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A Florida judge ruled Wednesday that a 3-year-old diagnosed with leukemia must continue chemotherapy treatment against the wishes of his parents.

For the first time since 1882, when the first coal-fired power plant started running in the UK, the country has gone coal-free for a full week, according to the National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO).

Two months after going to court over a chickenpox policy, an unvaccinated teen came down with the illness, his lawyer said Wednesday.

The former chairman and president of pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma once called people who are addicted to drugs "victimizers" and lamented not being able to publicly blame users for the pitfalls of addiction, according to emails submitted as evidence in a lawsuit filed by the Connecticut attorney general.

On the morning of May 10, 2017, Howard Stern abruptly canceled his show.

The US Food and Drug Administration created a workaround this week that effectively undercuts the $375,000 price tag of a drug that became the poster child for concerns about the pharmaceutical industry.

New research says that vaginal suppositories of progesterone given to pregnant women experiencing bleeding in the first trimester did not result in a significantly higher incidence of live births than a placebo. However, one small group of women benefits from this treatment.

Time is the most crucial element when it comes to treating patients who are experiencing a stroke -- and a new study suggests that that crucial window could be a little longer than previously thought.

A local folk remedy thought to provide good health had the opposite effect for one Mongolian couple: After eating the raw kidney of a marmot, the pair died of bubonic plague, AFP news agency reported on Monday. Health authorities responded by declaring a quarantine that included locals and foreign tourists who had come into contact with the couple.

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The "Right to Desire" campaign relies on feminist messages and social media to raise patient awareness about low libido in women. Addyi, the only drug approved to treat it, has shown limited effectiveness.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill that would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected -- a law that the American Civil Liberties Union says it will challenge in court.

Couples are having less sex than in the previous two decades, new UK research says -- but the number of people wanting more is rising.

People around the world are increasingly bending their elbows. Between 1990 and 2017, per capita adult alcohol consumption increased by nearly 0.7 liters (about the same in quarts) to 6.5 liters (6.9 quarts) annually, new research indicates. The number is predicted to reach 7.6 liters (8 quarts) by 2030.

Young adults exposed to arsenic in drinking water showed signs of damaged hearts within five years, study says.

Pregnancy-related deaths can happen up to a year after birth and are preventable in the majority of cases, according to a new report. These deaths include those caused by a pregnancy complication, events triggered by pregnancy or the worsening of an underlying condition due to the effects of pregnancy on the body.

Like a lot of restaurant owners, Chef Juan Carlos Beristain uses Facebook to connect with his customers. After realizing one man was too sick to make it into his restaurant, he quickly offered to deliver soup free of charge.

Measles outbreaks will continue to spread in Europe without a robust response, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned as it urged countries in the region to vaccinate vulnerable populations.

A fungal plant disease from Asia has been spreading across banana-growing areas of Latin America and the Caribbean since the 1960s. New research suggests that climate change is aiding the spread of this highly destructive plant infection.

The Singer family has had to change their lives because of a group of people they've never met.