EPA bans consumer sales of paint stripper linked to deaths

The Environmental Protection Agency is banning consumer sales of a paint stripper after personal appeals by families of men who died while using the product

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More charges in $50M state benefits prescription drug probe

Authorities say a police officer and three firefighters are among seven people recently charged in a $50 million prescription drug scheme that has already produced nearly two dozen guilty pleas

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7 more charged with state benefits drug prescription scheme

Authorities say a police officer and three firefighters are among seven people recently charged in a $50 million prescription drug scheme that has already produced nearly two dozen guilty pleas

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CDC: Unvaccinated Oregon boy almost dies of tetanus

An unvaccinated 6-year-old boy in Oregon was hospitalized for eight weeks and almost died of tetanus after getting cut while playing on a farm

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We love this little girl who is deaf signing Carrie Underwood's 'The Champion'

Carrie Underwood is 8-year-old Savannah Dahan's favorite singer.

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Yo-yo dieting linked to greater heart risks in women: Study

Yo-yo dieting occurs when a person's weight repeatedly goes down and then up.

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WATCH: New study links women who work stressful jobs with type 2 diabetes

Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what you should know about a new study that claims mentally tiring work is associated with type 2 diabetes in women.

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WATCH: New study links women who work stressful jobs with type 2 diabetes

Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what you should know about a new study that claims mentally tiring work is associated with type 2 diabetes in women.

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WATCH: Dad to receive kidney from daughter he adopted 27 years ago

Billy Houze, 64, hopes to undergo surgery after learning his adopted daughter, DeLauren McKnight, was a match to donate her kidney to him.

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WATCH: The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her startup Theranos

Holmes said her blood-testing startup, once valued at $9 billion, could change the world - then whistleblowers alleged her company's technology was fraudulent. Holmes denies any wrongdoing.

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Jury awards woman $29 million in Johnson & Johnson baby powder lawsuit

The company has 11,000 lawsuits pending related to asbestos-tinged baby powder.

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Jury awards woman $29 million in Johnson & Johnson baby powder lawsuit

The company has 11,000 lawsuits pending related to asbestos-tinged baby powder.

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Butterball recalls ground turkey after 4 salmonella cases

Butterball LLC is voluntarily recalling more than 78,000 pounds of raw ground turkey products nationwide as Wisconsin health officials investigate four salmonella cases in the state

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Surgeon denies posting patient genitalia on social media

A prominent gender-reassignment surgeon has resigned from the University of Miami Health System after being accused of posting photos of patient genitalia along with racist and homophobic comments on his Instagram account

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25 nurses cited over high doses for patients who died

Ohio officials are pursuing potential discipline against 25 nurses accused of failing to question an intensive-care doctor's orders for excessive doses of painkillers given to dozens of hospital patients who then died

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WATCH: Whoopi Goldberg makes a surprise return to 'The View'

The co-host shares a health update after battling pneumonia since mid-February.

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Attacks could reverse gains in Congo's Ebola fight, says WHO

The director-general of the World Health Organization says recent attacks on Ebola treatment centers in Congo threaten to reverse the gains that have been made in fighting the epidemic

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WHO: Attacks could reverse gains in Congo's Ebola fight

WHO: Attacks on Ebola treatment centers could reverse gains in Congo's fight against virus

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WATCH: FDA releases new proposal to regulate Juuling

Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what parents should know about the new FDA crackdown on e-cigarette use, especially among youth.

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WATCH: FDA releases new proposal to regulate Juuling

Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses what parents should know about the new FDA crackdown on e-cigarette use, especially among youth.

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