The parents of a now 2-year-old boy in the U.K. claim doctors questioned if they physically abused their son before he was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder that causes him to easily bruise.
An outbreak of 132 cyclospora illnesses across multiple states has been traced back to fresh basil from Mexico, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday.
Counterfeit pills that are traded and sold in the San Diego area with the promise of a "painkiller high" are believed to be linked to four overdose deaths in a one-day span, authorities said Thursday.
A Maine resident has been infected with a rare but typically severe tick-borne illness that can cause brain infections and meningitis and, in some cases, lead to death.
An Associated Press analysis of drug distribution data released as a result of lawsuits against the industry found that the amount of opioids as measured by total potency continued to rise early this decade even as the number of pills distributed began to dip.