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Surgery is tied to improved chances of survival among stage 4 breast cancer patients, a new study suggests, but who has access to surgery and who doesn't can vary drastically, based on factors including income level and where treatment is administered.

Canada is warming up faster than the rest of the world, according to a report commissioned by the Canadian Environment and Climate Change Department.

Americans borrowed a staggering $88 billion in the past year to pay for health care, a new survey finds.

Naomi Hayami-Chisuwa, who gave birth in June at age 35, found it hard to control her weight during pregnancy, particularly as she came closer to the due date.

Kim Newcomer was knowledgeable about colon cancer; her father was diagnosed with the disease at age 46, she said. So after returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic in 2008, when she complained of constipation to her primary care physician, she was surprised that her doctor sent her home with laxatives instead of testing her for the cancer.

A total of 387 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 15 states from January 1 to March 28, 2019, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the second-greatest number of cases reported in the United States since measles was eliminated in 2000. The highest number of reported cases since elimination was 667 in 2014.

A paradigm shift is underway in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia: The newest of personalized medicines proved more effective and less toxic than standard chemotherapy for certain acute myeloid leukemia patients, new research indicates.

Just when you were starting to figure out Fortnite, a slightly edgier battle royale game has taken the gaming scene by storm. Apex Legends, a free-to-play, team-based shooter from the creators of the popular Titanfall series captured a whopping 25 million players within a week of its launch in February 2019 -- an adoption rate that blew Fortnite out of the water (partly because it stole many of Fortnite's players).

Losing the ability to move and perform the activities of daily life can lead to a loss of independence and even be deadly, so researchers are focusing on preventing conditions that can lead to disability.

The US Food and Drug Administration announced proposed changes to mammography standards Wednesday.

An 18-year-old who complained of seizures in the emergency room of an Indian hospital turned out to have parasites in his brain, according to a case study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

More American adults perceive electronic cigarettes to be as harmful as or more harmful than regular cigarettes, according to a new analysis.

Lawmakers in Hawaii are considering a bill that would outlaw flavored tobacco products.

Record flooding in the Midwest is now threatening the safety of more than a million private water wells. The National Ground Water Association estimates that people living in more than 300 counties across 10 states have their groundwater threatened from bacterial and industrial contamination carried by flood waters.

Since you need to exercise to maintain proper health, make sure you are also giving yourself enough intensity, not focusing too narrowly nor pushing too hard and fast.

Gardening is generally a healthy and pleasurable hobby or occupation. However, any activity carries some risk -- and gardening is no exception.

Thousands of previously unvaccinated people are now immunized, but health officials are running into pockets of resistance within certain New York communities and they are taking drastic measures.

A drug safety watchdog has renewed its criticism of the government's approval of a Parkinson's psychosis medication and is calling for stronger warnings on its label for patients and their families.

If you always struggle to get out of bed in the morning, this might be the perfect gig for you.

An Atlanta woman became the first living HIV-positive kidney donor in the world on Monday when surgeons at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore transferred her organ to a recipient who is also HIV-positive, according to a statement from the medical center. Both the donor and the recipient, who wishes to remain anonymous, are doing well.