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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.

"It is very important that parents refrain from physical punishment as it can have long-lasting impacts," Gustavo Carlo says in a press release.

The first sexually transmitted Zika case of 2017 has been confirmed in Pinellas County, Florida, according to health officials.

A 3-year-old Labrador named “Addie” is believed to be the first dog in the state of Maine to be revived with Narcan, after she got into her owner’s purse and ingested 25 pain pills.

Seven inmates at Miami-Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center are suffering from seizures due to an unknown illness.

A beach in Michigan was forced to close for the third time this summer due to elevated levels of E. coli.

The milk offers health benefits and helps protect babies from diarrhea, ear infections and respiratory infections, experts say.

The FDA currently estimates that one in three Americans will develop type 2 diabetes over the course of their lifetime, and as of 2014, there were 29.1 million Americans living with diabetes.

A mother who almost lost her 3-year-old daughter to heat stroke has shared an emotional Instagram post detailing the condition to serve as a warning to others.

Myrtle Beach officials on Monday disputed a woman's claim who believed her mother contracted a deadly flesh-eating bacteria after swimming in the water at the South Carolina vacation spot.

A Jets rookie has found himself in hot water over his response to a question on player health and safety that comes on the heels of the largest update on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) so far.

A New York mother died just 12 days after allegedly receiving silicone butt injections at a Manhattan apartment on E. 21st Street.

He took his tragedy and turned it into a goal and a passion.

The United States needs to curb excessive opioid prescribing and improve access to pain management techniques, suggests a new government study.

Martin Shkreli, the former biotech CEO known for hiking up the price of a life-saving drug, is accused of hiding from investors the fact that he lost millions of dollars and then made them the victim of a scheme to pay them back with worthless stock in a startup drug company.

As we have learned more about the Zika virus over the last 18 months, we have come to recognize that not only can it be spread through a bite from an infected mosquito, but also through sexual contact.

Aromatherapy is sometimes dismissed by health professionals as a trendy, new pseudo-science, but it actually has a long history and some solid science behind it.