Older medical students say age brings perspective, patience, and people skills, qualities that give them an edge in training and practice.

Americans may now be classified as obese, according to a new study authored by Harvard Medical School researchers ...

This post was updated March 9 at 9:44 p.m. A UCLA-led comparative study, using data from hospitals, concluded that the surgical program a doctor chooses produces no significant differences in career ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A medical school at the University of Rhode Island (URI) is one step closer to becoming a reality. Consulting firm Tripp Umbach released the results of its independent ...

An independent feasibility study released Monday, Oct. 6, by a special legislative commission recommends the creation of a medical school at the University of Rhode Island, finding that it would ...

The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels temperature has remained ...