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Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says her only child has died of an apparent drug overdose.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes so they aren't so addictive.

Strangers helped bring a severely ill Maryland woman home from Alaska after a GoFundMe page raised more than $61,000 to pay for a medical flight.

Three young siblings are being cared for by family members after both parents tragically died just weeks apart.

Let's get one thing out of the way: Our mouths are positively brimming with bacteria.

It was just another night taking the trash to the curb in Chandler, Arizona, until Thomas Jay suddenly felt a pinch followed by the "most excruciating pain" of his life.

A woman’s tweet about her young cousin’s transformation from a malnourished infant born addicted to opioids to a healthy toddler has inspired others to share similar stories about siblings and relatives.

One of the most commonly treated infertility-related conditions in the United States is diminished ovarian reserve, also known as low-egg-count.

If you’re preparing for your freshman year of college (or sending your high school graduate off for the first time), you’re probably busy shopping for dorm room decor, signing up for classes, and stalking your assigned roommate on social media.

Angelina Jolie developed a condition called Bell's palsy in 2016, the actress recently told Vanity Fair .

Hundreds turned out to say goodbye to the hero dog whose Marine veteran partner put together a bucket list for him after he was diagnosed with bone cancer.

A Texas toddler and a deputy who helped deliver her at a gas station parking lot reunited one year later to celebrate the girl's birthday with an adorable tea party.

Every day, your pets bring a smile to your face.

Problems with the brain's "helper cells" may contribute to schizophrenia, a new study in mice suggests.

It's not every day that a grandmother is called on to save her grandchild's life, but when the day came for Carol Graydon, who is 62, to do just that, she didn't hesitate.

A New Jersey mother battling breast cancer is suing the Motor Vehicle Commission after she claims an employee demanded she remove her head scarf for a new photograph instead of using her old one while renewing her license.

A Massachusetts mother has found a lifelong friend in the stranger who felt moved to act after reading an article on her need for a kidney.

A Georgia woman who turned 104 on Wednesday said her secret to living a long life is her relationship with God and close family.

For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.

Technology that allows alteration of genes in a human embryo has been used for the first time in the United States, according to Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, which carried out the research.