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An Oregon woman is accused of profiting financially by faking a cancer diagnosis, but will most likely not be charged.

During nearly four decades of marriage, Akosua Budu Amoako and her husband tried to have a child, without success.

After about 280 days or 40 weeks -- it's common for a pregnant woman to have one thing on her mind -- her due date!

As much as people would like to wholly trust their doctors, medical errors do occur more often than is comfortable.

People hoping to lose a few pounds by substituting artificial sweeteners for regular sugar may end up disappointed, suggests a fresh look at past research.

Scientists have re-created a relative of the smallpox virus in a lab, from scratch.

Scientists discovered 27 contact lenses in a woman’s eye last November before she underwent eye surgery, according to an entry in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

A couple is speaking out about the potential dangers of letting others kiss and hold newborn babies after their infant contracted a life-threatening illness and is now likely to face long-term health issues.

In a court hearing on Thursday (July 13), the parents of Charlie Gard, the critically ill baby in Britain, were at odds with their son's hospital over a seemly straightforward fact: The size of their baby's head.

Tick populations are on the rise. Are these factors raising your risk?

What is "nucleoside bypass therapy," the treatment proposed for Charlie Gard, and how well has it worked in other patients? Here's what to know.

A Florida mom is trying to give her sick son a birthday present of epic proportions.

Of all the things you have to worry about, you may not even think about the dangers lurking in your——shampoo?

A 7-year-old girl battling neuroblastoma has won the hearts of thousands with her dance moves after a video of her rocking out to Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” was posted on Facebook.

A Washington state lifeguard in his second year on the stand saved two lives in a matter of minutes last week.

A terminally ill Army veteran is asking for text messages or phone calls from strangers to help him forget about his excruciating pain.

The family of a New York man is speaking out a month after his death to warn about Powassan virus, a potentially deadly tick-borne illness that has had health officials in Maine on the lookout.

Women are most likely to develop multiple sclerosis during their childbearing years—after they hit puberty and before menopause.

There have been many reports lately about so-called "dry drowning," "delayed drowning," or "secondary drowning," like when a boy in Texas died several days after swimming last month.

An English girls’ school has banned FitBits, fitness trackers, and smartwatches over the growing concerns that students are counting calories and skipping lunch if they fail to meet their targets.