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On Tuesday, the Texas Department of State Health services confirmed that a pregnant Texas woman who had not traveled outside the state contracted the Zika virus.

Health officials in Spokane, Washington are warning students and teachers who aren’t vaccinated to stay home as the city battles a massive mumps outbreak that has sickened at least 80.  Fox 28 reported that the Spokane Regional Health District reported the rise, from 76 cases at last count, that affects 20 schools in four districts.

Seafood fans are ingesting up to 11,000 tiny pieces of plastic a year with unknown health effects, a new study reveals.

Doctors in India removed a lengthy pork tapeworm from a man's gut, according to a recent report of the man's case.

Beijing residents concerned about breathing the capital's thick gray air are adapting, inventing and even creating businesses to protect the health of their families and others.

A diet rich in mushrooms may help stave off dementia, new research suggests.

Two babies rescued from previously incurable leukemia after receiving infusions of gene-edited immune cells are doing well at home more than a year after initial treatment, scientists said on Wednesday.

Closer monitoring of databases for tracking complications of medical devices may turn up more problems, a new study suggests.

When you’re feeling under the weather, it’s common practice to head to a local drug store or reach into the medicine cabinet – but what if the remedy is actually hiding in your pantry?

Forget golden lattes and enhanced waters.

Athletes can employ a variety of wearable body sensors to get useful coaching advice.

Whether you have 10 minutes in the morning to prepare and eat a meal, or you literally need to grab something as you walk out the door, it’s essential to not miss breakfast.

A doctor in her final month of pregnancy with her third child was unwittingly suffering from a rare complication of pregnancy called peripartum cardiomyopathy, or PPCM.

A North Carolina health care system said it is investigating after a patient who was having bloodwork done found “lesbianism” listed under medical problems on her record.

Surgeons in Louisiana have removed a rare, 5-pound tumor that was eating away at a 3-year-old girl’s face.

A 24-year-old woman died of complications arising from a hairball that extended 9.84 inches from her stomach into her intestines, an inquest heard.

A caring mother has been targeted by trolls after filming herself treating her ill baby by tapping her on the chest.

Twin 11-month-old girls are recovering after more than 50 medical professionals teamed up for a 21-hour marathon surgery to separate them.

Nearly a third of middle-aged workers suffer from some level of frailty, including fatigue, issues with walking and other physical limitations that make them less able to hold a job, according to a UK study.

The social media community is rallying behind a Chicago family whose 4-year-old son Marty was diagnosed with stage 4 Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a rare soft tissue cancer, in early January.