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A growing number of states are offering dental care to low-income adults who once had to rely on charity or the emergency room to treat their tooth problems.

After the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, concerns have arisen that a pathway into medicine may become much harder for students of color. Heightening the alarm: the medical field’s reckoning with longstanding health inequities.

A medical device the size of a dinner plate was left inside a woman’s abdomen for 18 months.

A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital has plucked an 8-centimeter (3-inch) wriggling worm from the patient’s brain.

New York surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally.

Some private insurers are balking at paying for the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients.

HeLa cells became known as the first immortalized human cell line, making it possible for scientists anywhere to reproduce studies using identical cells.

More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company they sued in 2021, accusing its leaders of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.

The Young Doctors Project Summer Academy exposes young men of color from D.C. and other cities to careers in health and medicine. News4 Community Reporter Molette Green reports.

Barbara McWhinney taught doctors about medicine, inspired others to become nurses and even returned to work after COVID-19 almost killed her.

An 82-year-old nurse is retiring in Winchester, Virginia, after 55 years on the job. News4’s Julie Carey has her story.

Nursing assistants can sometimes feel forgotten when doctors and medical employees get kudos for taking care of patients. News4’s Molette Green highlights their work In the Community.

U.S. health advisers are backing the full approval of an Alzheimer’s drug that received preliminary approval last year. A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted in favor of the infused medication from drugmakers Eisai and Biogen. The FDA granted accelerated approval in January based on early results suggesting the drug could modestly slow Alzheimer’s....

A new medical center is opening in Prince George’s County to replace the old Laurel hospital, which closed several years ago. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports it will have a new focus.

Eli Lilly and Co. said Wednesday its experimental Alzheimer’s drug appeared to slow worsening of the mind-robbing disease in a large study. NBC 5’s Bianca Castro talked with Frisco neurologist Dr. Aimee Garza about how it works.

Eli Lilly and Co. says its experimental Alzheimer’s drug appears to slow worsening of the mind-robbing disease after an 18-month trial.

While patients should always choose the practice that best suits their needs, it’s important to understand the full range of options available.

Time for spring cleaning? Don’t overlook the medicine cabinet. Learn when to toss medications, toothbrushes, razors and more.

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 22, 2023, where you can safely get rid of unused, unwanted or expired medications.

It isn’t always clear whether or not the expiration dates on prescription and over-the-counter medications actually mean anything. Here’s what you need to know.