Dr. Hans Hogerzeil, director of essential medicines and pharmaceutical policies at the World Health Organization (WHO), will present a seminar on October 2 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill titled, “Access to Essential Medicines as Part of the Fulfillment of the Right to Health.”

Scholarship awarded to local high school senior for college studies in sports medicine.

A new approach to internal medicine residency training could improve patient care and physician-patient relationships, according to a University of Cincinnati study.

Sound has a long history in medicine, from the stethoscopes doctors have used since the early 19th century to listen to the internal sounds of the human body to the obstetric ultrasound images so familiar to expectant parents.

There exists much ethical controversy brought about by advances in biology and medicine and the relationship to religion. In a new essay in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Laurie Zoloth takes an approach to medical ethics that draws upon Jewish texts, traditions, and philosophy to show how acting to change the world is indicative of this faith tradition.

The Department of Defense (DOD) today announced that Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will spearhead the search for innovative ways to quickly grow large volumes of bone tissue for craniofacial reconstruction for soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fluoride-Induced Spots on Teeth Harm Kids’ Self-Esteem, says Dental Journal

A study from the Swedish state pharmacy monopoly shows that there has been a sharp increase in the number of youngsters here using pre-locec and other medicines for ulcers and troubled stomachs.

The Harvard School of Public Health and Harris Interactive have conducted a poll over the issue of Socialized Medicine. More than 2,000 people were asked their opinion about this kind of health care. The results are dubious.

Baxter Healthcare Corp. has to stop producing multidose vials of heparin. The medication causes severe allergic-type reactions in some patients.

Public spending on medical research in Europe should be doubled over the next ten years to ensure health and welfare for Europe’s citizens and to nurture a thriving European medical research industry. There should be greater collaboration between European institutions in medical research and improved career paths for medical scientists.

The traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has broad prospects and huge potentials in its development, Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi said in Beijing Thursday.