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Two weeks after South Carolina newborns Romeo and Juliet took the internet by storm, another Shakespearean-inspired pair made their debut at a hospital in Florida.

Infants are much less likely to get whooping cough if their mothers are vaccinated against the potentially fatal respiratory infection during pregnancy, a large U.S. study finds.

A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in treating or preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to research by British and Swiss scientists.

If you have a nut allergy, avoiding nuts can be a difficult task.

A 20-year-old college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.

A 20-year-old college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.

There’s cake, superhero décor and personalized t-shirts.

Authorities are investigating after a 36-year-old runner died Sunday after crossing the finish line of the Scranton Half Marathon.

A Michigan mother of seven whose sore throat turned into a life-threatening strep infection is battling for her life as doctors work to save her organs.

Can napping make you happier?

Some geneticists suggest that who we are is not a question of nature versus nurture, but that genes and our environment work together to influence the people we become.

A dad-of-two who made history when he fought to receive a breast cancer drug only available to women is now battling the disease for a third time – despite having a mastectomy more than a decade ago.

Newer cancer drugs that enlist the body's immune system are improving the odds of survival, but competition between them is not reining in prices that can now top $250,000 a year.

A Fort Worth mother and her new baby are doing well after she gave birth in a hospital parking garage, Friday morning.

Having one child with a serious form of epilepsy and autism would be difficult.

In 2007, Gabby Rodriguez was born a healthy, happy girl and began developing on track with her three older siblings.

Researchers have begun the second phase of testing of a Zika vaccine developed by U.S. government scientists in a trial that could yield preliminary results as early as the end of 2017.

Using hair to measure long-term levels of the stress hormone cortisol, UK researchers confirm the link between chronic stress and packing on pounds, as well as difficulty shedding excess weight.

Workers exposed to chemicals like deodorizers, sanitizers, disinfectants and sterilizers on the job may be more likely than other people to develop thyroid cancer, a recent study suggests.

Eighth grade students in southern New Mexico were rushed to the hospital after taking Xanax Thursday morning.