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In a new collection, a mixed martial arts fighter-turned-poet exposes the social and medical challenges caused by malaria in Bangkok, Thailand.

In his first news conference since an overwhelming victory for Republicans on Tuesday, the House speaker also said approval of the Keystone XL pipeline is a key item on the GOP agenda.

Researchers are gaining a new understanding of how cancer cells operate, and that's leading to new therapies.

Health officials estimate that every flu season, 1 in 5 Americans will get the bug. This year, changes in flu vaccines and in federal guidelines could help those most susceptible to the virus.

The U.S. government has stopped some experiments with dangerous viruses, saying the risks need to be reconsidered. Key work in one scientist's lab has been halted.

For years, a multidisciplinary team of Johns Hopkins researchers has tracked an elusive creature, a complex of proteins thought to be at fault in some…

Teens and young adults who get seriously injured in an assault are nearly twice as likely as their peers to end up back in the emergency room for a…

Improved communication among health-care providers during shift changes reduced injuries due to medical errors by 30 percent, according to a federally…

Pregnant women with post-traumatic stress disorder are at increased risk of giving birth prematurely, a new study from the Stanford University School of…

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have found a new way to forecast which patients with age-related macular degeneration are likely to…