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A drug that's effective in patients with certain forms of melanoma is being tested as a treatment for other cancers whose genetic code contains an identical mutation.

Some states are saying they won’t use Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine to immunize vulnerable, harder-to-reach populations, including...

More patients are coming to their doctors with questions about long held health practices. How should health experts respond?

A new study that associates antidepressant use in pregnancy with autism is no silver bullet.Researchers in Quebec published findings in JAMA Pediatrics…

If you ate cereal this morning, chances are you got the recommended daily allowance of folic acid.Most U.S. cereals have 100 percent of the daily value,…

A new study shows that the way you get to Yankee Stadium might also take you to the orthopedic surgeon's office. The study included more than 2,000…

The American Cancer Society has announced new recommendations for colon and rectal cancer screenings. The new guidelines lower the age from 50 to 45,…

Sick is a new investigative podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy. The first episode is available now, wherever you get…

The synthetic opioid fentanyl is used for surgery and to treat severe pain. Abuse has always been a problem. Now that it's being used to cut heroin, the risk of overdose or death has soared.

Selling little turtles as pets has been illegal for decades because they harbor salmonella and make children sick. But a resurgence of cases shows that the reptiles are still on the market.