People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists.

A national study found that Florida ranked the highest in people who are concerned about contraception access, with 58%.

The insects can eat twice their body weight in sugary fruit without increasing their blood sugar. What’s going on in their ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dr. Donald Ingber of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, about the impact of the stop-work orders that went out this week for federally-funded research.

The South Tampa medical building, purchased for $9.1 million, will house a relocated Pamela Muma Women’s Health Center and ...

The cohort of 12 helped shape the new program, which was launched four years ago to address the state's critical nursing ...

A study in JAMA says young women, age 18 to 25, are binge drinking slightly more than men the same age. The good news: Drinking is down for both young men and women compared to earlier generations.

Two new studies suggest that Parkinson's disease can potentially be treated with stem cells placed in a patient's brain.

The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says autism is "epidemic" and he's launching research to identify an "environmental toxin" for blame. Independent scientists and advocates are skeptical.

Flusberg, director of Boston University's Center for Autism Research Excellence, about CDC findings that autism rates have increased among children.

The measure, which passed the House, is intended to detect the synthetic opioid where time-sensitive care is often the ...