The small medical clinic off the highway in Falmouth, Jamaica could be overlooked in a blink of an eye, yet some patients drive six hours across the island to visit the clinic’s medical staff. Read more...

At least a hundred lights were flickering in Drake Stadium at 9 p.m. on Saturday night. Each one stood aglow in the name of someone with cancer. Read more...

Relay for Life to raise funds for cancer research The American Cancer Society will host the Relay for Life in Drake Stadium on Saturday, May 8. Read more...

UCLA researchers might have overcome one of the major hurdles in using gene therapy to treat cancer: the question of how to best administer the treatment. Read more...

In its long history, contraception has come a long way, from dangerous and bizarre methods like drinking mercury to the comparably simple once-a-day birth control pill. Read more...

Correction appended It is only five minutes into the lecture, but you realize you already made two mistakes ““ coming to the class and sitting in the front row. Read more...

In the past decade, an epidemic has been ballooning among American consumers. Now it is too big to ignore. Obesity is on the verge of becoming the top killer in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more...