A jury in Baldwin County, Ala., has awarded $140 million to the family of a woman with diabetes who died as a result of a prescription error. The hospital and three other firms were ordered to pay the family of Sharron Juno, who died in 2008 at the age of 59 ...

As the number of people in the United States suffering from diabetes rises, so does the rate of vision loss among Americans, a new study has found. Such nonrefractive visual impairment is serious and cannot be corrected by glasses. Instead, it requires ...

It's probably no surprise that overweight people are more likely than others to need total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, and they face more risks when they undergo the procedure. But a new study has found that any patient having TKR surgery is at risk of ...

Two new studies provide alternative treatment options for people who suffer from depression but either want to avoid antidepressants or have found antidepressants ineffective. This is especially good news for pregnant women with depression, because ...

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled that a woman whose daughter was born with birth defects associated with taking a prescribed antidepressant during pregnancy can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against the drug's manufacturer. The ...

As one manufacturer begins to settle lawsuits over its defective ASR all-metal hip implants, it also is forced to defend itself against a growing number of cases involving another popular medical device. DePuy Orthopaedics is facing a second burgeoning ...