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A new Arkansas law will let a husband sue a doctor to stop his wife from getting a particular type of abortion. And it makes no exception for cases of spousal rape.

Howard and Mary Ann Claytor's living room is a jumble of medical devices, looking more like an intensive care unit than a home. It is filled with breathing machines, respiratory monitors, a manual lift and feeding tubes, all aimed at keeping their paralyzed 29-year-old son, Cedric, alive.

It looked like fat. 57-year-old Roger Logan's abdomen was so large the growth hung over his lower body like a boulder.

As polar vortexes, nor'easters and monsoons ensue across the country, people are more likely to stay indoors, which also means that germs can circulate more easily.

When you are the spiritual leader of an entire people, you've lived your entire adult life in exile, your movements are restricted by ever-watchful bodyguards and you must watch every word for fear of setting off an international incident, you would think your face would reflect the weight of the world.

How close are we to a male birth control pill? As scientists try and tackle the biology of the problem, we look at the options and explore whether today's men are willing to use the product.

The pets had eaten a dog food called Hunk of Beef Au Jus, the best-selling offering from Evanger, an Illinois-based pet food company.

His son's high school graduation was a day Alfred La'Cap had been looking forward to — and one he didn't think he would get to see.

One in four teens who vape say they've used e-cigarettes for an alternative technique known as "dripping," new research finds.

It's a sad but true fact: Fat shaming is everywhere. Now, there's evidence it can do more than damage self-confidence -- it may also have serious health consequences.

On October 13, a surgical team stood over two 13-month old boys who were joined at the head and shared up to 2 inches of brain tissue.

An Iraqi toddler, who was permanently disfigured in a fire at a refugee camp in Iraq, is now facing surgery in the US without his parents if they are unable to make it back because of Trump's travel ban.

A growing number of studies illustrate the dangers of e-cigarette use by adolescents, claiming they can serve as a gateway for future tobacco use by our nation's youth.

Though the sound of chewing may be unpleasant, most of us do not respond with a fight-or-flight reaction, a condition known as misophonia. A new study explored this phenomenon and discovered that, compared with most people, sufferers of misophonia have structural differences in the areas of their brains tasked with regulating emotions.

A warning to parents: Your pets' medications need to be secured just like pills intended for humans.

Joost van der Westhuizen, a member of South Africa's 1995 World Cup-winning rugby team, has passed away after a long battle with ALS.

An Augusta, Georgia, deputy sheriff has died after inhaling a chemical, thought to be liquid nitrogen, the Richmond County coroner reports.

Beef from Brazil, avocados from Mexico, lamb from New Zealand, wines from South Africa and green beans from Kenya -- food shopping lists have a distinctly international flavor.

What happens to the human body after a year on the International Space station, floating in zero gravity? The Twins Study -- comparing data from before, during and after astronaut Scott Kelly's mission in space with those of his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark, back on Earth -- is giving researchers a better idea than ever before.