Researchers at the University of Washington are working to see if a talking pill bottle will make it easier and safer for people to take their medicine. The researchers didn’t invent the talking pill bottle, but they are the first to explore how willing we are to listen to instructions from pharmacists and doctors.

A mother who is 24 weeks pregnant is recovering from surgery to repair her baby’s lungs. Doctors were able to insert a device into the baby’s lungs that will allow fluid to drain.  This rare procedure took place on a one-pound, two-inch, unborn child.

A new study finds that one out of 14 times, doctors are failing to tell their patients about abnormal cancer screening results.  The findings are published in Archives of Internal Medicine.

Employees who are enrolled in BlueChoice HealthPlan are being told to search for a new provider. Beginning July 1, 2009, physicians employed by Roper Hospital and Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital, both located in Charleston, will no longer participate in the BlueChoice HealthPlan Network.

A new study finds the lives of nearly 8,000 black Americans could be saved each year if doctors could figure out a way to bring their average blood pressure down to the average level of whites.

Doctors are increasingly concerned about drug-resistant staph bacteria that are increasingly acquiring “superbug” powers and causing far more serious illnesses than they have in the past.

Doctors warn that some eyelash enhancers contain compounds called prostaglandins, a family of chemicals used to treat glaucoma.

Two boys buried in an ice cave in Washington’s Cascade Mountains last month are finally talking about the ordeal.

A Vietnamese teenager is finally able to smile after doctors in Miami removed a 12 pound tumor from her face.