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A 6-year-old Michigan boy with Type 1 diabetes is closing in on his fundraising goal after his pumpkin patch effort to raise money for a service dog went viral.

Doctors in England will be able to write prescriptions for cooking classes and walking groups by 2023 as part of the government’s effort to combat loneliness.

A young Texas girl was reportedly hospitalized after she was stung by what is said to be the most venomous caterpillar in the United States.

So often your lumps, bumps, rashes, and red spots are harmless. Occasionally, they’re a sign of something far more serious.

Nightmares, an experience most people only have on occasion, are a chronic condition for some.

Newark has a drinking water problem. That fact remains after city officials continue to tout the New Jersey city’s water as the best and safest in the state and nation.

A new study released this week is urging pregnant women to get a flu shot this year. 

The youngster's mysterious symptoms stumped every expert his parents consulted: No diagnosis explained why he couldn't sit up on his own, or why he'd frequently choke, or his neurologic and intestinal abnormalities.

A Walterboro, South Carolina, man and cancer survivor claims he was asked to leave a convenience store because of his disfigured face.

Two Air Force physicians who lost their 4-year-old son to complications of the flu last Christmas Eve are hoping their #FluShotsforLeon campaign helps others understand the importance of getting vaccinated against the flu.

“Mammogram.” “Triple-negative.” “Tumor stage.” Women may hear some -- or all -- of these words while speaking to their doctors about breast cancer.

The emotional moment a woman who suffered six miscarriages burst into tears after her best friend surrogate gave birth to her baby was caught in a series of moving pictures. 

For patients with breast cancer, it’s important to know which stage of the disease they have.

There are multiple breast cancer symptoms that women can look out for -- and speak to their doctors about if they’re spotted.

While going through treatment may seem daunting, two breast cancer patients who became good friends have spoken out about their experiences -- and have shared their advice.

A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials.

Rates of caesarean section births almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12 to 21 percent worldwide - new research has found, with the life-saving surgery unavailable to many women in poor countries while often over-used in richer ones.

A dog in Tennessee died from xylitol poisoning over the weekend, which he likely contracted after eating a piece of chewing gum.

A bill signed into law this week affords New York City residents the opportunity to change the gender on their birth certificate to a third, gender-neutral option.

A brilliant marine biologist has told how she woke up an "entirely different person" with no memory of her previous life because of a rare condition that causes the body to attack its own brain cells.