9-year-old Corey Hass figured he would never see again: suffering from an inherited disease called Leber’s congenital amaurosis, Corey was classified as legally blind. Naturally, Corey’s…
A high-speed, single-vehicle accident on I-94 in Van Buren Township, Michigan, has claimed the life of one man and seriously injured three other people. The crash, which happened early Monday…
A surgeon at a Rhode Island Hospital committed malpractice by mistakenly operating on the wrong part of a patient’s hand. Now, health officials are investigating how this mistake could have…
As I wrote yesterday, for years the message from health care providers and cancer awareness groups has been consistent and clear: early detection through regular screening saves lives. In an…
The Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society, Otis Brawley, recently warned against over-screening for prostate and breast cancers. While Brawley stated that he does not want his…
Lasko Products, the largest manufacturer of fans in the U.S., was ordered to pay $13.5 million to the family of a 7-year-old Germantown, Pennsylvania boy who was killed in a 2005 blaze ignited by a…
Blair LLC and the Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling chenille robes and other chenille products made by A-One Textile and Towel of Pakistan, because the products are highly flammable….
Here is a daunting fact: one in five Americans has an autoimmune disorder, which occurs when the immune system attacks itself. Moreover, about ¾ of those with an autoimmune disorder are…
Two years after becoming vice president for research at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, Dr. Suzanne Stratton decided to put her foot down. After repeatedly clashing with doctors who…
Madison, Wisconsin—a group of childhood sex abuse victims are urging a Wisconsin legislative committee to support Assembly Bill 453, which would repeal the state’s statute of limitations…
Following up on one of our previous stories, Daniel Burwell is fit to stand trial according to competency tests conducted at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry, near Ypsilanti. Ingham County Circuit…
As the swine flu spreads across our nation’s neighborhoods, schools, and nursing homes, there’s an equally growing epidemic spreading across the internet – scams on fake swine flu treatment. The…
