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In states where it is legal to use medical marijuana to manage chronic pain and other conditions, the annual number of deaths from prescription drug…

Lorenzo Dorr wants to keep Ebola at bay in remote parts of the country. "We should be prepared before a case is identified," he says, "not chasing after it after hell breaks loose."

Dr. Koren: I am Dr. Gideon Koren, and I am director of the mothers program in Toronto and a professor at the University of Toronto. Ditmire: Dr Koren and…

They were angry about the treatment center. They didn't all believe the virus was real. But after protests, violence and a quarantine, many residents of West Point are no longer Ebola doubters.

Geneticist Wendy Chung describes what it's like to chip away at the mysteries of autism, and the excitement of uncovering tiny but critical clues.

President Clinton signed major crime legislation in 1994, and provisions that protect women from domestic violence have deep staying power.

Tired of waiting for a cure for breast cancer, a coalition of activists now leans hard on Congress to steer money to particular research projects. Critics say that approach may miss promising leads.

In an analysis of genetic information among more than 87,000 men, a global team of scientists says it has found 23 new genetic variants – common…

Dr. Kent Brantly, an American Ebola survivor, tells NPR what it was like to suffer from the deadly and "humiliating" disease.

Surveys show Americans would prefer not to die in a hospital. Yet, in New York City, the majority of people do. But the reason is not simple.