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CNN's Elizabeth Cohen follows a group of families, many with seriously ill children, as they traveled to Washington to make their voices heard in the health care fight.

Evidence from a mass vaccination campaign for an outbreak of bacterial meningitis in New Zealand had unexpected results: reduced rates of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, a study published Monday in the journal The Lancet finds. It is the first time a vaccine has shown any protection against gonorrhea.

A court in London will again hear the case of baby Charlie Gard, whose parents are fighting doctors to keep him on life support so they can take him to the US for experimental therapy.

The result of a noisy hospital isn't just a groggy patient; it can also negatively impact your health.

In 2016, 41% of top-grossing US movies showed people using tobacco, according to a recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a decrease from the year before. However, there was an 80% increase in incidents of tobacco use in those movies from 2015 to 2016.

Enedina Vance was fed up. She felt like other parents didn't understand her message. She felt like they weren't listening to her.

Gonorrhea is becoming harder and in some cases impossible to treat with antibiotics, the World Health Organization said.

Hemorrhoids are embarrassing and painful, but are they dangerous to your health? Here's a look at the what, where, and why of those pains in the butt.

The Georgia health commissioner, Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, has been selected as the new director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The London hospital caring for 11-month-old Charlie Gard has requested a new hearing to consider "fresh evidence" about a possible treatment for his rare condition.

The reality is, filicides happen with depressing regularity in the US. And mothers are almost as likely to be the killers as fathers.

Lindsey Averill's definition of torment was seventh-grade gym class.

Anyone looking to enjoy some walrus meat should be sure it's thoroughly cooked, officials say.

Registered nurse John McElroy is living his dream — one made of hospital scrubs, overnight shifts and patients facing difficult recoveries.

The tower looms over West London, a stark reminder of the tragedy that took place three weeks ago.

From Starbucks to McDonald's, here are the best options for a healthy vegetarian meal at nine of the most popular fast food restaurants in the US.

One month after the FDA asked it to remove an opioid from the market, pharmaceutical maker Endo has announced it will pull the drug.

Opioids continue to be prescribed at high rates, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds, even as drug overdoses remain the leading cause of accidental death in the country, killing more people than guns or car accidents.

The death toll continues to rise in Yemen, where a cholera outbreak has been spreading for months, according to the World Health Organization.