Shots - Health News

Scientists Put An End To Moratorium On Bird Flu Research

by: Nell Greenfieldboyce

Why Some Hospices Turn Away Patients Without Caregivers At Home

by: Michelle Andrews

Old Drug Extends Life For Pancreatic Cancer Patients

by: Richard Knox

Rules Would Retire Most Research Chimps

by: Nell Greenfieldboyce

Painkiller Paradox: Feds Struggle To Control Drugs That Help And Harm

by: Rob Stein

Growing Pains As Doctors' Offices Adopt Electronic Records

by: Eric Whitney

Information technology has transformed much of the American economy, but its use in health care still lags, especially when it comes to electronic medical records.

Doctors Are Diagnosing More Kids With ADHD

by: Nancy Shute

'Roe V. Wade' Turns 40, But Abortion Debate Is Even Older

by: Julie Rovner

Inching Closer To The Demise Of A Stubborn Parasitic Worm

by: Michaeleen Doucleff

What's the big fuss about Guinea worm, a parasite that now infects just a few hundred people? Well, the public health community finally has the nasty bug's back against the wall.

A Worm's Ovary Cells Become A Flu Vaccine Machine

by: Richard Knox

CDC: Flu Season Is Especially Tough On The Elderly

by: Rob Stein

Figuring How To Pay For (Chimp) Retirement

by: Nell Greenfieldboyce

Some Types Of Insurance Can Discriminate Based On Genes

by: David Schultz