Health

A teen girl in India who secretly ate her own hair ended up having a giant hairball removed from her stomach.

The illnesses left nearly 100 people hospitalized.

Dozens of companies invite consumers to spit in a tube to determine which antidepressant is right for them. There's little evidence that these tests work.

Here’s another reason vaping may not be good for you.

Experts in New Zealand are warning men not to consume a type of lichen that's been touted as a natural treatment for erectile dysfunction.

Here's why switching insulins can be so challenging and how medical professionals can help patients do it safely.

You can blame this mysterious newfound organ for the pain you feel when you prick your finger.

Does drinking chamomile tea actually make people sleepy?

A woman's daily habit of cleaning her ears with cotton swabs led to a life-threatening infection in her skull.

A man was diagnosed with penile ossification, a rare condition in which bone forms inside the penis.

Napping could be considered an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease.

Teens are coming down with serious breathing problems after vaping. It's a mystery why.

Many of the world's oldest people are probably less old than we thought.

A diarrhea-causing bacterium is evolving into a new species that thrives on sugar-rich Western diets and readily spreads in hospitals.

The physician, Dr. David Fajgenbaum, had a rare disease known as Castleman disease.

A U.K. man's dentures fell down his throat during surgery and were stuck there for more than a week before they were discovered.