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Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1 after a four-year battle with a rare skin cancer. Buffet's website revealed he had been...

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh(NEW YORK) -- A 20-month-old boy with a rare genetic mutation was saved earlier this summer by a stranger who donated part of her liver to him. Logan Salva was di...

Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More health officials across the U.S. are reporting new cases of the COVID variant BA.2.86. On Thursday, a genome sequencing team at Houston Methodist Hosp...

Maskot/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Nursing homes that accept Medicaid and Medicare must adhere to new federally required staffing levels in order to keep receiving taxpayer money, according to a rule ...

Courtesy of the Haugen Family(NEW YORK) -- Fifteen years ago, Brian and Kathy Haugen lost their son Taylor while he was playing football for his high school team. The wide receiver took a hit to his a...

Glowimages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Cosmetics are a part of a daily routine for many people, but how often are you actually looking at the ingredients? "Talc is used in a range of beauty products," C...

kickers/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Borax, a white, powdery substance, has long been a staple in many households as a cleaning agent and laundry detergent booster. Now, the substance is making the round...

Vera Vita/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FDA has sent warning letters to three formula companies, red-flagging concerns about serious quality control issues at some manufacturing facilities. The warnin...

File photo -- KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Health officials in Virginia have announced the state is experiencing an outbreak of rare, but serious meningococcal dis...

Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Every month, Dawn LaGuerre has to decide which bills she's going to pay or if she needs to cut back on groceries to be able to afford her monthly medications. The...