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In the aftermath of a hurricane, the media’s initial focus is on property damage and search and rescue operations, but there are long-term effects that can linger for years, long after the media has lost interest in recovering areas.

A 16-year-old student in the U.K. died suddenly while away at college due to an infection caused by a hairball in her stomach.

The state of Nevada is preparing a public information campaign to address the use of marijuana by pregnant women and highlight the potential harm the drug can do to a fetus.

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Baylor University Medical Center provides the service to educate heart transplant patients about healthy lifestyles.

Are vaccines during pregnancy safe? Health's medical editor weighs in on what moms-to-be should know.

The following foods dangerous for dogs can send your four-legged to the vet.

The brain of former University of Colorado and NFL football player Drew Wahlroos, who killed himself earlier this month, has been donated to Boston University.

A group of coworkers suffered a variety of health issues after consuming food brought to the office by another employee.

A furious mom has blasted Instagram for removing a photograph of her 12-year-old son who has a facial deformity, after another user complained about the image.

Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to ease menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats may be no more likely to die prematurely than women who don't take hormones, a new study suggests.

Middle-aged women can choose which test to undergo for cervical cancer screening, according to a draft recommendation from an influential group backed by the U.S. government.

A puzzling study of U.S. pregnancies found that women who had miscarriages between 2010 and 2012 were more likely to have had back-to-back annual flu shots that included protection against swine flu.

A pregnant woman who was allegedly set on fire by her boyfriend in Maryland gave birth seven weeks early to a baby girl, reports said.

Dallas police and firefighters say there has been a dramatic increase in the number of K2-related overdose calls, stressing already thin resources.

A number of patients suffered a rare infection while being treated at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans, with one parent claiming the number was around a dozen, Fox 8 reported.

Nobody likes the sound of an infection dubbed the human papillomavirus (or HPV).

San Diego has begun sanitary street washing efforts after county officials demanded the city act on a plan to address the “fecally contaminated environment” downtown.

San Diego has begun sanitary street washing efforts after county officials demanded the city act on a plan to address the “fecally contaminated environment” downtown.

An Australian grandmother who had her first child in 30 years and has 10 grandchildren recently gave birth to her fifth child at the age of 51, saying she “breezed through it.”