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Children at the Memorial Hospital of South Bend stare out the south-facing windows at the construction site next door.

Makers of inhalers to treat asthma and chronic lung disease are racing to develop a new generation of smart devices with sensors to monitor if patients are using their puffers properly.

A new study suggests that women undergoing fertility treatment are not at an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

For the first time, researchers have designed what they say is an effective chlamydia vaccine that can be administered nasally.

Detoxers usually avoid burritos— at least the carb-bomb kind.

PARIS (AP) -- After family members of the driver who slammed a truck into a holiday crowd in the French city of Nice said he suffered from depression, questions have been raised again about the links between mental illness, extreme ideology and mass violence.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The case of a Utah man who contracted the Zika virus after caring for his infected father raised new questions for health experts who said Tuesday that the investigation could guide new research into the way the disease spreads.

A rare honey from the Malaysian rainforest shows benefits against inflammation, blood sugar disorders, infected wounds and respiratory problems.

A dry mouth, a pounding head, and an upset stomach: Those are just a few side effects you might expect after drinking alcohol the night before.

You're seeing a new guy, and it's all going surprisingly well.

Health officials in Florida said Tuesday that they are investigating the first possible non-travel Zika transmission.

A number of members of the California delegates' staff at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland have fallen ill with norovirus, according to news reports

Legalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide are mainly used by patients with cancer, but remain rare, according to a new analysis of such programs.

In high school football, head impacts are more severe in the second quarter of the game, when caused by contact with another player and after longer closing distances, according to a new U.S. study.

While the dangers associated with playing professional football and other contact sports are well-documented, the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA,) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) continue operate somewhat under the radar as their athletes enter the cage or ring and fight until what seems like an inevitably early death.

A Chinese woman has reportedly died after an airborne umbrella stand punctured her throat during a motorcycle accident.

Although millions of American women use hormone therapy, some of its effects are uncertain due to previous mixed results and insufficient research.

As many as 11 members of the California delegation at the Republican National Convention (RNC) may have been infected by norovirus, reports suggest.

With all the talk about the risks of "polypharmacy" - being prescribed more than five medications - it might be surprising to learn that not receiving enough of the right prescriptions can also significantly increase your risk of being hospitalized or dying.

An outside panel has concluded that physical abuse was the cause of injuries to an autistic teenager whose legs were broken when a teaching assistant physically restrained him.