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Doctors say there is a rapid rise in the number of child athletes receiving the operation named after the legendary pitcher Tommy John, a four-time Major League all-star who in 1974 was the first person to undergo the surgery.

New York attorney general announced Thursday the state is suing the Sackler family, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma which produces the highly addictive opioid pain-killer OxyContin, for their involvement in the nationwide opioid crisis just two days after the company agreed to pay $270 million to settle similar claims in Oklahoma.

A Florida high school lacrosse player who was temporarily paralyzed from the chest down in a hit-from-behind earlier this month walked out of the hospital on his own on Thursday in front of cheering supporters.  

A Michigan prison guard died Monday after contracting bacterial meningitis, which was also confirmed in an unidentified prisoner who is expected to recover.

With 11 National Championships, it's clear that the UConn women’s basketball team knows how to fight and win battles, which is why this season they've signed a 6-year-old teammate facing tough hurdles of her own.

There’s a new “sheriff” in one Colorado town thanks to the innovative thinking of a dad who turned his law enforcement-loving daughter’s wheelchair into a police cruiser of her very own.

An 18-year-old India man, who was not identified, complained of having pain in his groin and swelling in his eye, was found to have parasites in his brain.

Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what's thought to be the world's first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for people with the AIDS virus — and one that could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone.

Cholera cases in Mozambique among survivors of a devastating cyclone have shot up to 139, officials said, as nearly 1 million vaccine doses were rushed to the region and health workers desperately tried to improvise treatment space for victims.

Jo Cameron, from Scotland, only recently found out she has a rare genetic mutation that prevents her from experiencing pain, fear or anxiety. It may also cause her wounds to heal faster and cause her to be forgetful.

David Smith had long been a competitive shooter, and he wasn’t going to allow a Parkinson’s diagnosis end his hobby.

A young girl in St. Louis, Missouri, is struggling to survive after developing a rare neurological disease that is likely a complication of the flu.

A Salem, Oregon, woman is warning others about a bacteria that can fatally affect infants after she lost her newborn daughter just seven weeks after her birth.

Cherelle Farrugia, of Cardiff, Wales, claims she has a “painful and very itchy” allergy to water -- formally known as aquagenic urticaria -- which developed shortly after giving birth to her daughter, Willow, who is now 18-months-old.

Could wearing a specialized watch, pair of earrings, ring or necklace one day help women prevent unwanted pregnancies? That’s the goal of researchers the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Arifa Sultana was shocked after she gave birth to twins just one month after giving birth to her first child.

Dan Royals said his doctor warned the chemicals in the drinks caused the blistering and peeling on his tongue.

Three lots of Darwin’s Natural Pet Products tested positive for Salmonella, the FDA said in a release Tuesday. The products, manufactured by Arrow Reliance, Inc., are sold online directly to consumers.

Approximately 4,838 pounds of beef products are being recalled because of a possible E. coli contamination, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said Tuesday.

A proposal by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to impose a surcharge on the sale of prescription opioids is drawing fire from a coalition of doctors, pharmacists and patients who say it amounts to a tax on pain.