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A new study led by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores the power of gene editing to use cancer cells to kill cancer.

Nearly five months after she became one of the first American women to ever medal in a cross-country Olympic skiing event when she and teammate Jessie Diggins won gold in Pyongchang, Kikkan Randall announced on social media that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

People who survive the deadly Ebola virus can continue to suffer severe psychiatric and neurological problems including depression, debilitating migraines, nerve pain and stroke, according to a study published on Wednesday.

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has hit Washington Heights, with eight residents sickened by the bacteria-borne illness over the past week, officials reported Wednesday.

Indiana has confirmed 214 outbreak-related cases of hepatitis A since November 2017.

A "happy and smiling" toddler died after he was given seven times the intended medication dose following admission to hospital for a seizure, an inquest heard.

When the 35-year-old woman arrived at a hospital in France, she told doctors it felt like electric shocks were running down her legs.

Paralyzed hockey player Jack Jablonski took a shot on the Fourth of July and scored when he tried — and succeeded — wiggling his toes.

Ticks can infect humans with a variety of ailments, including Rock Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Here's what to know about the potentially fatal disease.

The identities of thousands of Tennessee citizens with HIV was made public to hundreds of government employees due to an error, a report stated.

The state Department of Health has issued a warning after the first-ever death in Wisconsin from Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

As World Cup fans gather to cheer on their team, powerful ads are targeting soccer aficionados to bring their attention to another issue – domestic violence.

Burned-out doctors are more likely to make major medical errors, regardless of workplace safety measures, new research shows.

Babies who start on solids at three months sleep better than infants exclusively breastfed until six months of age, according to a new analysis of clinical trial data.

More than 16 years after cleanup was completed at the site of the September 11, 2001 attack on New York City’s World Trade Center complex, many who worked at the disaster site still struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and may also have an elevated risk of heart attack and stroke as a result, researchers say.

An Idaho dad is lucky to be alive after a 40-pound bay hale spear pierced through his back and exited out of his stomach, missing his aorta and spinal cord by mere millimeters.

Explore Rocky Mountain spotted fever's causes, treatment, symptoms, diagnostic challenges and effective prevention methods for this notable tick-borne illness.

Increasingly in the U.S., disputes between neighbors are becoming matters of smokers versus non-smokers.

After two harrowing weeks trapped inside a dark, damp cave, the entire Thai soccer team — 12 players, ages 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach — has been successfully rescued from the Tham Luan Nang Non cave.

Many cancer patients give up alcohol and most flavorful foods during chemotherapy, but in the Czech Republic, where beer is the national beverage, one company is raising awareness for the palate changes that affect oncology patients.