SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- On any given day inside Mercy San Juan Medical Center's neuro-intensive care unit, a 5-foot-6-inch-tall robot with a computer screen can be seen roaming the halls.

The robot, named RP-VITA (Remote Presence Virtual ...

CHICAGO -- Until recently, I didn't know that I could use stem cells to help heal my bum shoulder. Perhaps that's because I don't use said shoulder for hurling baseballs or footballs at speeds approaching the sound barrier for obscene amounts of ...

Attention swimmers: More than half of the public pools tested in a new study contained bacterial evidence that someone may have pooped in the pool.

Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state and local ...

It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said ...

My friend Madelyn sends me periodic requests to address her issue of late night snacking. Wonders if this habit may hinder her efforts to lose weight.

Indeed it may, say researchers. And they blame it on our circadian rhythm -- our "internal ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Little Carter Silveira was sound asleep in the Sutter Memorial Hospital neonatal intensive care unit.

A ventilator helped him breathe. Sensors on his chest monitored his temperature, and fine tubes snaked into a foot and his...