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Louisville experienced a severe spike in overdose calls last week with authorities responding to 52 calls in a 32-hour period.

It took two months of preparation and could take more than four years of treatment, but doctors are determined to help the person believed to be the world's heaviest woman survive.

Mike and Julie Bennet died of cancer five days apart, and an image of their final moments together is attracting attention.

A 36-year-old Nebraska mother of 8-year-old quadruplets has died unexpectedly.

PetSmart has issued a voluntary recall for a variation of its Grreat Choice Adult Dog Food due to a potential choking hazard found in one of its lots.

A new preliminary study reveals a way to burn more fat—but you have to be willing to restrict all your daily eating to a 6-hour window.

Wisconsin-based cheesemaker Sargento Foods Inc. is recalling a specialty cheese because of possible bacterial contamination.

A 7-year-old boy in Portugal broke his arm three times in two years, and doctors were mystified, Live Science reports.

For some women who are trying to get pregnant, taking a low dose of aspirin daily may boost their chances of having a baby, according to a new analysis.

In the U.S. alone, more than 6,000 people die in drowsy driving-related motor vehicle crashes each year, a recent study suggests.

The chemicals in the brain linked to the pleasure people get from things like sex and drugs also play a role in how people enjoy music, a new, small study from Canada finds.

Government policies designed to reduce how much salt people eat may be cost-effective even without considering the potential healthcare savings, a recent study suggests.

Millionaire Joe Kiani is on a mission to get hospitals to stop killing their patients by medical error. Step 1: Get medical devices to talk to one another.

Under a new California bill, intentionally transmitting HIV would be a misdemeanor, not a felony, a change from the days of the AIDS epidemic.

As more and more people emerge from the shadows to put a face on the nation's opioid epidemic, faces of color are notably absent.

Ron Hill, 78, a three-time Olympian for Great Britain, ended his running streak on Sunday, January 29.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), plastic surgeons performed a total of almost 2 million surgical procedures in 2015, up 7 percent from the year before.

Give your pantry and fridge a quick scan.

A top local surgeon and the ex-husband of ABC News’ chief women’s health correspondent killed himself by leaping off the George Washington Bridge, it was reported Sunday.

South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Monday it will import 4.8 million doses of foot-and-mouth vaccine by the end of this month in an effort to prevent further spread of the viral disease.