A breakthrough test to sniff out Parkinson’s disease in patients is on the way thanks in part to a woman who is a “super smeller,” according to a new study published Wednesday.
A Pennsylvania woman who was diagnosed with cancer just days before she tied the knot at her dream wedding bravely marched down the aisle with an IV drip in her arm and had to get a dose of nausea medication before cutting her own cake.
London’s National Portrait Gallery announced Wednesday it will not proceed with a $1.3 million grant from the Sackler family, whose company Purdue Pharma produces opioid prescription painkiller OxyContin, amid controversy over the company’s involvement in the U.S. opioid crisis.
Smoking high-potency marijuana every day could increase the chances of developing psychosis by nearly five times, according to the biggest-ever study to examine the impact of pot on psychotic disorder rates.
The family of a 21-year-old California National Guard recruit is asking for prayers as he remains hospitalized for a flesh-eating bacteria infection he contracted after testing positive for a strain of strep while at basic training.
A Tennessee woman says Vanderbilt University Medical Center operated on the wrong kidney during her surgery in what federal officials call a "never event."
The series of images - titled 'RAW' - show 20 different faces combined with close-up details from the model's body that reveal the marks and spots on the skin caused by exposure to UV light.
A 27-year-old woman whose persistent cough was allegedly dismissed as allergies three times before a fourth visit to the doctor landed her in the hospital with a cancer diagnosis is urging others to advocate for their own health.
Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man's cancer, a jury determined Tuesday in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits.
Legislation introduced in California Tuesday would ban the sale of cosmetics that contain toxic chemicals associated with risk of cancer, reproductive issues or hormonal disruption.
Parts of the water system at Christmas Mountain resort in Wisconsin has tested positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria, county health officials said Monday.
A Texas teen facing terminal cancer urged her classmates to “reach for the sky, to infinity and beyond,” in a moving graduation ceremony that was held several months early in her honor.