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People will need to take greater responsibility for their own health -- staying active, quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, sugar and fat -- to protect their health, the UK's Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said Monday as part of the government's "new 21st century focus on prevention."

If patients return to Dr. Crystal Bowe soon after taking medication for a sexually transmitted infection, she usually knows the reason: Their partners have re-infected them.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has hardened its stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline.

In spite of the ongoing opioid crisis plaguing the nation, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a powerful new opioid medication for pain on Friday.

Scientists have zeroed in our genetic code to better determine why some people develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the Alzheimer's-like disease associated with repeated hits to the head. In a new study, researchers at Boston University's CTE Center say that a variant of the gene TMEM106B may influence why some people experience more severe forms of the disease than others.

In January of 2017, Jennifer Swenson and her daughter, Marit, were training for a half-marathon. By August, Marit was dead.

The leading maker of e-cigarettes, Juul Labs, attempted to roll out an anti-vaping curriculum in schools earlier this year, offering school districts thousands of dollars and new technologies to implement it, according to documents and emails obtained by CNN.

A 10th child has died following an outbreak of adenovirus at a New Jersey rehabilitation facility, state health officials said.

Parents often worry about their kids riding the school bus. But waiting for the bus or getting off after school can pose a far greater danger.

Hey Siri, listen up. A multitasking supercomputer that attempts to mimic the human brain was switched on Friday -- and it could be used to help virtual assistants like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa understand your accent.

Epidiolex, the first cannabis-based medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, is now available by prescription in all 50 states.

The Trump administration is painting the group of migrants from Central America as a threat to national security and some conservative commentators now claim that the immigrants are a threat to American's health, but in reality experts say the people whose health is most at risk are the migrants themselves, but the risk is temporary.

Superheroes nearly always save the day, but the methods they use might not be as heroic as people think, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition on Friday.

Instant soup -- often sold as "ramen" in the United States -- is cheap, tasty and wildly popular among hungry college students. But new research suggests that the products may put young children at risk.

Rekha Singh lives with her husband in a New Delhi suburb. Her sons left home for work four years ago, and the couple has been trying to manage their lives as best as they can.

The US Food and Drug Administration is not doing enough to prevent medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps from being hacked, a report from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General said Thursday.

The evidence is more clear that there is a link between cancer and cell phone radiation, the National Institutes of Health said Thursday.

Three years ago, Khaled Al-Suwaidi, now 35, received advice that changed his life forever. He was warned that he might not live much longer.

France has launched a nationwide investigation into abnormal rates of babies born with missing or malformed limbs in several regions, after 11 new cases were identified.

When the man charged with killing 11 people Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue arrived with injuries at Allegheny General Hospital, the staff -- some of whom are Jewish -- stepped up and did their jobs, even as he continued to spew hate, their boss said.