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Residents and volunteers in the Houston area must remain on guard against health hazards that will continue during the cleanup effort, public health officials say....Read More

Why do people walk their dogs? A new British study suggests it’s not for the exercise — it appears they take their pups for walks because it makes them happy....Read More

Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that vaccines in the world’s poorest countries have prevented 20 million deaths since 2001....Read More

The FDA has placed a full clinical hold on two clinical trials combining the cancer drug Keytruda with other therapies after an excess of deaths was reported....Read More

E-cigarettes can help smokers quit, but only if they discard tobacco in favor of vaping nearly every day, a new study suggests....Read More

About six in 10 sexually active single men in the United States are taking responsibility for birth control, government health officials say....Read More

Researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, or PolyU, have discovered a newly-emerged superbug that could pose a significant threat to human health....Read More

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health recommend extending noninvasive prenatal testing to all 24 human chromosomes to detect genetic disorders....Read More

More than four of five top Instagram posts with plastic surgery-related hashtags come from providers who aren’t eligible for membership in the ASAPS....Read More

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen may raise blood pressure in patients with arthritis, a new study suggests....Read More