Risky surgery separates 10-month-old from parasitic twin

(CNN) Nine deaths have been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration, stemming from a rare cancer that is associated with breast implants.

(CNN) Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.

A Boston boy who spent 211 days waiting for a heart transplant is now being treated for acute rejection while his parents deal with a major mold issue that has turned the family’s home into a “sick house.

Ranika Hall was not happy with what motherhood had done to her body. Her 1-year-old daughter was thriving, but Hall’s figure had not rebounded as much as she wanted, her family told NBC Miami.

One of the healthiest things in the world – a sip of herbal tea – may have inadvertently killed at least one person and hospitalized another, California public health officials said this week.

The operation took many surgeons and seven hours, much longer than expected, but the team of Thai doctors who cut open then stitched back together the 130-pound green sea turtle in early March walked away convinced they had defeated death.

Gun violence costs Americans an average of more than $730 million a year, according to a new study. (3lbsolutions/Getty Images/iStockphoto).

An 8-year-old Arkansas boy dealing with a skin disorder got to meet an Oregon dog with the same skin condition, thanks to the generosity of people on GoFundMe.

The man’s skull, found in a burial site below St John’s College, and a reconstruction of how he may have looked. Photograph: Chris Rynn/University of Dundee.

An ingredient from the venom of one of the world’s most deadly spiders can protect brain cells following a stroke, according to a study on rats published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

(CNN) In the 30 years that Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s neurosurgical department has accepted residents, there has never been a black woman in the ranks.

And now it turns out that the sexual afterglow it can give you actually lasts for 48 hours. According to a new study, the feeling of sexual satisfaction can stay with us for up to two days after having sex with our partners.

“If you have a problem, lube might solve it, see your family doc if it doesn’t resolve it.” By Lee Moran. An error occurred.

New York, March 22 (IANS) A novel test based on genetic information allows individuals to calculate their age-specific risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study led by an Indian-origin scientist has revealed.

Men with early-stage prostate cancer face a dizzying quandary over which treatment to choose but two new studies on side effects may make those decisions a bit easier.

TUESDAY, March 21, 2017 (HealthDay News) — The effects of climate change are far-reaching, but new research suggests a surprising linkage to a warming Earth — more cases of type 2 diabetes.

Kudos to Marion Kelley for her insightful column, “Health care hurts in America.” Ms. Kelley has done us a tremendous service by moving past the popular, divisive discussion of “deductibles” and “tax credits,” “individual mandates” and “income based …

A few years ago, Dr. Gregory Thomas thought he had finally found the Holy Grail of heart disease. And it was even found in a tomb.