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Kentucky health officials are proposing a ban on tattooing over scarred skin, a plan that could block one of the reasons why some people get a tattoo in the first place.

Cocaine deaths have been rising in the U.S., health officials said Thursday in their latest report on the nation’s deadliest drug overdose epidemic.

The founder of Arizona-based drug company Insys Therapeutics and four other former executives were convicted Wednesday of conspiring to pay doctors bribes and kickbacks to boost sales of the highly addictive opioid spray Subsys.

A mosquito sample collected in a Texas county tested positive for West Nile virus, officially marking the first positive samples to be confirmed this year, county health officials said this week.

Runners competing in the London Marathon allegedly endured taunts about weight and speed while completing their 26.2 miles last Sunday, an official race pacer claims.

There are some sounds you hope you never hear.

The emotional moment a dying woman was granted one of her last wishes to meet an alpaca was captured in a series of touching photos.

Ambien and other prescription sleep medications are getting a new "black box" warning label from the U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA).

Officials in St. Lucia quarantined a cruise ship after there was confirmed case of measles aboard the vessel that reportedly has the same name of a ship owned by the Church of Scientology.

Health officials once again warned consumers about the dangers of washing raw chicken before cooking it, citing the risk of spreading harmful bacteria to utensils or other foods.

An adorable 4-year-old marking a triumphant moment at the end of her cancer treatment donned a Stormtrooper costume as she rang her hospital’s ceremonial bell.

The 13-year-old boy who tragically died from a severe allergic reaction after a classmate threw cheese down his shirt two years ago was allegedly yelling that he “was going to die” moments before being given an expired EpiPen, according to court testimony.

Two-year-old Harper Comparin is battling the odds, stepping along to the catchy “doo doo doos” of the kids song Baby Shark as she undergoes pediatric rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.

A California woman in her 20s, who had just returned from an international trip, is suspected of exposing measles to an Orange County movie theater showing "Avengers: Endgame," reports said Wednesday.

A grieving family is focusing on raising awareness about the importance of child heart screenings after their 10-year-old daughter went into cardiac arrest on an amusement park waterslide and died in February 2018.

A California mother who gave birth to twins in December and then underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat leukemia after her search for a donor went viral said she is in need of another one.

A horrific video allegedly shows the moment a doctor finds a spider spinning its web inside a man's ear.

A Kentucky couple looking to stay true to their devout Christian beliefs decided to get married in a hospital chapel so that the 73-year-old groom could help care for his 67-year-old bride who was recovering from hip surgery.

A 28-year-old Virginia woman has defied doctors’ expectations to become a disability rights advocate and health and fitness blogger after her parents were allegedly told that she wouldn’t survive birth, and if she did, she wouldn’t be able to walk or talk.

A 28-year-old Virginia woman has defied doctors’ expectations to become a disability rights advocate and health and fitness blogger after her parents were allegedly told that she wouldn’t survive birth, and if she did, she wouldn’t be able to walk or talk.