Taking some common antibiotics during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked with higher risk of birth defects, according to a new study.

Anyone who was exposed to the animal is asked to contact health officials.

There are many unanswered questions about the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, but the Chinese government has released new information about the mortality ...

Local health officials say they are monitoring people in Kansas City for the coronavirus.

The mass exodus has begun. A new study from career site Zippia found that New York and New Jersey are losing more residents than any other states. New York is number one with the state losing over 300,000 residents from 2017 to 2018. New Yorkers left the big …

Thousands of Americans are under voluntary self-quarantine after travel to China, monitoring for symptoms of the coronavirus for 14 days.

People are more likely to buy things when prices end in 99 cents rather than rounded up to the next dollar, or cars with mileage under 1,000 instead of past that mark. Now researchers say...

At least 11 cases of the viral disease are linked to a British man's ski trip to the Alps after attending a conference in Singapore.

The coronavirus uses this protein to invade human cells.

Mecklenburg County Public Health officials are investigating two potential cases of tuberculosis at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

The new coronavirus has spurred biotech labs in universities and companies to try to find new approaches to stopping the virus — from blocking its key enzymes to interfering with its genetics.

Three more flu deaths have been reported in Allegheny County, bringing the total number of flu related-deaths to 10, according to the health department.

In a world first, a woman rendered infertile by cancer treatment gave birth after one of her immature eggs was matured, frozen, and then -- five years later ...

Health officials said Maine has recorded the first flu-related death of a child this season.

D’oh!

Just because diet soda has zero calories or sugar doesn't mean it's healthy. It's been linked to disease, erodes teeth, and is not great for kidneys.

The limited study -- which tracked 42 healthy people who for three weeks took a 1,000-milligram acetaminophen pill, a placebo or nothing -- piggybacks on the results of earlier studies that suggest the common pain pill could help more than physical aches.

If the pandemic-catastrophe bonds are triggered, critics say any eventual payments could be too little, too late

Eating a Mediterranean diet could have a positive effect within a year for older adults, increasing "good" bacteria in their guts, a study says.