U.S. birth weights have fallen significantly in recent decades due to soaring rates of cesarean deliveries and inductions which have shortened the average pregnancy by about a week, new CU Boulder research...

In China, a novel Coronavirus with the name 2019-nCoV spreads. 18 people have already died of the infection. In the USA there are now the first case. All of the new developments you will find in the News...

‘I have had to ask the US to save me’: British dual national stuck in coronavirus-hit Wuhan will be airlifted to safety by America today after UK government abandons him in ‘ghost town’...

The wife of a cancer patient who was left unable to have sex after losing part of his penis to a flesh-eating superbug claims their relationship is “stronger than ever”. Sue, 61, and Andrew Lane,...

Nearly 130 people in the United States commit suicide every day. New work at the University of Virginia suggests that language used in text messages may one day help clinicians predict an increased risk...

Army scientists working with partners from industry and academia have developed an experimental treatment that protects animals from Sudan virus, which is closely related to Ebola. Their work is published...

Therapeutic horseback riding combined with brain-building exercises can improve the dexterity, coordination and strength of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, shows a study in Frontiers in Veterinary...

The perils of the Love Island pout’: They’re the injectable ‘tweakments’ girls as young as 12 are asking for, thanks to reality TV… but now doctors are warning they can lead...

How onions and old cheese could help inflammatory bowel disease: Scientists find diets rich in pre and probiotics ease gut cramps – but milk, pasta and rice will make them worse Researchers tested...

Child evacuated from Wuhan amid Chinese coronavirus outbreak is hospitalized with a fever after being quarantined in California A child who was among the 195 Americans evacuated from Wuhan has been hospitalized...