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A New Jersey woman who is suing her former employer claims she was fired one day after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Children and teens with access to tablets and smartphones at night don't get enough sleep and are sleepier during the day, whether or not they use the devices, according to a new review.

If you're feeling uncomfortably thirsty, you may want to grab a La Croix, or so suggests a new study that looks at the "Perception of Drinking and Thirst Quenching in Thirsty Adults."

Campbell's Soup wants you to draw some blood before planning your next meal.

In the decades or centuries they’ve existed, hospitals have had a long time to accrete stories — some of them the spooky kind.

A Utah mom has penned a heartfelt letter on Facebook detailing her choice to move forward with a high-risk pregnancy despite doctors giving her unborn son only a 15 percent chance of survival when she was about 23 weeks pregnant.

A new study shows a wearable skin patch may help children who are allergic to peanuts by delivering small doses of peanut protein.

A grieving Utah father whose wife died giving birth to the couple’s first child said he was blown away by the kindness of strangers after turning to Reddit for help converting songs she had been working on before her death.

For one Chicago family, the 2016 World Series will always be remembered for reasons more personal than whether their team brings home the championship.

Oreos maker Mondelez Global LLC has recalled two flavors of the popular sandwich cookie after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection found they were manufactured on equipment that processes milk, potentially exposing the dessert to the common allergen.

Finding the right home for elderly loved ones can be difficult — especially when they’re aging in dog years.

Kendall Jack was dismayed when her health plan stopped covering her migraine drug Treximet earlier this year.

A 13-year-old boy’s sudden cardiac death led doctors to wrongly diagnose more than 20 of his relatives with a potentially lethal heart disorder in a case that illustrates the potential for genetic testing to go wrong.

After eight children in Washington state have been hospitalized for acute neurological illnesses, health officials are trying to determine whether the illnesses could be an extremely rare syndrome that causes varying degrees of paralysis similar to polio.

For the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.

Brazilian health officials say they do not expect a second wave of widespread Zika infections similar to that of a year ago, despite warming temperatures causing a rebound in reproduction of the mosquito responsible for transmitting the virus.

You can probably relate to this scenario: You hightail it to the office in the morning because you're on the verge of being late, sacrficing your normal a.m.

Overall, the best diet for prostate cancer chemoprevention most closely resembles the traditional diets of the southern Mediterranean and Japan.

Vietnam has reported its first case of microcephaly likely linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Most pregnant women know that a birth ball or an exercise ball can make labor more comfortable and can open up the pelvis to help it progress but a peanut-shaped exercise ball is a new tool that’s gaining popularity in hospitals and birthing centers across the country and it may even reduce the high C-section rates.