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General practitioners and pathology companies are involved in a row over who pays for medical pathology tests.

Controversial drug thalidomide does not improve survival for patients with a form of lung cancer, a study finds.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is conducting a safety review of the asthma drug Xolair after data from an ongoing study suggested an increased number of heart attacks and strokes among patients who use it.

State regulators have fined Kaiser Permanente's Bellflower Hospital $187,500 for failing to prevent unauthorized access to confidential patient information on octuplets born at the los angeles hospital in January.

Phone and web diagnosis service launched as pandemic death toll rises to 29Up to 65,000 people could die from swine flu in the UK in a worst case scenario set out by the chief medical officer as the government launched a national service for patients to obtain antiviral drugs over the internet and telephone.With 29 deaths now linked to the pandemic and a further 53 patients in intensive care, the cabinet's emergency planning committee, Cobra, is meeting three times a week to prepare for the impact of the rapidly spreading pandemic.On a day of dramatic revelations, the Department of Health revealed:. The launch of the National Pandemic Flu Service helpline for England.. 55,000 new infections last week.. More than 650 people in hospital.. Half of the UK's children might fall ill.. 132 million doses of a vaccine - still in development - have been ordered, enough for two injections for every UK citizen.The internet service and helpline will initially involve 2,000 people in call centres gi

Doctors who are unaware of cultural influences may miss important medical issues and exacerbate an often already tenuous therapeutic relationship.

A day after the New South Wales Government announced a major recruitment drive for junior doctors, there are claims that Newcastle hospital interns are being left alone to care for scores of patients.

The Brazilian government says it plans to fortify public hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro to protect patients and medical staff from stray bullets.

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The nation's first double hand transplant patient can wriggle his new fingers a litte bit now and grab a tennis ball, but what he really wants to do is be able to feel his wife's hands when he holds them....

Tests Recommended for nearly 3,000 Surgery Patients from Westchester-Area Hospital