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Organ-transplant surgeons have skills most of us can only dream about.

Smokers could be doubling their risk for a type of aneurysm that is usually fatal if it ruptures, researchers say.

The mother of a 16-year-old transgender boy who killed himself at a Maine juvenile detention facility is calling for more mental health resources for young people behind bars.

Two Yale economists are calling for states to end a practice that allows some doctors to surprise patients with large medical bills after visits to a hospital emergency room.

During pregnancy, women face many changes, of both personal and physical nature.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column is the final installment in a series I wrote this week examining how Trump’s health care plan, which will be referred to as THP, may look under his new leadership based on statements he has made and policymakers he has aligned himself with for his transition team and administration.

The market is wide open for anything that will bring the technology of this tedious, anxious process a little farther into the 21st century.

If you're struggling to lose a serious amount of weight, imagine you had a weight loss option that helped more than diet and exercise, but wasn't as invasive as gastric surgery.

Food manufacturers will go to great lengths to offer consumers the most delicious, inexpensive, and convenient products possible, but some foods are difficult to produce cheaply and others are naturally susceptible to spoilage.

A new U.S. surgeon general report calls for a major cultural shift in the way Americans view drug and alcohol addiction.

Scientists have developed a new drug capsule that stays in the stomach for up to two weeks after being swallowed, gradually releasing its payload.

St. Jude Medical Inc's new, smaller HeartMate 3 heart pumping assist device proved superior to its older HeartMate II in advanced heart failure patients, according to the first data from a large trial presented on Wednesday.

Gun control laws that mandate a background check before a gun can be temporarily transferred to a friend or family member may interfere with suicide prevention efforts, researchers say.

Several countries have placed import restrictions on German poultry following outbreaks of bird flu in the country, German authorities said on Wednesday.

Ebola doesn't always show itself through fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Alcohol and adolescence don't mix—especially not when the alcohol is in regularly large quantities.

Betty Elkes faced cancer multiple times and received her last diagnosis in 2010.

A photo of six women clad in rainbow colors, and either pregnant or holding their born children, is tugging at heart strings across the web, racking up more than 24,000 likes and being shared over 19,000 times in less than a week.

Women with a history of depression may have lower survival odds with breast cancer than patients without past mental health problems, research in Denmark suggests.

Pregnant women with pregnancy-related diabetes are less likely to achieve blood sugar control if they rely on food stamps or have a generally chaotic lifestyle, according to a U.S. study.