Living with rheumatoid arthritis can take a toll on your body and your mind. If you are a rheumatoid arthritis patient living with depression, your mental health could be making your situation worse.

The US Food and Drug Administration officials have approved a new heart pump designed to benefit patients with advanced heart failure awaiting a heart transplant.

It is a common belief that kids with autism are more gifted in the arts and math.  A recent study looked at what college majors kids with autism were choosing to study.

Neck injuries are treated with great caution to avoid further complications including paralysis. This extra level of care often leads to the overuse of expensive radiography.

Need another reason to refill your morning cup of joe? How about reading words faster and more accurately? A recent study found that a small amount of caffeine may enhance your ability to process words with positive connotations.

Some people who abuse alcohol may avoid treatment because they fear they’ll never be able to drink again, even occasionally. Not all counselors agree that every case requires total abstinence.

At the end of someone’s life, it may seem easier to try to focus on the good. But if unresolved issues are present, forgiveness can bring everyone some peace.

Four-dimensional imaging brings a live-action view to a 3D picture. A new version of this technique may help deliver higher levels of radiation to tumors while sparing healthy tissue.

Spending nine months in the same small space sure could get boring. So perhaps it's not surprising that scientists have discovered babies yawn in the womb. Of course, the babies are not yawning because they are bored or tired.

Every year, nearly 56,500 Americans are diagnosed with thyroid cancer. About 2 percent of those cases are a rare but fierce type called anaplastic thyroid cancer.