Something as old as mankind itself is helping keep pre-term babies alive — the lullaby. Research shows that music has become an important new ally for babies who are born too soon and struggle to breathe and eat. The neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital is filled with technology that helps keep the hospital's tiniest, most fragile patients alive. At New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell – and others across the country – the relentless beeping of monitors fades when music takes over. The effect on preemies isn't just dramatic; it's physical.

Some suicide prevention experts and feminists condemned images of famous literary suicides as tasteless and commercial; but some say photos were only art and Americans view death as a "taboo."

7 foods most likely to make you sick this summer Plus ways to protect yourself against food borne illness.

Six-month-old Ryan Burke's skull was growing lopsided until Texas surgeons intervened.

Sarah Murnaghan's family addresses negative comments as she recovers from lung transplant surgery.

Florida health officials are urging swimmers to steer clear of stagnant water, which could be home to millions of microscopic killers. Naegleria fowleri, an amoeba invisible to the naked eye, loves to lurk in warm, standing water, according to a warning released by the Florida Department of...

Multitasking is overrated. Here are some surprising ways it can make you less—not more—efficient.

Emergency room doctors say they are 'astounded'; 99 percent of people would die in a seven-story fall. Height, surface where the victim lands and the part of the body that hits ground first are the best prognosticators for survival.

These easy tweaks can seriously slash the dangers of grilling.

Here's a list of potential good guys and bad guys when it comes to getting some shut-eye.

Coming clean with yourself can be the answer to finally losing weight—for good.

Sunny afternoons by the pool, cookouts with family and friends, a family road trip, camp. The sacred rituals of childhood summer. But as parents relax, pediatricians are warning them to be on high alert, in a commentary published today in the journal Pediatrics.

Eating healthy isn’t easy, even for people who think they’re doing the right thing. Rachel Beller, a registered dietitian who has helped “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts, appeared on “GMA” today to share the secrets to eating better. Beller, the author of the new...

Daphne Carroll went to a medspa to buy makeup, but said she couldn't refuse the free consultation for a laser facial. Little did she know that impulsive decision would change her life.

By Lynn Nguyen, M.D.: “Mom, he’s picking on me!” With summer here and family road trips underway, it’s a phrase that parents may be hearing more and more from the back seat. More often than not, parents dismiss this kind of sibling bullying as harmless. Recent...

Like hospital leaders everywhere, the people running Valley Medical Center in Renton, Wash., talk frequently about the need to control soaring medical costs. "We are working to reduce the overall cost of health care and to transform health care delivery," Lisa Jensen, chairwoman of the hospital's board of trustees, said last year.

Boy waiting for lung transplant says he's happy Sarah Murnaghan got lung.

Georgia woman says cosmetic procedure burned a hole in her face and left a large scar.

A 6-year-old North Carolina girl has died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks. Emilee Russell of Black Mountain, N.C., died Wednesday, two-and-a-half weeks after she was bitten by a tick over Memorial Day weekend, ABC affiliate WLOS reported. Her family...

A new trend among Japanese teenagers called oculolinctus, also known as “eyeball licking,” or “worming,” is currently sweeping across the internet in videos and photos. The bizarre trend has started popping up on Youtube, Tumblr and Twitter. The practice, in which teens show affection by...

The new movie "All of Me" follows three morbidly obese women who had tried every diet and pill available. Finding that nothing worked, they resorted to bariatric surgery to lose weight and, as they said, find dignity.

Emilee Russell contracted a bacterial disease after being bitten by a tick in Texas.

Emilee Russell contracted a bacterial disease after being bitten by a tick in Texas.

Sarin, a chemical weapon that U.S. officials say has been used by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime in the country's ongoing civil war, blocks the "off switch" for muscles and glands, paralyzing and suffocating its victims by exhausting their bodies, experts say.

Sarah Murnaghan's mother updated Facebook with news about Sarah's recovery.