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Younger women suffering from a common form of advanced breast cancer have experienced significantly improved survival rates when treated with a drug that targets cancer cells, according to the findings of an international clinical trial.

The expansion of the Medicaid program -- a major part of the Affordable Care Act -- has helped black cancer patients receive more timely treatment in states where expansion took place, according to new research.

A bill languishing in the North Carolina state senate could clarify the state's definition of sexual consent and close what some are calling a "legal loophole" for rape.

After former WWE star Ashley Massaro died last month, her lawyer announced that she wanted her brain donated to CTE research, rekindling the conversation about the risk of head trauma in professional wrestling.

Abortion services can continue for now in Missouri after a judge ruled against the state, which had refused to renew Planned Parenthood's license to continue providing the procedure. The matter will be heard in court again on June 4.

Two former pharmacists were sentenced on Thursday for their part in a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak in 2012.

The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction in the boundaries of protected land in US history according to a new study.

Cannabis-related products have flooded the market, making health claims about pain relief, immune function and anxiety and depression. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration is holding its first hearing to assess the safety and efficacy of these CBD products.

Leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs is looking into setting up its own retail stores, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Sevoflurane is one of the most commonly used anesthesiology gases. The other big one is desflurane. Whichever gas a patient gets is inhaled, but only about 5% is metabolized. The rest is exhaled and sucked into a ventilation system. But that can damage the environment.

Lauren "Lolo" Spencer was that rambunctious girl you'd see on the playground: She loved running, street hockey and dancing. But when she turned 14, she started feeling fatigued and became concerned after noticing that her muscles had begun to weaken.

You are probably aware that you should try to eat as many fruits and vegetables as you can for good health. But what if your favorite fruits are not in season, or the veggies on your Sunday shopping list will be eaten much later in the week?

There have been 971 cases of measles reported in the United States this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

The New Jersey attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against members of the billionaire family behind pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma, alleging that the company's marketing strategies overstated the benefits of their opioid drugs while also minimizing the health risks and downplaying their potential for addiction.

The fate of abortion in Missouri is in a judge's hands as Planned Parenthood fights the state for refusing to renew the license it needs to continue offering the service in its St. Louis clinic.

Ariana Grande will postpone shows in her "Sweetener World Tour" after experiencing an allergic reaction to tomatoes, the singer reported in a Wednesday post to Instagram. Describing her reaction, the 25-year old former Nickelodeon star wrote "my throat almost closed" and it "still feels like I'm swallowing a cactus."

We've all heard the advice to take 10,000 steps a day, but is that precise number really necessary to reap health rewards?

Damien, 13, didn't believe it when he found out his new foster parent would be his math teacher, Finn Lanning.

Craig Box couldn't hold back tears in an Oklahoma courtroom on Wednesday as he described his late son Austin as "a special young man."

Girls began queuing at their local school with their friends, waiting for their names to be called. Many were apprehensive. After all, most of them had not had a vaccination since they were babies. It was 2013 and a new vaccine had arrived in Kanyirabanyana, a village in the Gakenke district of Rwanda.