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It’s clear that what patients with chronic illnesses do outside the doctor’s office — how much they exercise, what they eat and whether they take their…

Baby aisles now stock BPA-free baby bottles, phthalate- free bath toys, and products free of polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, (which can also contain…

The "Sound Medicine" program for Nov. 16 includes Toxic stress during childhood can lead to emotional and behavioral problems as an adultPart Two: After…

Fear of the virus has raised worries about travel to Africa — for safaris in Tanzania, for school programs in South Africa. But London is closer to the outbreak's epicenter than Johannesburg is.

In many states, emergency medical services are not considered essential, like fire or police. That means when you call 911, there’s no guarantee an…

The rise in heroin use in the town of Turners Falls, Mass., has led to another problem: a proliferation of discarded hypodermic needles. Police can't keep up, so they've asked residents to help.

Planned Parenthood has an app that offers discreet help for Californians seeking to get tested for chlamydia or gonorrhea.

If you've ever made a doctor’s appointment because of severe neck pain, exhaustion, or sinus pressure, only to be told that your symptoms are “normal” or…

Health officials put blood donations in South Florida on pause until it's known whether four cases of Zika virus were caused by mosquitoes in the U.S., or until blood donations can be screened.

Should you get a COVID-19 booster shot? Who's eligible? When should you get the extra dose? We talked to an expert to get answers.