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They may be tasty, but so-called ultraprocessed foods are not what the doctor ordered.

At least two people on Hawaii’s Big Island — one visitor and a resident — recently contracted “rat lungworm,” state health officials said Wednesday.

A Colorado woman who had part of her leg amputated in the fall after spending years in agonizing pain said she penned “break up” notes on her limb before undergoing the 2.5-hour surgery.

Aaron Francisco Chavez swallowed at least one of the sky blue pills at a Halloween party before falling asleep forever.

Historically, absinthe, also known as the “Green Fairy,” was said to cause hallucinations.

A 21-year-old former student is sharing photos of his rotted teeth in a bid to warn others about the dangers of overdoing it on energy drinks.

A sex therapist is warning that the Trump presidency created “Post-Trump Sex Disorder” that makes people just don’t want to have intercourse anymore.

A viral Facebook video shows Mikea Braden, a nurse technician of St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville, singing “Amazing Grace” last Saturday to Patsy Tate, a 71-year-old woman whose heart has been out of rhythm.

A Middlebury, Indiana family grieving the loss of their 10-year-old daughter claim bacterial meningitis killed the young girl just days after she complained of an ear infection.

A deadly disease that has affected the deer population in an estimated 24 states and two Canadian provinces could eventually spread to and infect humans, experts warn.

Selina Nguyen was admitted to the Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora shortly before Christmas.

A woman in the United Kingdom claims she has become one of few in the country to undergo what is known as a “foetal repair” surgery after learning of her unborn daughter’s diagnosis of spina bifida, a birth defect that affects the spine.

A teaching assistant who only found she was pregnant when she nearly died from sepsis has named her daughter after the "wonderful" nurse who treated them.

An Ohio mother who went in for an X-ray after injuring her back was shocked to discover that the scan picked up an intrauterine birth control device (IUD) floating in her abdomen that her doctor allegedly claimed had fallen out over a decade earlier.

Two months after a teen’s severe allergic reaction to medication landed her in a hospital’s burn unit unable to breathe on her own, the Los Angeles student is warning others about the dangers of a little-known syndrome and the importance of researching prescriptions.

Losing weight is always in vogue in many parts of the world.

The anti-vaxxer movement is seeing signs of revolt.

Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible.

A New Hampshire town is offering free testing for sexually transmitted diseases this Thursday while encouraging its residents not to “give your Valentine anything but love” on this sweetheart-themed holiday.

Nearly 100 children have died in an Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo as health workers warn it could be far from over.