Latest hand transplant patient shows progress
Click to watch video The third person in the United States to receive a double hand transplant can already move his fingers. Last month, in a first-of-its-kind procedure, doctors at the Jewish Hospital...
View ArticleWhat might cause tongue pain?
As a feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors answer readers' questions. Here's a question for Dr. Gupta. From Anna, Washington, D.C. “Is it possible to sprain/strain your tongue? I get...
View ArticleIs it normal to have anger issues after going on and off pain meds?
Every weekday, a CNNHealth expert doctor answers a viewer question. On Tuesday, it's Dr. Charles Raison, a psychiatrist. Question asked by Cookie of Texas My husband had major surgery and while on pain...
View ArticleWhy it's harder to multitask as you get older
There you are with a phone in one hand and a drawer handle in the other, and after reading a few incoming texts you've completely forgotten why you went to open the drawer in the first place. These...
View ArticleHeisman Trophy winner stricken with rare disorder
Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy winner who led the University of Florida to a college football national championship that season, has been diagnosed with a rare immune disorder that attacks the...
View ArticleIs there a cure for multiple sclerosis?
Every weekday, a CNNHealth expert doctor answers a viewer question. On Wednesdays, it's Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer at the American Cancer Society. Asked by Kayla in North Carolina: Hi, I...
View ArticleSleep apnea linked to silent strokes
Lisa Shives, M.D., is the founder of Northshore Sleep Medicine in Evanston, Illinois. She blogs regularly on The Chart. Read more from her at Dr. Lisa Shives’ Sleep Better Blog. This week, a study was...
View ArticleGroup sues EPA over popular weed killer
The Natural Resources Defense Council filed suit Thursday against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over 2,4-D, a widely used ingredient in broad leaf weed killers. The NRDC went to court with...
View Article'Love for Alyssa': Examining arthrogryposis
Arthrogryposis has presented many challenges to Alyssa Jadyn Hagstrom. At just 8 years old, the condition has left her with no use of her legs and arms, and limited use of her fingers. Alyssa is the...
View ArticleTreating brain diseases with marijuana
Multiple sclerosis sufferers may benefit from taking medical marijuana, according to a new study in the journal Neurology. MS patients who used marijuana either as a pill or as an oral spray found...
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