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A 23-year-old woman is gradually losing the ability to move her limbs as a rare genetic disease turns her muscle tissues and connective tissues into bone.

Every month, it seems that another food gets pulled from the grocery shelves because of listeria.

A new employee at Texas Children's Hospital is using the healing power of love to help young patients feel better.

It's been all good news for Leah Still and her father Devon as of late.

Four parents in New York are celebrating the February arrival of twins after one friend offered to be a surrogate for a newlywed who was told getting pregnant could prove fatal.

Leah Carroll’s inspiring words and adorable shoulder shimmy have been viewed more than 37 million times on social media, where a legion of followers have been sending good wishes and prayers to the 4-year-old who is battling a rare blood disorder.

The FDA just greenlighted a drug that keeps severe eczema at bay, but it comes with a price tag so steep it's eliciting its own sort of inflammatory response from critics.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved Roche Holding AG's multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Ocrevus, putting the potential blockbuster drug back on track after a delay caused by regulators' concerns over manufacturing issues.

There is not enough evidence to encourage or discourage doctors from testing all their patients for celiac disease, according to a U.S. government-backed panel.

A paralyzed man in Cleveland fed himself mashed potatoes for the first time in eight years, aided by a computer-brain interface that reads his thoughts and sends signals to move muscles in his arm, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Juan Pedro is expected to lose up to 50 percent of his remaining weight in the next six months.

Juan Pedro is expected to lose up to 50 percent of his remaining weight in the next six months.

An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 269 people in recent weeks, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa's most populous country and aid organizations attempt to tackle the surge in infections.

ESPN’s Mike Golic is used to talking sports and game drama on his radio show Mike and Mike in the Morning. Now, he's discussing a more serious topic, type 2 diabetes. Since being diagnosed with the disease, Golic is on a mission to raise awareness and help people learn how to manage their blood sugar

Scientists unveiled a five-organ female reproductive system on a chip small enough to hold in your hand, and showed that it could simulate a 28-day menstrual cycle.

Women who have insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be more likely to have a baby than women who have to pay entirely out-of-pocket for fertility treatments, a U.S. study suggests.

Kids exposed to high levels of lead decades ago may now be approaching middle age with lower IQs and earning potential than they would have had otherwise, a new study suggests.

A woman dubbed the “Toxic Tush” doctor will spend a decade behind bars for using Super Glue and Fix-a-Flat tire sealant to enlarge women’s behinds and causing one patient to die.

A Massachusetts family is warning others about the dangers of do-it-yourself homemade slime after their 11-year-old daughter suffered second- and third-degree burns on her hands, which doctors said is likely the result of prolonged exposure to one of the recipe’s key ingredients.

At first look there is nothing remarkable about a bedroom Fox 5 visited with its family photos, collection of DVDs, and sports mementos.