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These days the term “superbug” is tossed around often. But on the ever-growing list of bad bugs, C. auris is one of the most unsettling.

A deadly salmonella outbreak linked to papayas imported from Mexico sickened an additional 64 people and expanded to 16 U.S. states, federal health officials reported on Friday.

Martin Shkreli, the former biotech CEO known for hiking up the price of a life-saving drug, was convicted on federal charges he deceived investors in a pair of failed hedge funds.

Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday said its acute migraine drug, lasmiditan, induced a statistically significant improvement in pain relief against a placebo in a late-stage study.

Reuters Health - Older breast cancer survivors who may not live long enough to benefit from routine mammograms are still often getting them, while some who do have more years ahead are not being screened, according to a U.S. study.

(This August 3rd story has been refiled to add dropped "of" to headline) Reuters Health - Lifestyle factors like obesity and smoking are known to raise people's risk of developing sciatica, but a new study finds that regular walking and biking may have an opposite, and just as powerful effect.

Pain rarely kills, while pain pills are killing thousands of Americans. Identifying those at high risk of addiction and other steps can stop this epidemic.

Seasonal Affective Disorder isn't just something that happens in winter.

Rhode Island is the first state in the nation to offer medication-assisted treatment to its entire prison population — in hopes it will reduce recidivism.

Chile's Congress has approved a bill that would legalize abortion in limited circumstances — ending the country's status as the last in South America to ban all abortions.

Right about now, you’re getting the kids ready for going back to school.

This ailment is often talked about but not well understood.

Believe it or not, until 1993 there was no treatment available for multiple sclerosis (MS), with doctors turning to steroids to manage patients’ symptoms.

Reuters Health - More than two-thirds of surgery patients in a recent study had prescription opioids left over after they recovered from their operations, and the vast majority failed to safely store or dispose of the often misused and abused pills, researchers say.

Talking to yourself doesn't mean you're crazy.

State officials say a bat has tested positive for rabies in southeastern Idaho and area residents should take precautions.

Alcohol has already been linked to at least seven types of cancer.

A 16-year-old Long Island teen who lost his right leg and hip to a rare bone cancer saw his dreams of becoming a police officer come true on Tuesday.

A 4-month-old Michigan boy diagnosed with a life-threatening disease similar to what 11-month-old Charlie Gard faced is in a race against time, as his parents seek to raise enough funds for an experimental treatment in Boston.