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When Alyssa Alcaraz was sent home from school after throwing up, her family thought she probably had a “bug” of some sort – maybe even a mild case of the flu.

Five-year-old Braylyyn Lawhon is expected to pass away at any moment from brain cancer.

In a major policy shift that could affect millions of low-income people, the Trump administration said Thursday it is offering a path for states that want to seek work requirements on Medicaid recipients.

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Luxturna is the first gene therapy to treat a specific inherited gene mutation, RPE65– and has been deemed a medical milestone. Yet criticism has stirred over the near $1 million dollar price tag–making it the most expensive medicine sold in the U.S., ranked by the sticker price.

When Alyssa Alcarez was sent home from school after throwing up, her family thought she probably had a “bug” of some sort – maybe even a mild case of the flu.

Serena Williams revealed she suffered major health complications in the days after she gave birth to her daughter, Alexis Olympia, that left her bedridden for the first six weeks of motherhood.

The bodybuilder first became sick when he returned home from work with a mild cough.

Every day Wanda Volchko, a single mother of two, fights off the side effects of Lupus.

Veterinarians and pet owners across the country are warning dogs lovers to get their pooch vaccinated with the newly released drug, after outbreaks spread the highly contagious Canine Flu from Chicago to at least 46 states.

The maximum allowed dosage of Ibuprofen for adults, 1,200 mg a day, may result in male infertility, according to a new study.

Utah is dealing with an ongoing hepatitis outbreak where 60 percent of patients have been hospitalized.

Children in the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro are celebrating the Epiphany by smoking cigarettes.

California is reeling from a particularly severe surge in cases of the flu—with pharmacies running out of medicine, packed emergency rooms and a rising death toll.

Jeanette LeBlanc, of Texas, died from a flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters.

Consumer Reports thinks you should lay off the romaine — at least for the time being.

With all the recent news stories about nuclear weapons -- and the prospect of an intentional or accidental launch -- the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plan to educate the public on safety precautions they can take if such an unlikely event occurs.

the National Health Service in England is recommending putting off thousands of medical procedures to free up staff and beds to deal with emergency patients.

Natasha Verma started her Put a Cap on Cancer initiative after realizing that finding the right wig is an elusive art.

A South Florida teenager is fighting for her life after suffering third-degree burns to over 95 percent of her body during a New Year’s Eve bonfire.

A Connecticut woman fighting breast cancer got married last month at a hospital hours before she died.