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Judy Keller, 69, has always relied on Highlands Hospital for medical care, just as her parents did before her.

Planned Parenthood is in the spotlight as Republicans push to block funding for the group because it provides abortions for women.

When Erin Chieze saw an indentation on her breast in December 2015, her conclusion was immediate. "I instantly knew I had breast cancer," she wrote on Facebook, thanks to a breast cancer awareness photo a friend had shared.

The first thing Jiang Wang does when she wakes up in the morning is check on her daughter to make sure she's breathing clean air.

Children born dependent on heroin and other opiates may be more likely to perform poorly academically as they get older, according to a new study from Australian researchers.

A Virginia man is giving his wife the gift of life the day before their 20th wedding anniversary.

With inspiration from an ancient toy, researchers believe that the simple spinning mechanics of a whirligig could help in the diagnosis of malaria, HIV and other diseases around the world, according to a new study.

Anyone who has tried to lose weight and keep it off knows how difficult the task can be.

Carrie Lou Rausch, 108, has been in an assisted living facility for almost three years, but her funds to remain there were running dry.

A 12-year-old boy in Utah was locked in a bathroom for at least a year by his mother, police say.

No medicine cabinet is fully stocked without some good old cherry-flavored cough syrup -- or at least that's how it feels during cold and flu season.

Some women are on the hunt for reversible birth control that could last through a Donald Trump presidency.

The Swiss municipality says she meets all the critria. Residents just don't like how opinionated she is.

When Brian Menish was a teenager in Virginia, he always got trashed at parties.

This time of year, when comfort food is the standard fare, it can feel like fruits and vegetables are scant.

Palm oil is considered royalty among vegetable fat because it makes food easy to spread. Derived from the fruits and kernels of palm plants, it is consumed worldwide in baked goods, convenience foods (including chips, snacks and frozen foods) and candy, usually as a vegetable oil, shortening or margarine additive.

It's actually a little hard to believe we, as both a goat- and yoga-loving society, have slept on this concept for so long. Leave it to Lainey Morse of Albany, Oregon to realize something as glorious as goat yoga.

It's not a law that you have to post a selfie before, during, and after every activity. But for kids, it's pretty much mandatory.

Former President Jimmy Carter says he is in good health, is cancer-free and still hopes "to survive the last case of Guinea worm."

Scientists have long known that stress can influence your heart health, but exactly how this relationship takes place has been something of a mystery -- until now.