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The mother of a Georgia teen who died two years ago celebrated the holidays with a boy who is alive today because of her son’s heart.

Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support to others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany.

Playing team sports in high school may not influence whether or not teens use heroin or abuse prescription drugs, a U.S. study suggests.

Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45.

U.S. officials are urgently seeking an agreement with South Korea that would allow imports of American eggs so farmers can cash in on a shortage caused by the Asian country's worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.

Pakistan began a special five-day polio immunization campaign in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday for children under five after a rare strain of the virus was found in sewage samples, officials said.

Eating large amounts of cured meats was linked to worse symptoms among asthma sufferers, a French study found.

Addicts regularly use drugs on the streets of San Francisco, and some people there say giving addicts a safe, clean place to shoot up - and clean needles - could help curb overdose deaths and diseases.

Q&A with Dr. Manny: I'm house hunting and came across a beautiful house that has huge power lines directly behind it. I've heard there might be a link between exposure to power lines and cancer. How worried should I be if I want to pursue this house?

Drugs recently approved around the world to fight cancer increased patients' overall survival, but benefits vary depending on the drug, a new study shows.

Authorities in Massachusetts say a 10-month-old baby had to be revived twice after she was exposed to fentanyl.

Twins delivered 10 minutes apart at an Arizona hospital over the New Year's weekend have different birth years.

A San Diego woman rang in the new year by giving birth to twin girls in two different years.

Earlier this year, at a concert in Italy, Adele paused in the middle of her set to ask a fan: “Can you stop filming me?

Each week, patients at the Support Hospital of Brasilia receive visits from a special breed of therapist: dogs trained to help them recover from disease or injury.

A year ago, the mosquito-borne Zika virus was only beginning to reveal itself as a threat to pregnant women and their unborn babies.

OPKO Health Inc said on Friday its experimental drug for growth hormone deficiency did not provide a statistically significant benefit over a placebo in a late-stage study.

What if detecting cancer was as easy as breathing in and out?

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A UK mother who made the news for having extremely premature triplet girls who all survived has herself died unexpectedly.