The Food and Drug Administration warned pet owners Wednesday that dogs, cats and other animals may die if exposed to skin cancer creams. It may be sold under the names Carac, Efudex and Fluoroplex.

A worksite intervention using unit-level data on violent events can lead to lower risks of patient-to-worker violence and injury to hospital staff, suggests a study in the January Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

The Food and Drug Administration and IBM Watson Health are forming a partnership to investigate potential ways that blockchain technology can be used in healthcare. The agency and IBM subsidiary have signed a two-year agreement that will enable them to jointly explore ways to use the emerging technology. Initial efforts will focus on oncology-related data.

Thousands of rock salt lamps sold at Michaels are under recall due to shock and fire hazards. The recall involves about 80,000 rock salt lamps sold under the Lumiere brand.

What the hell is it about South Florida and drug-addiction profiteering? First we spawned a national opioid epidemic, allowing some 200 sham pain clinics to dispense oxycodone pills like Skittles.

The U.S. Supreme Court let stand the National Football League’s $765 million concussion settlement, turning away contentions by former players that the accord won’t adequately compensate them for the brain damage they may have suffered.

If you’re planning on waking up early later this month to get a jump on your holiday road trips, make sure you hit the hay equally early the night before.

National Steak and Poultry issued a recall of more 1.9 million pounds of its ready-to-eat chicken products, the Unites States Department of Agriculture said Monday. The products are sold as fully cooked for consumers to heat and serve, but they may be undercooked.

A "hands-on" approach at Park Ridge Health Center in Fletcher, N.C. now matches a registered patient’s palm to his or her medical records. This new technology is being implemented in health centers to reduce potential insurance and identity fraud.

Fire crews in South Florida are urging those planning to deep fry their turkey this Thanksgiving to be cautious. With Thanksgiving this Thursday, many have deep fried turkey on their holiday menu, and fire rescue officials warned if the turkey is not properly prepared, dipping it into the deep fryer can cause an explosion.

A Florida man has been charged in connection with his role in establishing fake medical facilities in New Jersey and billing insurance companies for services that were never performed, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

In an unprecedented study of 2.2 million emergency room visits across the United States, Yale researchers found that 22% of patients who went to emergency departments within their health-insurance networks were treated by an out-of-network doctor and potentially incurred major, unexpected expenses.

Several children remain in the hospital after a deadly crash on Halloween night. The accident happened Monday, Oct. 31 about 7:45 p.m. and caused the northbound and southbound lanes of I-475 to close for several hours between Exit 2 and Exit 4.

A pickup truck swerved off a bridge and plummeted about 60 feet crashing into a crowd below who had gathered at a San Diego park, authorities said.

A fire at a high-rise home for seniors in Los Angeles left three elderly residents with burns and smoke-inhalation injuries.
Fire officials say two of the injured are in critical condition and one is in fair condition after the Monday night blaze at the 15-story building.