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The burial site of a young child who lived 8,000 years ago has been discovered in Eastern Finland, providing a rare glimpse into how Stone Age humans treated their deceased.

It's a hair condition that has frustrated parents for decades, now scientists believe they have found the genes responsible for "uncombable hair syndrome". Yes, it really is a thing.

A beer, glass of wine or cocktail may feel so common place that you don't even think about pouring another, but a new study suggested it may be important for everyone to be mindful of their alcohol use.

Although health-care providers are not authorized to offer a medication abortion before a patient gets pregnant, some are doing so, a spokesperson for the US Food and Drug Administration told Politico. The FDA is concerned that the practice could be dangerous.

The average travel time to an abortion facility increased significantly for women in the United States after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the federal right to an abortion, according to a new study published Tuesday in JAMA.

People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says.

The pressure for 18-year-old actor Kit Connor to come out had been building on social media for months.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy — a towering, three-pronged vehicle that is the most powerful operational rocket in the world — returned to the skies on Tuesday for the first time since mid-2019.

A panel of the US Food and Drug Administration's Medical Devices Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday to review clinical data about the accuracy of pulse oximetry in patients with darker skin and to discuss recommendations on using these devices on people with dark skin tones and whether they should have labels noting that inaccurate readings may be associated with skin color.

Pfizer says it has enough promising data on its respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine designed to protect newborns that it will end enrollment in the study and submit for US Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of the year.

Starting the day with a hot cup of caffeinated coffee or tea may sound divine to some, but it could have negative impacts for the children of people who are pregnant, according to a new study.

A NASA observatory captured what appeared to be a jack-o'-lantern-esque smile on the sun's surface, showing what are actually splotches on the sun's surface that are cooler than the surrounding areas.

Rumors about contaminated Halloween treats pop up every year, and this year they're focused on "rainbow fentanyl." But there's little evidence that any child has ever been killed or seriously injured by contaminated candy collected during trick-or-treating.

Astronomers have spotted three near-Earth asteroids that were lurking undetected within the glare of the sun. One of the asteroids is the largest potentially hazardous object posing a risk to Earth to be discovered in the last eight years.

Colorful, ghostly remnants drift in space where a massive star exploded 11,000 years ago.

It's shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections -- one of the worst some doctors say they can remember. But even as babies struggling to breathe fill hospital beds across the United States, there may be a light ahead: After decades of disappointment, four new RSV vaccines may be nearing review by the US Food and Drug Administration, and more than a dozen others are in testing.

After nearly three years of the pandemic, national test scores for students aren't where educators hoped they would be — does that mean it's time to break out the math and vocabulary drills?

As Antarctica's emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act, or ESA.

Amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used to treat a broad range of conditions, is in short supply, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.

A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer's disease that showed promise in a Phase 3 trial may have contributed to a study participant's death, according to an adverse events report obtained by the digital health publication Stat.