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The Chipotle-linked E. coli outbreak that started in the Pacific Northwest has now spread, reaching six states, the CDC reported. More than 40 people were affected by the outbreak.

The new Celledex vaccine improved the chances of survival among brain cancer patients. Based on clinical trials, the new vaccine, when used in combination with another drug, helped cancer patients survive up to nearly tw...

Health officials confirmed that Ebola has returned to Liberia after the country was declared free of the disease. Three family members tested positive for the virus and are now admitted at an Ebola treatment unit.

Overwhelming and stressful tasks often drive people, like young doctors, to have suicidal thoughts. Installed on smartphones and computers, a new web tool was made to provide mental health support to help reduce depressi...

To help alleviate social media stress, parents are urged by experts to sign up for and participate in social networks that their teenagers are on. They should also encourage their kids to put their phones down from time ...

Separate studies found that children who are cancer survivors may be at risk for cognitive and physical health problems once they reach adulthood. One study found inceased risk for hospitalization among cancer survivors ...

Researchers from Duke University found that parental fears over teenagers' widespread use of smartphones and social media may be overstated. Despite the exaggeration, sleep disruption and cyber bullying remain as top par...

People may soon be freed from pesky cable wires and bulky medical monitors as researchers were able to discover a wearable vital signs monitor that works inside the gastrointestinal tract. The ingestible electronic senso...

Prenatal cannabis exposure benefitted global motion perception, a biomarker of visual neurodevelopment, in preschoolers. Alcohol intake during pregnancy and the subsequent exposure of the child, on the other hand, impair...

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