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A sip of soda will become more expensive next year in Philadelphia, which recently became the second city in the United States to pass a tax on sugary…

There's more than one way to make color, nature tells us. And more than one way to use it to your own advantage.

Studies with wooden blocks show "that children who play with blocks learn language better and have better cognition."

“We talk about breast cancer and other forms of cancer often here on Sound Medicine. And we can sometimes get into the weeds in discussing different genes…

The administration's proposed budget would cut billions out of health programs at the NIH, CDC and FDA, as well as Medicaid services for children, the elderly and disabled.

Tawny Biggs’ seemingly happy childhood in the northern Los Angeles County suburb of Santa Clarita, Calif., showed no outward sign that she would one day…

To put Ebola in context, we tried to find a list of the deadliest contagious diseases. We couldn't. So with the help of scientists and health agencies, we came up with a rundown of the world's worst.

If you think that an artificial eye looks like a big glass marble, you're not alone. And you're wrong. We visit the people who made a prosthetic eye for a 5-year-old boy who lost an eye to cancer.

This story was updated at 3:45 p.m. on April 30, 2020 to include new information on Edwards' release date.On the day Scottie Edwards died, he nearly fell…

There are lots of "you can beat it" messages out there for cancer patients. For some, the positive spin feels insulting. The Food and Drug Administration doesn't regulate hospital ads.