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Many of the donor kidneys that are discarded each year in the United States could instead be effectively transplanted, a large new study suggests.

Sepsis kills more than twice as many people worldwide as once believed, and children in poor regions account for an excessive number of such deaths, researchers say.

The result is that patients are being prescribed pricey new medications that have not been tested as rigorously, said lead researcher Jonathan Darrow, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

Researchers report they have developed a machine that can repair injured livers and keep them alive outside the body for up to a week.

Looking at data on injury deaths and temperature over 38 years, researchers found a correlation between unusually high temperatures and increased rates of death from a range of causes -- traffic accidents, drownings, assault and suicide.

A $1 increase in the federal minimum wage could have prevented 13,800 suicides among less-educated adults aged 18 to 64 during the peak in unemployment following the 2009 financial crash, researchers estimated.

Goop has been criticized for questionable wellness claims, including the use of jade and quartz "eggs" for vaginal health

Learn about the current and emerging applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare — a WebMD Special Report on the promising future of AI in medicine.

Looking at tens of thousands of pot-related posts on Twitter, researchers saw a lot of bogus health claims that they fear may drown out solid science.

From osteoporosis, to stroke and drug interactions, here are several ways artificial intelligence is already affecting health care.

A nurse in the doctor's office tried twice to "flush" out the wax in each ear using a liquid-filled syringe -- a standard procedure known as aural irrigation.

For the first time, this year, more women than men are enrolled as U.S. medical students, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges

There's been an uptick in the number of laboratory studies showing how just one mutation could create highly infectious or "hypervirulent" strains of disease-causing bacteria, fungi and water molds.

The new method developed by researchers and outlined in their study suggests that the measurements used by the FDA and other regulatory agencies underestimate BPA exposure by as much as 44 times.

While some CBD products are now legal, what will happen if you carry them on a plane?

The FDA is warning people to be cautious when buying foods or supplements that claim to contain CBD oil. The agency says many of the flood of new CBD oil products being sold in stores and online are being marketed illegally, have not been reviewed for safety, and may pose harm to people who take them.

The affected marijuana was mistakenly distributed due to a technical error, according to Colorado Department of Revenue news release.

Most people with sickle cell end up with organ damage caused when the misshapen cells clog blood vessels and tiny capillaries. Average life expectancy is far shorter than for people without the disease. And until recently, the only available treatment for sickle cell was the same as it had been for decades

The strategy resulted in a 76% decrease in dengue transmission in a community in Indonesia that has frequent dengue outbreaks. Similar reductions were seen in an urban area near Rio de Janeiro, and around Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Critics say the proposal would impede new clean air and water rules because many studies showing an association between pollution and health risks use personal health information gathered under confidentiality agreements, The Times reported.

A global coalition of more than 11,000 scientists warns that planet Earth is facing a "climate emergency" that will cause "untold human suffering" unless drastic steps are taken.

Investigators say the worker had been briefed on the risks of working with the virus and was offered a vaccine to prevent it, but she declined to get it.

After a mass shooting, pediatricians are less likely to ask parents about gun safety in the home, a new study finds

Robert Chelsea became the first African American patient to have a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced.

Previous research has predicted that the number and intensity of heat waves will increase, but this study is the first to examine changes in their potential physical size.