A man who lapsed into a coma following a brutal beating and mugging six years ago, has been reawakened by doctors who never gave up hope.

With the use of electrodes implanted into his brain neuroscientists were able to stimulate portions of the brain and thereby greatly improving his quality of life

The results of a new study show that the drug-resistant, or Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus areaus (MRSA), also known as the "superbug," is more widespread than previously believed.

Nearly five percent of all patients have acquired MRSA across U.S. healthcare facilities, as suggested by the researchers of the study

In a bid to gain entry as the youngest surgeon in the Guinness Book of World Records, a couple, who are also doctors, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu allowed their 15-year-old Dileepan Raj to perform a Cesarean section delivery.

The surgery has sparked controversy around the country and state and medical authorities have led an investigation into the matter. The surgery was also reportedly filmed by the teenager's parents and later shown to an Indian Medical Association (IMA) chapter last month

Analysts of the nation's healthcare system say long-term care is the crisis of the 21st century and 3 out of 5 people will need it, while 2 out of 5 will require nursing home facilities.

According to Frank N. Darras, widely regarded as one the nation's leading disability and long term care insurance lawyers, the number of Long Term Care policyholders has increased 21 percent annually and now there are approximately six million LTC policies in the United States

The Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System began a pilot program in 2001 to help reduce and control the spread of a non-resistant "superbug," the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The program seems to be working, according to the dramatic rate reduction being seen.

The germ can spread rapidly in both hospitals and nursing homes, and it can be very deadly. The MRSA infection is not only dangerous, but it's hard to fight, because it has a high resilience to most antibiotic drugs, which led to its "superbug" status