MEDICINE

First responders will now be able to administer a sponge-injecting device that works to stop bleeding from life-threatening bullet wounds.

Minnesota's medical marijuana program is currently one of the most restrictive in the country, and this change could add thousands of patients.

While returning from his Africa trip, Pope Francis said the continent faced more urgent concerns than condom use, such as malnutrition and environmental damage.

The technology could benefit fields where three-dimensional communication is necessary, such as architecture and medicine, researchers say.

Friday's shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado is one of many in the history of arson attacks and violence against the organization.

Health experts have criticized the World Health Organization for its handling of the Ebola epidemic in Africa.

In September, the World Health Organization declared the country free of the virus for a second time this year.

More than 3,500 people in Sierra Leone died from Ebola virus disease in the wake of its outbreak in the country 18 months ago.

Former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital for testing and chemotherapy after doctors discovered a new growth on his bladder.

Men are attracted to smart women, though they feel intimidated by those who outsmart them, according to a new study.

Spencer was admitted to the hospital almost exactly a year ago after contracting the virus in Guinea.

Authors of the report were concerned about the rise of STD cases in the military, and they said it's a significant risk to public health.

U.S. researchers say they're close to developing a blood test that would allow physicians to spot early signs of Alzheimer's disease.

A measles outbreak in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 428 people and infected some 30,000 others since the start of this year, the U.N. said Friday.

The deadly disease killed over 11,000 people across West Africa last year.

A private Chinese firm plans to mass produce the Ebola vaccine, which was developed by a team of Chinese military scientists.

El Niño is expected to grow even stronger in 2016.

Nigeria was declared free of an Ebola outbreak in October 2014. But following a death in a southeastern city, there are fears the disease has returned.

In a new interview, singer Selena Gomez spoke openly about her battle with the autoimmune disease.

Scientists said hepegivirus-1 showed similar features to both hepatitis C, which can lead to liver cancer and cirrhosis, and human pegivirus, which appears to be harmless.

Collins suffered from breast cancer.