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People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according to preliminary research being reported ...

Federal policies have left millions of people at risk of skyrocketing health insurance premiums or of losing their health insurance altogether.

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections - vaccines, milk safety and fluoride - have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year.

The World Health Organization says the last Ebola patient in Congo's recent outbreak has been discharged. No new cases have been reported since September 25.

A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics found that peanut allergies in children ages 0 to 3 declined by more than 27% after guidance was first issued, and by more than 40% after it was expanded in 2017.

The end of breast cancer treatment is cause for celebration, but for many patients, it can bring new challenges. Some studies show that up to 65% of women who undergo breast cancer surgery develop lymphedema, a painful swelling of tissue due to ...

Dr. Tom Frieden has spent his career as a disease detective, New York City's health commissioner during a tuberculosis outbreak and CDC director during the Ebola crisis. In his new book, "The Formula for Better Health," he shares lessons about how to ...

A new study by Consumer Reports claims that some protein products contain dangerously high levels of lead, as well as other heavy metals such as cadmium and arsenic. Here's what to know about the study and what it found.

It makes Uruguay the first country in predominantly Catholic Latin America to allow euthanasia via legislation. Colombia and Ecuador have decriminalized the practice through Supreme Court decisions.

On average, a woman's risk of being killed in the U.S. increases by 20% when pregnant or after giving birth. Pregnant and postpartum women are more likely to be killed than to die from childbirth-related issues. Many killings are the result of ...