The president’s program should move from an emergency response to a long-term battle plan, a panel of experts said.

Federal drug officials concluded that Zelnorm, a medicine that treats irritable bowel syndrome, might cause heart attacks and strokes.

Medical mistakes and delays in care have been caused by some hospitals’ reluctance to use a digital record system.

The early stages of Alzheimer’s disease offer a short period of time to reason, communicate and go about regular life.

The first therapy that would direct a cancer patient’s own immune system to fight tumors moved closer to approval.