Ten months after being re-launched, a new brand of female condom has proven popular among a test group of Ugandan women, according to the study.

With supermarkets no longer supplying as many leftovers, food banks are approaching farmers directly to bring imperfect, but still edible, fruits and vegetables to the needy.

In the 1950s, children with cystic fibrosis usually died before they reached kindergarten age, their airways choked with mucus by a genetic disorder that disrupts their ability to clear infections from their lungs.

The Ronald Reagan U.C.L.A. Medical Center, one of the nation's most highly regarded academic hospitals, has earned a reputation as a place where doctors will go to virtually any length and expense to try to save a patient's life.

LET me start by saying I'm a fan of generic drugs...But there is a gnawing concern among some doctors and researchers that certain prescription generic drugs may not work as well as their brand-name counterparts.

A new intensive program for very young children with autism has produced impressive results, leading to substantial gains in I.Q. and in listening skills after two years of therapy.

A new study of employee disability claims shows that disabling illnesses and accidents peak after the winter holidays, making it the riskiest time of year for workers in the United States.

In the latest "18 and Under" column, the pediatrician Dr. Perri Klass writes about the challenges of diagnosing depression in young people. Some time ago I got an e-mail message from one of my students: She couldn't come to class. She was having

I'm depressed.<br /> <br /> I'm recovering well from an aggressive case of prostate cancer, I haven't had any treatment in months, and all of my physical signposts of health are pointing in the right direction.

Being a patient teaches you something about the nuances of pain, writes Dana Jennings, in today's Science Times.