New Drug Being Tested Helps Lower Cholesterol In Hardest To Treat Patients
Doctors say there's a new drug that shows remarkable success in lowering cholesterol, when nothing else works.
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Doctors say there's a new drug that shows remarkable success in lowering cholesterol, when nothing else works.
One in three Americans with private health insurance has been hit with a surprise medical bill, according to a new survey by Consumers Union. The study of 2,200 individuals also found consumers overall are confused when it comes to how to fight a surprise bill.
When scientists at the University of California, Berkeley came up with a way to edit DNA, the genetic blueprint of all living things, they had no idea one day they might regret it.
San Francisco has become the first city in the nation to outlaw chewing tobacco from its playing fields, including AT&T Park.
McDonald's may be developing a taste for a new ingredient as it fights to reinvent itself: Kale.
Trapped in Mexico for weeks, a San Jose family said the government won't let them bring their new baby home.
Researchers at UC Berkeley developed a microscope that used a smartphone to detect parasitic worms in a person's blood. The new device, called a CellScope, could help provide critical information to health providers in the field.
Patients report terrible side effects from a powerful strain of prescription antibiotics, and now doctors are calling for the strongest warnings imaginable.
The magazine's chief editor said holding a copy of Vandgardist will be like "holding somebody who is HIV positive." It will not harm you.
If you've been afraid of needles since you were a child then the idea of surgery is probably downright terrifying. Fortunately for Bay Area residents, many of California's best scoring hospitals for avoiding preventable medical errors among patients are right here in the Bay Area.
A San Diego man who knowingly infected another man with HIV was sentenced Monday to six months in jail.
Palo Alto High School sits right across the street from Stanford University, and the expectations of the kids who attend can be high.
Manny Pacquiao's dentist Ed de la Vega molded Pacquiao's mouth guard about six weeks ago to give the fighter time to acclimate to it.
Future generations won't be sitting out school just because some creepy crawlies were discovered on student scalps, at least not if schools adopt new clinical recommendations from a group of pediatricians.
The Food and Drug Administration says it approved an injection designed to melt away double-chin fat.
