The World Health Organization announced Thursday that the world's biggest-ever Ebola epidemic is over after two years. Here is a closer look: ___ THE GRIM STATISTICS: At least 11,315 people...

Harking back to America's triumphant race into space, the Obama administration is launching what it calls a "moonshot" effort to cure cancer. Don't expect miracles in the administration's lasts...

Mammograms do the most good later in life, a U.S. government task force declared Monday in recommending that women get one every other year starting at age 50. It said 40-somethings should make their...

Giving the blood of Ebola survivors to patients didn't seem to make a difference, doctors found in the biggest study so far on the approach, prompting some scientists to say it's time to abandon the...

A prescription drug for yeast infections may increase chances for miscarriages when used early in pregnancy, a large study in Denmark suggests. The 17-year study involved oral versions of...

Parliamentary Secretary Chris Fearne has announced that in the coming months, screening for cervical cancer will start being offered in all Heath Centres. The Department of Health will be sending out...

British health officials say drinking alcohol regularly increases the risk of cancer. And they've issued tough new guidelines that could prove hard to swallow in a nation where having a pint is a...

With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile...

Sudden cardiac arrest may not always be so sudden: New research suggests a lot of people may ignore potentially life-saving warning signs hours, days, even a few weeks before they...

Federal health officials have cleared a wearable heart-zapping device for children who are at risk of deadly irregular heartbeats. The LifeVest is intended for children who need round-the-clock...