Super gonorrhea threat – it's a public health crisis that is on the horizon David C. Harvey There have been reports of cases of gonorrhea in the United Kingdom where the strain is resistant to all the antibiotics normally used…

Coffee requires cancer warning, California judge rules Associated Press While science is still trying to answer the question of whether or not coffee is bad for your health, one judge has already come to a verdict. Los Angeles Superior Court…

Brain development disorders in children linked to common environmental toxin exposures ScienceDaily After reviewing published evidence about endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), researchers at the Université Paris-Sorbonne have proposed that a host of environmental toxins such as pesticides and chemicals found in…

Can This Judge Solve the Opioid Crisis? Jan Hoffman Judge Dan Aaron Polster of the Northern District of Ohio wants to quickly settle more than 400 lawsuits against drug makers and distributors in wake of the national opioid crisis. Many…

Uber launches Uber Health, a B2B ride-hailing platform for healthcare Darrell Etherington Uber is launching Uber Health, which will help clinics, hospitals, and rehab centers more easily assign rides for their patients. This specific business line of Uber will not…

#MeToo in medicine: Women, harassed in hospitals and operating rooms, await reckoning Elizabeth Chuck Women who work in the medicine are coming forward about the sexual harassment that they experience in a "male dominated" field. Dr. Christina Jenkins discusses how…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The epidemic of gun violence is treatable Dr. Sanjay Gupta The recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida serves as another painful reminder that gun violence is a major issue in this country.…

Safe injection sites in San Francisco could be first in the US Mark Lieber The opioid epidemic has spread rapidly across America, leaving public health officials to think of response to what has become a crisis. The San Francisco Department…