Body and Health News

In a move hailed as a step toward fairness for same-sex couples, President Barack Obama is ordering that nearly all hospitals extend health care rights to gay and lesbian partners.
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Starting in July, a special high-risk pool will offer coverage to uninsured people with pre-existing health conditions at a cost similar to what everyone else pays. But some vulnerable patients are probably going to feel a little cheated.
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A study that linked autism to the MMR vaccine — which has been discredited — also made up a digestive problem linked to autism, a new investigation says.
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Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland’s volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts of ash fell in Iceland, Scotland and Norway.
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People who get folate and vitamin B-6 in their diet may have a lower risk of stroke and other heart diseases.
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Follow along as a young woman visits doctors for tests on a painful and scary spot in her breast.
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A group of doctors and veterinarians think that studying canine DNA and tumors may help them treat rare cancers in people.
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Two first-of-their-kind laws in Nebraska put new restrictions on abortion, including one that uses a new legal rationale for a ban on later-term abortions.
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A substantial number of heart doctors — about one in four — say they order medical tests that might not be needed out of fear of getting sued, according to a new study.
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Some women’s bodies do not respond to sexual stimulation. Researchers are learning more about why and how to improve the situation.
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