Three US scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm," otherwise known as our biological clock, the Nobel committee said.
After horrific events like shootings or attacks by terrorists, parents are faced with this dilemma: What do I tell my kids? How can I talk to them about something so senseless and indiscriminate? About something that we can't make sense of ourselves?
Tracey Helton knows what she's doing is illegal, but she doesn't care. She's saving lives during an epidemic that's killing tens of thousands of Americans.
In a small blue house in Northern California, a mom surrounded by three children, three cats and a dog has quietly saved the lives of hundreds of people addicted to opioids, including heroin.
In a small blue house in Northern California, a mom surrounded by three children, three cats and a dog has quietly saved the lives of hundreds of people addicted to opioids, including heroin.
CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes us inside the search for life-saving medicines to treat Puerto Ricans suffering in local clinics and shelters.
In the future, it might be possible to prevent inherited illnesses by making a change to a single faulty gene. That was recently demonstrated in a new study.
An infant was hospitalized by rat lungworm disease on Wednesday after accidentally consuming possibly a slug or snail on the Puna District of Hawaii Island, according to an official statement released by Hawaii Department of Health. This marks the tenth case of the disease on Hawaii island and 17 cases statewide, in 2017 alone.
A Louisiana school district is requiring all its students to stand during the National Anthem when it's played at a sporting event or during an extracurricular activity -- or face the consequences.
A 12th former resident of a Florida nursing home died Thursday, more than two weeks after Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility's air conditioning, according to the Hollywood Police Department. The facility failed to evacuate residents from the sweltering heat in the days following the storm.
A recent victim of Hurricane Harvey is a 77-year-old woman who encountered flesh-eating bacteria inside a home in the Houston area, according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Science.
Details surrounding Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American student who died in June after being detained in North Korea for 17 months, were released this week by the Hamilton County Coroner's office in Ohio.
