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Stockholm - Four Swedish women with transplanted uteruses have received test-tube embryos in a cutting-edge bid to fall pregnant, Swedish researchers said Monday."I cannot verify if any of them are pregnant or not," Mats Braennstroem, head of the research team at ...

Washington - It's just in fiction for now, but the "avatar doctor," a virtual physician which consults and diagnoses through a smartphone app, is coming, says the author of a new medical thriller.Robin Cook, a physician and best-selling author known for his books "...

A British surgeon has used the latest 3D-printing techniques to create a new pelvis for a man who had lost half his original one to cancer.

Some animals are very adept at practicing medicine to heal themselves. A biologist based in Japan has found a remarkable example of "animal magic" involving chimpanzees.

A medication designed to treat acute, symptomatic hypoglycemia has been recalled from the market due to microbial contamination.

Bethesda - The U.S. FDA is investigating the risk of stroke, heart attack, and death in men taking FDA-approved testosterone products.

According to a new report, more than a third of US drug approvals are based on a single large clinical trial, while others require more in-depth study. Some scientists question whether one trial is sufficient to know that a medicine is safe for patients.

Scientists at the University of Delaware have developed a “smart” hydrogel that can deliver medicine on demand, in response to mechanical force.

Park City - It won't cure dementia or Alzheimer's disease, but music can nevertheless help sufferers "wake up" their memories, reveals a moving documentary presented at the Sundance Film Festival.

Paris - Scientists said Sunday they had unravelled the genome of the hookworm, paving the way for better remedies against the disease-causing parasite that infects about 700 million people.