Posted: 4:17 PM A faith-healing couple who were on probation for the death of a son in 2009 have been charged with murder in the death of their infant son.

Posted: 1:31 PM Two people have died of a mysterious respiratory illness in Alabama.

Posted: 1:29 PM Doctors in Poland have performed a life-saving face transplant just weeks after the recipient was badly injured in an accident.

Posted: 1:25 PM The use of electronic records by doctors and hospitals is rising.

Posted: 1:17 PM The Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system.

Posted: 5:59 PM An E. coli outbreak described as isolated has been traced to meat served at a Central Texas restaurant, health officials said Tuesday.

Posted: 12:58 PM A cholera outbreak has been reported at a refugee camp in Niger.

Posted: 5:55 PM Vermont has become the fourth state to allow physician-assisted suicide.

Posted: 2:04 PM Researchers are creating a massive map of what foods Americans are buying and eating.

Posted: 1:56 PM A consumer watchdog says the SPF ratings many sunscreens carry are misleading and even potentially dangerous.

Posted: 1:32 PM A technology mogul is pushing for a law in California that would require doctors to submit to random drug and alcohol tests.

Posted: 1:31 PM Saudi Arabia is reporting another death from a new respiratory virus.

Updated: 3:59 PM A doctor accused of bilking patients out of more than $1 million with the promise of late-stage cancer cures is headed to prison.

Posted: 1:57 PM A new study finds that male testosterone levels vary during competition depending on the relationships between the competitors.

Posted: 1:13 PM Research suggests music can help both preemies and sick infants.

Posted: 1:01 PM Efforts have been stepped up to track a deadly new virus that appears to be centered in Saudi Arabia.

Posted: 12:09 PM The FDA has improved a new drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer.

Posted: 12:08 PM Scientists have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos.

Posted: 12:29 PM Women have more options thanks to developments in breast cancer surgery.

Posted: 12:04 PM A new study questions whether bed rest prevents premature births.

Posted: 12:03 PM Vermont is poised to enact a law that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.

Posted: 11:08 AM A low-cost vaccine against rotavirus has been developed in India, the government announced.

Posted: 4:52 PM Hospitals could lose $500,000 in federal funds next year and the loss will be felt particularly hard in states such as Texas that decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.

Posted: 3:05 PM West Nile virus deaths hit a record in 2012, according to figures released Monday and a third of them occurred in Texas.

Posted: 1:00 PM Cancer Patients Could Face Higher Medication Costs Under Health Overhaul