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A hospital isn’t usually a place most would consider a haven for ceramic sculptures, watercolor paintings or colorful collages. But St. Joseph Mercy Oakland aims to make art part of the patient experience and wants transformative works to enhance its environment.
Federal regulators said Tuesday that they have approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages — at least for the time being — that have left patients and parents frightened about missing life-saving treatments.
San Francisco— California health officials became alarmed when a 39-year-old Mexican-American woman in Alameda County was diagnosed with mercury poisoning, giving her headaches, numbness, depression and forgetfulness.
Dear Dr. Donohue: I was diagnosed with celiac disease because of frequent diarrhea and weight loss. I requested that I have the celiac blood test. It was positive. How does a person know if one has celiac disease? I thought at first that I had a thyroid problem.
Nine hospital emergency departments in southeast Michigan have been named to a Denver-based independent health care ratings company's list of the best emergency medicine departments in the country.
Trenton, N.J. — Federal regulators said Tuesday that they've approved new suppliers for two crucial cancer drugs, easing critical shortages — at least for the time being — that have left patients and parents frightened about missing life-saving treatments.
Dear Dr. Donohue: In your column, you replied to a student regarding drugs used by teenage athletes. You concluded by saying you would write about caffeine if he requested you to.
Chicago— A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who believe they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics.
Dear Dr. Donohue: What is your opinion of the recently developed stool DNA test for colon cancer? It's not an invasive test, and there's no need to purge your colon before the sample is collected.
A Henry Ford Health System doctor has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a member of an advisory group on prevention, health promotion and integrative and public health, the Detroit-based health system said Monday.
Boston — U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.
Dear Dr. Donohue: My New Year's resolution was to get active. I did. Now I suffer. I chose to jog for exercise and did it daily.
Trenton, N.J.— Johnson & Johnson is recalling all infant Tylenol on the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with newly designed bottles — just introduced three months ago — that the company had touted as a big improvement to make measuring the correct dose easier.
Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 47 and facing menopause. I'd like some information on it. What is the average age for it?
The furor over President Barack Obama’s birth control mandate has swiftly entered a new phase, with supporters and opponents alike calling the subject a potent ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2005. My rheumatologist put me on methotrexate. I had many side effects from methotrexate, and ...
Helen Phillips and I have something in common. We are both battling colds and are doing everything we can to get rid of them.
Learn about the legal issues that surround Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias at one of three presentations hosted by the Information Center today and ...
San Francisco— The name Jaya in Hindi means victorious.
Dear Dr. Donohue: I was diagnosed with avascular necrosis in June of 2011. No one will help me or give me information on this condition. I cannot afford ...
A human embryonic stem cell created by University of Michigan scientists was placed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health's registry, making the cells ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: My husband, 55 years old, had his first colonoscopy a month ago. They found a polyp that wasn't cancer. No one in his family has ever had ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: My doctor referred me to an ENT doctor because my calcium was elevated and so was my parathyroid hormone.
Dear Dr. Donohue: I have serious doubts about judging weight and health.
East Lansing — Ingham County Health Department officials are investigating the death of a sophomore at Michigan State University who died Friday, ...
The Detroit Medical Center and its parent Vanguard Health Systems Inc. want to open a $50 million, nearly 100,000-square-foot outpatient facility for children ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 89 years old and in good health. I do not have high blood pressure, and I do not have diabetes. The only big problem I have had for a ...
Atlanta — A new study shows more and more U.S. adults are being told by their doctor to get off their duffs and exercise.
Washington — Hold the mystery meat: Military bases will soon be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to ...
Dr. Molly O'Shea addresses health and development issues for babies, children and adolescents.
Find the latest reports on influenza and the H1N1 flu, advice from pediatrician Dr. Molly O'Shea, flu-tracking maps, video, Twitter updates and more.
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