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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.

Weeks after a hotspot for anti-vaxxers turned into a hotspot for measles infections, vaccination rates have surged in the area, according to news reports.

A marijuana lollipop with a very high dose of the drug's active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) may have triggered a man's heart attack, according to a new report of the man's case.

It was truly a "miracle on ice" when a North Carolina doctor saved a fellow hockey player's life during a pickup game.

A teen in Spain has combined his love for engineering and one of his favorite childhood toys to create a prosthetic arm.

Paper is harmless...until it's not.

A cyclist suffered horrific injuries when he was impaled by his own handlebars in a freak crash.

Speed demons and law busters in one Texas town may have met their match in 6-year-old Abigail Rose Arias, whose dream of becoming a police officer to exact revenge on her terminal cancer came true on Thursday in a special ceremony.

A 14-month-old baby in the U.K. has finally headed home for the first time after she was born with an incredibly rare malformation that caused her heart to grow outside of her body.

A 6-year-old boy who underwent brain surgery last year is in need of a life-saving bone marrow transplant as he battles sickle cell disease.

U.S. health officials are telling doctors to be on the lookout for a rare cancer linked to breast implants after receiving more reports of the disease.

Urine therapy is making a comeback from its centuries-old origins.

A Tennesee mother made the brave decision to carry a dying baby to term in order to donate her organs, a report said Thursday.

A seemingly endless number of dog owners from across the country have slammed Hill’s Pet Nutrition on social media for the deaths of their beloved pets, blaming the untimely passing of their furry friends on the various canned dog foods recently recalled by the company for potentially toxic levels of vitamin D.