Lawn-mowing safety precautions are essential to help reduce the thousands of injuries received every year by children and adolescents, five national medical organizations warn.
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The Grim Reaper finally came knocking for the man known as “Dr. Death.” TIME has followed the saga of the Michigan pathologist’s “assisted suicide” campaign since his first patient in 1990. Here’s a look back at what TIME has said about Kevorkian through the years.
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An oral rheumatoid arthritis drug called tofacitinib improved symptoms better than placebo and worked quickly in patients who had not responded to other medicines.
Continue reading …Happy National Doughnut Day: See the Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Doughnuts
June 3, 2011 No CommentWho doesn’t love doughnuts? Though NewsFeed suggests living every day like it’s doughnut day, the official holiday only rolls around once a year. (LIST: Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Doughnuts) Because our favorite fried food is rich in history as well as flavor, there are several things you may not know about doughnuts.
Continue reading …Jack Kevorkian, 83, the assisted suicide advocate who ignited a nationwide firestorm of controversy after supervising an admitted 130 deaths, has died, the Detroit Free Press reported Friday. Kevorkian’s attorney said that the former pathologist, who was heralded by some as moralistic hero and by others as a murderer, succumbed to a blood clot that
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Researchers have discovered a new strain of antibiotic-resistant superbug bacteria in milk that has also infected humans.
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More than 90% of children entering kindergarten in the U.S. have had most recommended immunizations, although coverage rates remain below target goals for most states, the CDC says.
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The use of a clot-busting drug for stroke has increased in the U.S., according to a new study. However, its overall use is still low.
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The E. coli outbreak that has left several dead and hundreds ill across Europe — and may now have caused two U.S. travelers to become ill — is a new strain that has never been seen before, according to an official at the World Health Organization.
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The number of people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, continues to rise. That’s mainly because of highly effective drugs that allow people infected with HIV to live longer, healthier lives, the CDC says.
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