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A Frenchwoman who received the world's first partial face transplant has died, 11 years after the surgery that set the stage for dozens of other transplants worldwide.

Electronic health records slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for patients.

Researchers believe they may know why so many people die during triathlons compared to other races, such as marathons.

The plight of a Canadian boy who just wanted to eat a hamburger is drawing attention to a risk that many backyard barbecuers may not realize even exists: wire brush bristles ending up in people's throats.

A 22-year-old woman in New York died Aug. 31 after her horse fell on her during an equestrian competition, the Daily Freeman reports.

Cat owners, prepare to be stunned: A new study suggests your cat isn't really a crabby jerk—he's just bored.

The parents of a 15-year-old U.K. teen who beat cancer as a toddler are awaiting the results of a toxicology report to find out what drug ultimately killed their “amazing” daughter.

Police say a 13-year-old boy was found in an RV dead from a suspected drug overdose.

A cancer diagnosis doesn’t automatically lead to an overhaul of unhealthy habits, says a study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

A new class of drugs could be a significant step forward in the treatment of ovarian cancer, one of the most lethal forms of the disease.

A 9-year-old Georgia boy isn’t asking for toys ahead of his first double-digit birthday.

The panel that awards the Nobel Prize in medicine is dismissing two judges for their roles in a scandal over a disgraced stem cell scientist at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute.

A Maryland medical student’s education was tested when he was faced with a man who collapsed at the gym.

It took just 24 hours for a Georgia hospital to plan a bedside wedding for the daughter of a patient, so the ill man could give his girl away on August 31.

Living kidney donors are supposed to get priority on the waiting list if they ever need a transplant themselves, and when a recent study found that wasn't always happening, regulators put new policies and programs in place to reduce delays.

When people develop diabetes early in life they may also be more likely to experience heart problems in middle age, a study suggests.

Skiing helmets are not reducing head injuries as much as they used to, possibly because snow sports have become more dangerous, a Norwegian study suggests.

Used incorrectly, laser pointers can damage the retina of the eye and may cause some irreversible vision loss, according to researchers who treated four boys for these injuries.

Malaysia is bracing for more Zika cases, officials said on Sunday, after detecting the first locally infected patient, which could further stretch a health system struggling with dengue, another mosquito-borne virus that can be fatal.

The Philippines confirmed on Monday its first case of the Zika virus this year and said it was "highly likely" it had been locally transmitted, and it expected more cases after stepping up surveillance.