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Critics say the proposal would impede new clean air and water rules because many studies showing an association between pollution and health risks use personal health information gathered under confidentiality agreements, The Times reported.

A global coalition of more than 11,000 scientists warns that planet Earth is facing a "climate emergency" that will cause "untold human suffering" unless drastic steps are taken.

Ten years ago, too many beers too much junk food caught up with Tim McGraw, to the tune of 40 extra pounds. Read how he bounced back, gradually, and how he wants to inspire others.

Outdoor adventurist and television host Bear Grylls talks about staying fit, dealing with anxiety, how fatherhood has changed him, and what’s new in his “Running Wild” TV series.

Investigators say the worker had been briefed on the risks of working with the virus and was offered a vaccine to prevent it, but she declined to get it.

After a mass shooting, pediatricians are less likely to ask parents about gun safety in the home, a new study finds

Robert Chelsea became the first African American patient to have a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital announced.

A Texas mom is calling her young daughter her hero after the 6-year-old took her first steps without a walker or braces -- and video of the emotional moment has gone viral.

Previous research has predicted that the number and intensity of heat waves will increase, but this study is the first to examine changes in their potential physical size.

The age-adjusted death rate for the married declined by 7% between 2010 and 2017, according to a new study from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The researchers are calling it the "inner salamander capacity."

The warning follows an investigation at a German hospital where drug-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca was repeatedly infecting newborns. Investigators traced the outbreak to a washing machine, and the infections stopped only after it was taken away.

This warning concerns several operating systems that could affect medical devices connected to a network like Wi-Fi and public or home internet, and equipment such as routers, phones and other communications gear, the agency said.

Singer, actor, author, and philanthropist Marie Osmond talks about joining The Talk (It's a dream job!), being a mother to eight children, her weight loss, and her legacy.

An Alabama man is free of sickle cell disease after receiving gene therapy for two years as part of a clinical trial.

The EPA has long required that new chemicals be tested on a variety of animals -- including rats, dogs, birds and fish -- to assess their toxicity. The percentage of tests that involve mammals was not immediately available from the EPA.

Pediatricians were less likely to say they made errors in their diagnoses every day (11%), and emergency medicine  doctors were more likely, at 26%. In between were doctors in family medicine (18%), general practice (22%), and internal medicine (15%).

Make financial decisions about your health care while you are healthy. Don't wait until you have a health emergency, when you won't be able to think things through thoroughly.

European scientists say they've developed a technology that restores natural feeling and improves walking in patients who've had a lower leg amputation.

Groupon and other deal sites are the latest marketing tactic in medicine, offering bargain prices but potentially unnecessary, duplicative services.

Delta becomes the latest major airline to take steps to help their customers who are deaf or hard of hearing have a smoother time traveling.

When a hurricane approaches, take steps to keep yourself and your family, including your pets, safe. WebMD offers basic tips.

The Amazon rainforest fires that have been blazing out of control in Brazil for weeks could have far-reaching effects on our health, experts warn.

Between 2004 and 2014, U.S. transplant centers discarded about 18% of over 156,000 deceased-donor kidneys recovered, about two times higher than the discard rate in France.

Author, journalist, and podcaster Malcolm Gladwell talks about how to tell when people are being truthful, why doctors need more face time with patients, and what his running routine does for him.