentage of hospitalized patients who are Black, according to a new Urban Institute study.

The CDC says an untreatable "superbug" fungus is spreading in a Washington, D.C., nursing home and two Dallas-area hospitals.

A new study finds the U.S. medical field is less dominated by white men than it used to be, but there are still few Black and Hispanic doctors, dentists and pharmacists.

A new study in Canada found that patients cared for by female physicians had lower in-hospital death rates than those who had male doctors.

As temperatures across the U.S. surge to historic -- and deadly -- levels, experts recommend knowing the signs and symptoms of heat illness.

Florida-Based Doctor Arrested in Haiti President’s Assassination July 13, 2021A Haitian-born doctor, who was based in Florida for more than two decades, has been arrested as a central suspect in the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse, according to The New York Times.About two dozen people have been arrested as suspects, the newspaper reported, though police believe Christian Emmanuel Sanon, 63, was plotting to become president.“He arrived by private plane in June with political objectives and contacted a private security firm to recruit the people who committed this act,” Léon Charles, Haiti’s national police chief, said during

Immigrants to the U.S. are healthier and have better health outcomes on average than native-born Americans, according to a new study in the journal Health Affairs.

Dolphins do it underwater and bats tap into this in darkness to find their way. Some people who are blind already use it and scientists say it is only a matter of time before more people learn how.

A 29-year-old woman in Taiwan had chopstick fragments in her sinuses for a week after she was reportedly attacked by her sister at the dinner table, according to a new report.

Findings are based on an analysis of global temperature and death data from 2000 to 2019. During that time, global temperatures rose by 0.26 degrees Celsius per decade.

NHL Player Dies in Fireworks Incident July 7, 2021A 24-year-old player with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League died Sunday after being struck by fireworks at a party in Novi, Mich.An autopsy showed that Matiss Kivlenieks, a goaltender for the Blue Jackets, died of chest trauma, said Lt. Jason Meier of the Novi Police Department, according to The New York Times.Police said several people were sitting in a hot tub at the private party when an element from a fireworks mortar headed toward them. They tried to get out of the tub but Kivlenieks

The hashtag #BigHoopEnergy has sparked an online conversation about how women of color in the medical field are pressured to conform to traditional standards of professional appearance.

Millions of residents in Washington, Oregon, and even up into Canada have struggled through record-shattering, dangerous heat. Hundreds of emergency room visits and hundreds of deaths are being blamed on the heat.

Some worry the huge investment in science will also help Chinese scientists who collaborate in the United States. Others say global problems won't get solved without such partnerships.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas calls the federal government’s marijuana laws “contradictory” and says they “may no longer be necessary.”

Two medical students draw praise after helping a passenger who became lightheaded and fell during a flight to Greece.

Emory University School of Medicine sends a letter of apology to Marion Hood, MD, a retired gynecologist and obstetrician. The school rejected his admission in 1959 because he's black.

‘Jeopardy!’ Apologizes After ‘Grinch’ Clue for Medical Disorder June 23, 2021The game show “Jeopardy!” apologized after an offensive and outdated clue for a cardiac condition hit a nerve on social media.According to Yahoo Entertainment, host Savannah Guthrie, provided this clue on Monday: “Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is also known as Grinch syndrome because this organ is too small.” The correct answer -- in the form of a question -- was, "What is the heart?"POTS is a debilitating condition that causes your heart to speed up by at least 30 beats per minute after you move from sitting

A sudden outbreak of sick and dying birds in the South and Midwest has left scientists scrambling to figure out why.

Both main bones in his arm were broken, and a big bite had been taken out of the back of his forearm.

The number of institutions using Apple’s EHR download feature is growing fast; company announces it will start sending other doctors’ records and wearable data to physicians in their EHRs.

Inventor Says His New Straw Will Cure Hiccups June 22, 2021 -- A Texas doctor says you don’t have to breathe into a paper bag, suck on a lemon, or use other Mom-endorsed remedies when you’ve got a case of the hiccups.Instead, you can sip water through an L-shaped, hard plastic straw marketed as the HiccAway, says inventor Ali Seifi, MD.How does it work? According to instructions on the HiccAway website, you stick the straw into a glass of water and suck in water two or three times, immediately swallowing after each sip.You must suck hard because

59% of U.S. adults say the health care system discriminates at least “somewhat,” negatively affecting trust. About one in every eight adults (12%) say they have been discriminated against by a U.S. health care facility or office.