WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to ...

From a potential new flu vaccine to a groundbreaking surgical first and critical health reminders, here's today's essential health news.

Mirlande Ciprien, RN, PhD, a neonatal intensive care nurse manager at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Irving, Texas, was pronounced dead at her home from a stab wound to the neck. ( Fort ...

Have you ever heard the old story about a person searching for lost keys under a streetlamp? When asked why there, the answer ...

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Have you ever heard the old story about a person searching for lost keys under a streetlamp? When asked why there, the answer was simple: “That’s where the light is.” ...

A dad-of-two nearly lost his tongue after a small lump under his jaw turned out to be cancer. Anthony Perriam saw his GP after feeling the lump for the first time, and within weeks he had been ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its recommendations for childhood vaccines on Monday, breaking significantly with the guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from ...