When I was about 6 years old in the early '40s, my 16-year-old brother was sent to a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients. He was there for 18 months and was a survivor. Readers may email questions to ...

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more ...

Texas board denies Mary Bowden’s rehearing; reprimand stands as Senator Bob Hall criticizes board and Bowden vows to appeal.

A Georgia woman is recovering from devastating injuries after she was doused with a corrosive chemical during an evening walk in Savannah, authorities and family members say. Ashley Wasielewski, 46, ...

Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt is recovering from surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung he suffered while getting treatment at the team facility, his brother J.J. Watt announced Friday.

Jets from the Myanmar military dropped two bombs on the facility in Mrauk-U, in what rebels and witnesses called a deliberate attack on civilians. By Verena Hölzl Khaing Lin had just left the hospital ...

The number of babies hospitalized with infant botulism has increased. A total of 51 infants have now been hospitalized amid an outbreak of infant botulism, a type of severe illness caused by botulinum ...

Watt's status for Monday’s game against the Miami Dolphins is in question. Barry Reeger / Imagn Images PITTSBURGH — Steelers star edge rusher T.J. Watt is being evaluated at a local hospital after ...

An illegal immigrant from Peru with a history of reckless driving is now in ICE custody after allegedly hitting an Everett woman with his car so hard her shoes and pants came off before fleeing the ...

The victim was identified by authorities as 51-year-old Alberto Rangel. Charges have been upgraded to murder against a man who allegedly attacked and repeatedly stabbed a social worker last week ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - House Bill 25 took effect on Dec. 4 which allows Texans access to Ivermectin without a prescription. The FDA says research hasn’t shown that Ivermectin is effective in treating ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In several of your columns, either you or a reader has brought up the subject of ivermectin as a treatment for infections or cancer. Is this the same ivermectin that is in my dog’s ...