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A nondenominational chaplain developed a "spiritual care board" to help critical-care patients better communicate their religious and emotional needs.

To help curb the nation's opioid overdose epidemic, US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced, the agency will expand its requirements for prescription opioid manufacturers to provide prescriber training to clinicians, including nurses and pharmacists as well as physicians.

Four people have been infected with the illness-causing bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, according to health officials in Mobile County, Alabama.

Thirty-five people have died of measles across Europe in the past 12 months, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that vaccination remains crucial to stopping the spread.

Here's a look at obesity in the United States. A person is considered to be obese when he or she reaches a particular body mass index (BMI).

UK officials will launch an inquiry into why thousands of patients, many of them hemophiliacs, became infected with HIV and hepatitis C from blood products used more than 30 years ago.

After it was slapped with a fine, Spain's Iberia Airlines has decided it won't ask female job applicants to take a test to prove they're not pregnant.

Roman Espinoza of Watertown, New York, calls it a "Blessing Box." He put in the first bit of food himself but the community has been filling it up since.

Some fitness gurus recommend working out first thing in the morning because that's when you're least likely to have scheduling conflicts and therefore more likely to exercise regularly. Plus, early exercisers often say that a morning routine leaves them feeling more energized and productive during the day.

If you've ever experienced an ear infection, then you know how uncomfortable and even painful it can be. Swimmer's ear is a specific type of ear infection that also causes discomfort and pain in and around the outer ear canal. it typically starts out mild, with moderate itching and redness, and then can become tender and inflamed, potentially harming your ability to hear.

CNN's Elizabeth Cohen follows a group of families, many with seriously ill children, as they traveled to Washington to make their voices heard in the health care fight.

Evidence from a mass vaccination campaign for an outbreak of bacterial meningitis in New Zealand had unexpected results: reduced rates of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, a study published Monday in the journal The Lancet finds. It is the first time a vaccine has shown any protection against gonorrhea.

A court in London will again hear the case of baby Charlie Gard, whose parents are fighting doctors to keep him on life support so they can take him to the US for experimental therapy.

The result of a noisy hospital isn't just a groggy patient; it can also negatively impact your health.

In 2016, 41% of top-grossing US movies showed people using tobacco, according to a recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a decrease from the year before. However, there was an 80% increase in incidents of tobacco use in those movies from 2015 to 2016.

Enedina Vance was fed up. She felt like other parents didn't understand her message. She felt like they weren't listening to her.

Gonorrhea is becoming harder and in some cases impossible to treat with antibiotics, the World Health Organization said.

Hemorrhoids are embarrassing and painful, but are they dangerous to your health? Here's a look at the what, where, and why of those pains in the butt.