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The Florida Board of Medicine says a West Palm Beach surgeon has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine for removing a woman's healthy kidney that he thought was a tumor.

Health officials have confirmed a case of rat lungworm disease in a Hawaiian infant who has been sick since December.

A new study has found that those who have a high ratio of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio had lower brain volume than others.

A New Orleans, Louisiana mom who recently donated a kidney to her daughter gave her life — again.

A Laramie County, Wyoming resident has a rare, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection, the state department of health said Wednesday.

A Georgia mother who said she has relied on her faith to get her through several health crises is hoping that a second donor will step forward to provide a life-saving kidney after the first transplant failed.

An Arkansas mother has a stark warning for parents about a 2016 “Toy of the Year Award” winner after her 5-year-old daughter lost a chunk of her hair and spent over 12 hours trying to untangle the toys from the girl’s long locks.

A plum picking expedition nearly ended in tragedy for an 8-year-old boy who was impaled through the chest by a tree branch, which reportedly missed his heart by mere millimeters.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Wednesday that a multi-state outbreak of E. coli connected to romaine lettuce “appears to be over.”

Certain candies made by a company in Kentucky could be contaminated with hepatitis A, a highly contagious infection that typically affects the liver, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a recent warning to consumers.

As the partial government shutdown nears a third week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it’s been forced to suspend routine inspections of domestic food-processing facilities.

The heartbroken family of a 2-year-old boy who died after a visit to the dentist last year is suing the Arizona clinic, claiming that a staff member repeatedly muted the alarm on a heart monitor that he was hooked up to, and that the oxygen tank he was supposed to be receiving supplemental air from was either faulty or empty.

First there was the plastic ban, then Styrofoam ban and now the Golden State is coming for paper.

If your New Year’s resolution involved flossing, you may want to do your homework on what brand to buy before you stock up.

A New Jersey child has died flu, marking the first pediatric flu death of the season in the state.

A tight-knit motorcycle community in California is mourning the sudden death of a 38-year-old member who died suddenly this weekend after allegedly coming down with the flu.

Here’s an eating disorder you might not have heard about before: drunkorexia.

The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs says it's taking action after a case of Legionnaires' disease was confirmed at a home for veterans.

It's all your fault, men. The American Psychological Association for the first time in its history released guidelines concerning men and boys, saying that so-called “traditional masculinity” not only is “harmful” but also could lead to homophobia and sexual harassment.

An attorney for the family of a woman who gave birth at a Phoenix nursing facility where she has remained in a vegetative state for nearly a decade said that the baby boy was "born into a loving family and will be well cared for."