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The number of U.S. hospitals investigated or cited for breaking federal emergency treatment rules has declined over the past decade, a study suggests.

The New York attorney general's office is investigating whether Mylan Pharmaceuticals unfairly limited competition for its emergency allergy treatment EpiPen, which has been criticized for steep price increases.

If you’ve been following the story of stem cell surgeon Dr. Paolo Macchiarini and the scandal unfolding at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, you are right to question the ethics of medical award competitions and what exactly constitutes a medical breakthrough.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Sri Lanka free of malaria, hailing it as a "remarkable public health achievement" for the Indian Ocean island, once one of the most affected nations in the world.

Authorities suspect the Cincinnati area has been treated as a "test tube" by heroin dealers for use of a powerful animal tranquilizer, a county coroner said on Tuesday.

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that men and women returning from areas where the Zika virus is actively spreading should practice safer sex or abstinence for 6 months, regardless of whether they are trying to conceive or showing symptoms.

A Connecticut community and the Stony Brook University softball team are rallying around one of their star players as she gears up for the toughest battle of her life away from the plate.

True or false: Electric fans are a cheap and effective way to stay cool during extreme heat waves.

A Frenchwoman who received the world's first partial face transplant has died, 11 years after the surgery that set the stage for dozens of other transplants worldwide.

Electronic health records slow doctors down and distract them from meaningful face time caring for patients.

Researchers believe they may know why so many people die during triathlons compared to other races, such as marathons.

The plight of a Canadian boy who just wanted to eat a hamburger is drawing attention to a risk that many backyard barbecuers may not realize even exists: wire brush bristles ending up in people's throats.

A 22-year-old woman in New York died Aug. 31 after her horse fell on her during an equestrian competition, the Daily Freeman reports.

Cat owners, prepare to be stunned: A new study suggests your cat isn't really a crabby jerk—he's just bored.

The parents of a 15-year-old U.K. teen who beat cancer as a toddler are awaiting the results of a toxicology report to find out what drug ultimately killed their “amazing” daughter.

Police say a 13-year-old boy was found in an RV dead from a suspected drug overdose.

A cancer diagnosis doesn’t automatically lead to an overhaul of unhealthy habits, says a study in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

A new class of drugs could be a significant step forward in the treatment of ovarian cancer, one of the most lethal forms of the disease.

A 9-year-old Georgia boy isn’t asking for toys ahead of his first double-digit birthday.

The panel that awards the Nobel Prize in medicine is dismissing two judges for their roles in a scandal over a disgraced stem cell scientist at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute.