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A New Jersey police officer who helped a dying 78-year-old woman get to the beach one last time said making her final wish come true was a life-changing experience.

A Washington family is seeking answers after their 4-year-old son died Friday during a seemingly routine dental procedure that reportedly involved a shot of anesthesia.

Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new research that raises questions about how to improve care.

U.S. regulators have approved a new drug as an initial treatment for postmenopausal women with a type of advanced breast cancer.

Men from three Florida counties shouldn't donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday.

As deaths from painkillers and heroin abuse spiked and street crimes increased, the mayor of Everett took major steps to tackle the opioid epidemic devastating this working-class city north of Seattle.

Last week, fans of the new Oreo Peeps discovered that eating a lot of the cookies—a vanilla shell with bright-pink filling—left them with an unexpected surprise in the toilet: pink poops.

Just how much bloating is normal?

Adrenaline may be part of a lean, mean, highly evolved machine (i.e., the human body). Here's how to get it working on command.

One of the worst things you can do to your body is doing nothing at all: Sitting parked on your butt can be just as dangerous as being obese, according to a study from the University of Cambridge.

Cases of Lyme disease in Michigan have risen dramatically in recent years, and a new study links that trend to larger and more widespread tick populations.

Sorry green-market-loving hipsters, but it turns out eating organic isn’t always that great for the planet, and may only have a marginal effect on your health.

Every eight minutes, a nursery product-related injury sends a child younger than 3 to the emergency room, a new study has found, with 80 percent of cases involving a child falling out of a product.

A Canadian mother said she is planning to sue after a nurse who was caring for her premature son allegedly fell asleep while feeding him and woke to him crying on the floor.

Next time you’re browsing the produce aisle, you may want to steer clear of a conventional fruit beloved in pies and whole-fruit form alike.

When Jillian and Christian MacNamara found out in early 2015 that they were having twin boys, they were thrilled.

Teens who use "fake weed," or synthetic cannabis, may be more likely to engage in risky behaviors than those who use only marijuana, a new study finds.

As clocks go forward this month, the summer countdown begins — and we have a plan to get you beach body ready in just ten weeks.

Getting noticed, speaking up, being visible.

Just a small fraction of adolescents with opioid addiction will receive medications that can help them quit, new research shows.