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The yearly ranking of the best and worst diets by 25 top nutritionists gives the Mediterranean diet top honors and places the popular keto diet near last.

The Trump administration will soon announce a ban on most flavored e-cigarette cartridges, according to two officials familiar with the plans. The ban does not include menthol or tobacco-flavored products, but applies to fruit or dessert flavors.

Do you want to eat better, exercise more, stop vaping or lose weight?

More than a year after migrants in the custody of US Customs and Border Protection began to die, the agency released a plan on Tuesday to improve medical screening.

When it comes to getting rid of prescription drugs, fewer than half of the California pharmacies surveyed for a new study gave accurate guidance that met US Food and Drug Administration standards for disposing of unused opioids and antibiotics.

A non-profit that promotes vaccinations in Nevada canceled two events after anti-vaxxers posted harassing comments against the host venues on social media.

The US Food and Drug Administration can't show a key program meant to address opioid misuse and abuse actually paid off, according to a new study.

Consider a New Year's resolution of giving and volunteering to reduce pain and improve your health.

An automotive assembly plant closing in a US county has been associated with 85% higher opioid overdose death rates among working-age adults in that county after five years, according to a study published in the medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday.

Argue better, make time, think of the future and have sex once a week: These and other goals will strengthen your romantic relationship in the coming year.

Looking back over more than 30 years working in public health globally and in the United States, I can't recall a year with as pronounced a divergence: big advances and big setbacks.

An Indiana mother accused of injecting fecal matter into her 15-year-old son's IV bag has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

A new law in the United States that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.

A single dose of the human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine may be just as effective as two or three doses at preventing cancer-causing HPV infection, a new study suggests.

If you've ever tried to make a New Year's resolution, chances are you didn't stick with it past February, much less the whole year. Instead of focusing on a year-long commitment, start making monthly 'micro-resolutions' instead.

When ESPN reporter Edward Aschoff died, he had been diagnosed with multifocal pneumonia and a rare disease known as HLH, his fiancée tweeted.

Research shows that grateful people tend to be healthy and happy. They exhibit lower levels of stress and depression, cope better with adversity and sleep better.

Teaching young boys to respect their female peers goes a long way -- it may even help prevent violent behaviors, one study reports.

A new study sheds light on one potential health benefit of exercise: a lower risk of certain cancers.

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down the top health stories of 2019.