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Details that have emerged about the new virus from China reveal how challenging it may be to control the outbreak

More than 1,000 surgical patients are suing a northern Indiana hospital after being notified that a sterilization failure could have exposed them to deadly infections.

Pharmacists in California will be able to dispense HIV prevention pills to patients without a doctor’s prescription after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that supporters say will greatly reduce the spread of infection.

Skid Row’s street doctor says there should be shame around how California treats those living with homelessness.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint “demanding an immediate end” to the government turning away pregnant asylum-seekers under the Trump administration’s remain in Mexico policy, NBC News reports. The Department of Homeland Security “has returned a significant number of pregnant women to Mexico … exposing them to further harm” in dangerous border towns, the ACLU of Texas and...

No elective surgeries are being performed at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center for an estimated two weeks because of mold contamination in a room used to sterilize surgical equipment, it was reported Friday.

A Central Texas girl died after her family says she contracted a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a river over Labor Day weekend.

Two lawsuits were filed against Allergan Wednesday related to its line of Biocell textured breast implants, which are the subject of a worldwide recall, alleging a failure to warn of cancer risks.

The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in an 11-month-old infant, county health officials said Wednesday.

A New Britain man contracted flesh-eating bacteria and had to have his leg amputated after swimming at Hammonasset Beach State Park, according to his family.

A North Carolina man has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water park, officials said Wednesday. The state Department of Health and Human Resources said in a news release that the infection was caused by the amoeba naturally present in warm freshwater during the summer. The unnamed person became sick after swimming...

“My baby isn’t gaining weight.” “She won’t take the bottle.” “Breastfeeding is painful, am I doing something wrong?” These are some of the questions and comments posed by mothers in breastfeeding support groups, online forums, and in the waiting rooms of pediatricians’ offices. Often, the first advice mothers get is to check for “tongue-tie,” or ankyloglossia — the tethering of...

“My baby isn’t gaining weight.” “She won’t take the bottle.” “Breastfeeding is painful, am I doing something wrong?” These are some of the questions and comments posed by mothers in breastfeeding support groups, online forums, and in the waiting rooms of pediatricians’ offices. Often, the first advice mothers get is to check for “tongue-tie,” or ankyloglossia — the tethering of...

On Thursday, one of the siblings from “Property Brothers” posted an emotional video on Instagram detailing his year-long battle with a mysterious illness that is still undiagnosed. In a video spanning over 25 minutes, Scott, 43, and his fiancé Annalee Belle discussed the details of the health complications he has been experiencing for the past 14 months.

On Thursday, one of the siblings from “Property Brothers” posted an emotional video on Instagram detailing his year-long battle with a mysterious illness that is still undiagnosed. In a video spanning over 25 minutes, Scott, 43, and his fiancé Annalee Belle discussed the details of the health complications he has been experiencing for the past 14 months.

A student at Shadow Hills High School in Indio has tested positive for active tuberculosis, health officials said today.

Berkeley has confirmed a measles case in one of its residents, city health officials said Friday.

The Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of three types of tattoo inks because they are contaminated with microorganisms Wednesday.

Dodgers outfielder A.J. Pollock will be out for at least six weeks after undergoing surgery to clear up an infection in his right elbow.

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Tuesday that there’s no proof that blood plasma infusions from younger donors can treat diseases, prompting one company that charges thousands of dollars for the service to halt the treatments, NBC News reported. The company, Ambrosia, wrote in a statement on its website that it had “ceased patient treatments.” It has been...