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A startling report on the nation’s harrowing opioid epidemic revealed emergency room visits and hospitalizations across the country totaled 1.27 million in a single year.

Barry Cadden, the co-founder of a now-defunct pharmaceutical company linked to a 2012 deadly meningitis outbreak, will be sentenced next week for his role in the spread of the disease.

An Army veteran from California and his service dog “Bones” recently embarked on a cross-country road trip to Philadelphia for what is hoped to be a life-saving surgery for the pooch.

Steeplechaser Robert Murphy becomes the first track athlete from his university, IUPUI, to advance to the NCAA Division I Championships.

Chicago Blackhawks veteran winger Marian Hossa will be sidelined next season due to a progressive skin disorder that requires aggressive medications.

"I had a lump growing in my stomach for a year and I just ignored it."

For centuries, people have documented and depicted human werewolves with great interest.

Ticks are out in force this year, and there's one species in particular you should watch out for if you'd ever like to eat meat again.

When Sonia Vallabh watched her mother die a horrible death in 2010, caught in limbo between sleep and wakefulness that led to severe dementia, she and her husband, Eric Minikel, wanted answers.

A terminally ill 5-year-old fulfilled her dreams of marrying her best friend in a special princess and hero-themed ceremony held in Scotland.

A 2-year-old boy is on life support after contracting an E. coli infection from an unknown source while on vacation in Oklahoma with his family.

The family of an Ohio teen who died last year after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba infection while rafting at a North Carolina park has filed a lawsuit, claiming that operators showed a “conscious disregard for the safety of visitors.”

Swimmers enjoying the summer weather may want to take some extra precautions to prevent contracting a dangerous brain-eating amoeba called Naegleria fowleri. Here’s what you need to know.

Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.

A toddler’s trip to Disney World turned into a dream come true for his family when Mickey Mouse surprised them with sign language during a dinner at one of the resort’s restaurants.

And you've probably never heard of it before

You’ve been trained from a young age to avoid fat.

Some people don't like to eat their vegetables , but for obese people with type 2 diabetes , broccoli could hold the key to slowing, and potentially reversing, the disease, according to a new study.

When doctors in China removed 30 inches of a young man's colon, they also removed nearly 29 lbs.

'It’s not about the size at all. It’s about the journey'