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It’s been almost 16 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the damage is still being done.

A new handheld device, the MasSpec Pen, could someday help cancer surgeons figure out what to cut and what to leave alone in real time.

If you think popping a handful of vitamins each day is the key to staying healthy, well, you might be doing it wrong.

When Andrea Syron began noticing a buzzing in her ear—that later grew to a strange “whooshing”—she knew something was wrong.

Antidepressants are leaking into rivers and lakes and are building up in fish brains, according to a new study.

How do you feel about coffee?

Health officials in Texas are on alert for an expected surge in the mosquito population in the wake of devastation left by Hurricane Harvey.

On Sept. 6, 1987, Dr. Ben Carson completed a 22-hour pioneering operation that separated 7-month-old West German Siamese twins, who were joined at the back of the head.

A new study shows that college students who consume a lot of energy drinks are more likely to become addicted to certain drugs or alcohol later.

A police officer in Maryland is being credited with the safe delivery of a baby boy after the newborn’s father flagged him down while en route to the hospital.

A man whose wife died of cancer two weeks before their Feb.

Genomic testing pointed these two cancer survivors towards effective treatment.

Five nurses at Denver Health Medical Center were suspended after another nurse heard a comment about the group opening up a body bag to view a deceased patient’s genitals.

National Prostate Cancer Awareness month will take place throughout September.

While the Zika virus is known to cause birth defects and abnormalities in unborn children, researchers now believe it could be used as an effective way to kill off cancer cells in the brain.

Light to moderate drinkers may have a lower risk of heart disease than teetotalers, but a new study suggests this doesn't hold true for people with fatty liver disease.

A 7-year-old girl who has been battling cancer since she was 3 has a list of things she would like to see and do as she enters hospice care.

A 4-year-old girl in northern Italy died on Sunday of cerebral malaria, raising fears that the deadly blood disease is back in the region after it has been free of it for decades.

A Missouri mother has donated 1,040 ounces of breast milk to victims left devastated by Hurricane Harvey.

After ignoring her doctor's recommendation to undergo treatment for a hernia in her abdomen, one woman developed severe complications that nearly killed her.