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A Michigan mother has one week to get her 9-year-old son vaccinated or will face jail time, after an Oakland County judge sided with the child’s father.

A single genetic change that occurred in 2013 may explain how Zika acquired the ability to attack fetal nerve cells, causing a severe birth defect in babies whose mothers were infected while pregnant, Chinese and U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Makers of fast-acting opioids will have to fund voluntary training for healthcare professionals who prescribe the drugs, including education on safe prescribing practices and non-opioid alternatives, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for an Indiana woman accused of attempting to kill her brother’s newborn baby with poisoned breast milk.

At least 30 current and former police officers in a Cincinnati suburb have reportedly been diagnosed with cancer, prompting the police union president to call for action on a plan to move the station’s headquarters.

Tens of thousands of apps are trying to help you live healthier and longer, but only a few are regulated by the government to make sure they work.

Blood clots happen in your body all the time.

This is the precious moment a 22-year-old sees in color for the first time in his life - and is stunned when he can identify the colors of the rainbow.

A Utah family of 12 buried three of their siblings this July, after a rare genetic disorder robbed them of their ability to see, speak, swallow, and move.

A 50-year-old Georgia woman is lucky to be alive after losing all four limbs to a sepsis infection that she initially thought was a case of the flu.

Between 2010 and 2014, nearly 56 million women around the world got abortions each year—and the World Health Organization has found that almost half of them weren't safe.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for an Indiana woman accused of attempting to kill her brother’s newborn baby with poisoned breast milk.

His cross country season may be cut short, but only so he can come back healthy and strong to PR in the mile this spring.

A woman who lost nearly 70 pounds on Weight Watchers credits her transformation with saving her life, after she discovered a lump in her breast that was determined to be cancerous.

About every 40 seconds, an American has a heart attack, and almost 15 percent of those heart attacks are fatal.

The parents of a Nebraska boy who was tragically killed by an alligator during 2016 family trip to Disney World have launched an organ transplant program in his honor.

A 77-year-old Texas woman is being counted as the latest victim of Hurricane Harvey after she died from a flesh-eating bacteria infection.

Canadian scientists have discovered new evidence that linked ayahuasca, an ancient Amazonian hallucinogenic drink, to helping patients diagnosed with eating disorders.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an alarming report on Tuesday indicating that 2016 had the highest number of sexually transmitted diseases ever recorded.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine said they’ve identified a key biomarker that may make it possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living patients.