Health & Medicine News

Study questions if bed rest prevents prematurity

5:46 AM, May 14, 2013

New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies - bed rest - doesn't seem to prevent premature birth, and might even increase that risk.

Women have new options for breast cancer surgery

5:43 AM, May 14, 2013

Treating breast cancer almost always involves surgery, and for years the choice was just having the lump or the whole breast removed.

Vermont House passes aid-in-dying bill

11:21 PM, May 13, 2013

The Vermont House approved a measure Monday night that would allow doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.

Spring means time to review lawnmower safety with kids

7:12 AM, May 13, 2013

Though summer hasn't even dawned yet, Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) has already treated its first patients with lawn mower injuries.

Signs, symptoms of a stroke

7:08 AM, May 13, 2013

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. The purpose is to increase public awareness of stroke in an effort to conquer it.

Severe orthodontics cases with Dr. Roy Jolley

6:53 AM, May 13, 2013

On this Medical Monday we're focusing on dental information important to you.

Living with mental illness: A Star City woman's story

6:48 PM, May 9, 2013

A rally was held on the steps of the State Capitol Thursday for Mental Health Awareness Month. Patients took the opportunity to share their stories and spoke about the stigma that surrounds mental illness.