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Matt Damon is nothing if not malleable.

The next time your doctor prescribes— or refuses to prescribe— antibiotics for an illness, you might want to listen and follow directions exactly.

First, strong was the new sexy.

More than 10,000 pregnant women in France took Sanofi's anti-epilepsy drug Depakine between 2007 and 2014 although the risk of fetus malformation was known, according to a study quoted by French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine.

Florida has four new cases of people likely infected with Zika through mosquito bites in Miami, Governor Rick Scott said on Tuesday, as he urged Congress to reconvene and approve additional money to combat the virus.

Three babies at Prince George’s Hospital Center in Maryland  tested positive for bacteria that could cause a potentially deadly infection after two babies died last week.

President Barack Obama on Thursday said it was time for Congress to lay aside politics and to act to provide additional money to combat the Zika virus before government funding dries up.

Volunteer work may be good for your mental wellbeing, but only after age 40, according to a new study.

A 91-year-old man in hospice care in Michigan isn't letting his failing health stop him from knitting winter caps for the homeless.

The recent death of an infant in the Houston area has been linked to the Zika virus, state health officials said on Tuesday.

The percentage of Americans who say they currently smoke marijuana has nearly doubled since 2013, a new survey finds.

When Anna Pesce was visiting her children in Wagener, SC, in November 2014, the then-85-year-old Orangeburg, NY, native almost collapsed trying to climb a set of stairs.

When Erin and Marianne Krupa decided they wanted to start a family five years ago, they moved from North Carolina to New Jersey in search of a less conservative environment.

A suburban New York university is using emerging drone technology to improve the health care of people in remote parts of Madagascar.

The force of a man’s bite at age 70 may be a marker of his longevity, says a study in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation.

A husband and wife died within 20 minutes of one another side-by-side in a South Dakota nursing home after 63 years of marriage.

The first locally contracted case of the Zika virus has been confirmed in the Cayman Islands, the Caribbean nation's health department said.

A Missouri woman who recently gave birth is hitting back at a stranger who shamed her for showing stretch marks at her local swimming pool.

As communities nationwide battle a growing opioid and heroin use epidemic, researchers and public health officials are scrambling to identify how abuse may begin.

Despite living amid a culture obsessed with selfies and Kim Kardashian’s weight, for the first time in recent history, more women report feeling confident about their bodies, a new research analysis suggests.