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Humans aren't alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it too, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. But why?

Skin care is all the rage for teens and tweens these days. But if you're hunting for last-minute skincare stocking stuffers, be aware that experts warn some products could cause more harm than good.

How to get an ideal night of sleep has been trending on social media. It's called sleep optimization, or "sleepmaxxing," and it's particularly popular among younger Americans. 

When Michael Adams was researching health insurance options last year, he had one very specific requirement: coverage for prosthetic limbs.

Seed oils are making headlines, prompting fears around whether they can negatively affect your health. 

A 53-year-old Alabama woman is now free from years of dialysis after receiving a pig kidney transplant last month.

Techno Claus (a.k.a. correspondent David Pogue) crawls out of the fireplace, and brushes ash off his costume, slightly annoyed.

Many of President-elect Donald Trump's candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump's choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., setting the stage for internal friction over public health initiatives.

When Lizzie Clark was 13, she started experiencing a strange ringing in her left ear. At first, she thought the tinnitus-like sound was a side effect from a cold. But the cold left, and the sound lingered, pulsing in time with her heartbeat. 

Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday denied TikTok's bid to delay a law from taking effect that will ban the popular short-form video app next month if its Chinese parent company does not sell its stake. 

The Food and Drug Administration has not formally reevaluated the safety of a food dye called Red 40 in over a decade, the agency's top food official said this month when asked about renewed worries over its potential behavioral health effects.

Medically-assisted dying in Canada, which is legal in that country in some circumstances, reached a record high last year, accounting for about 1 in 20 deaths, government data shows. 

Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the 20- or 30-something in your life? It might be in the toy aisle.

Erwin, Tennessee — April Boyd texted her husband before she boarded the helicopter.

A California child is suspected to have bird flu after drinking raw milk, local health officials reported Tuesday.

General Motors says it will move away from the robotaxi business and cease funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle division.

Jamie Foxx is finally sharing details about his 2023 near-death experience in his new comedy special "Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was." 

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned two solvents known to cause a range of cancers: trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE or Perc).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a new federal order requiring raw, unpasteurized milk samples nationwide to be tested, federal officials announced Friday. 

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is surfacing the public's deep frustration with the health insurance industry.

False claims about a Plan B morning-after pill being hidden in over-the-counter pregnancy tests are resurfacing on social media. The posts allege that if you split open the contents of a pregnancy test, you will find an emergency contraceptive pill "hidden" inside. 

Whether it's providing internet to storm-ravaged communities or supporting American troops at war, Craig Garriott has long believed the satellites he builds for Boeing helped protect lives.

Sleeping, breathing and drinking water sounds easy, right? Well, many of us aren't doing these daily tasks effectively, one expert says. WEEK 1

This year's winter surge of influenza and COVID-19 has yet to arrive for most of the country, data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, with trends so far a fraction of what they were at this time last year. 

This year's winter surge of influenza and COVID-19 has yet to arrive for most of the country, data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, with trends so far a fraction of what they were at this time last year. 

Americans drink double their typical amount of alcohol during the holiday season, according to estimates, which can have a serious impact on health. 

It's unusual for a new social media service to get a foothold in a marketplace entrenched by the likes of X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok which, dominate people's phones. But Bluesky, a nearly 2-year-old app, is now grabbing attention amid a recent surge of new users, which the company says is likely due to growing frustrations with X.

As NASA scientist Chad Greene flew over northern Greenland with a team of engineers in April, they never expected their radar to find something manmade buried deep within the ice. Greene and his team were flying above the Greenland Ice Sheet on a NASA Gulfstream III plane, scanning the barren expanse of ice that's more than a mile deep in some areas, when their radar instrument picked up something unusual.

Canada's antitrust watchdog said Thursday it is suing Google over alleged anticompetitive conduct in the tech giant's online advertising business and wants the company to sell off two of its ad tech services and pay a penalty.

Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men's health clinic that operates in several states.