A young woman went through wisdom tooth surgery with almost no help from the people who were supposed to care most about her. When her parents later expected her to step in and care for her sick ...

A popular local restaurant has reopened following a major fire inside the establishment.

Nearly $8 million from a contaminated soil settlement in Rhode Island has now been distributed to four nonprofit organizations.

More young women are seeing this expensive dental procedure online and rushing to pursue it themselves. But at what cost?

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the COVID-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...

Granite City woman and Chicago man charged with illegal dental surgery, exposing unlicensed medical operations and health dangers in Illinois communities.

Haitian asylum seeker was held in ICE detention in Arizona before dying, likely from complications of an untreated tooth ...

As his dirty, bare butt was up in the air waiting to be prepped, the doctor asked if he would mind if some students came in to view his wound. Not thinking clearly, he said yes, and a half dozen young ...

Archaeologists finally crack how ancient Vietnamese achieved a striking cosmetic look seen on 2,000‑year‑old remains.

For years, treating gum disease has meant scraping away plaque, cutting out damaged tissue or turning to antibiotics that ...

St. Clair County’s health department is splitting the Michigan community as its medical director pushes big changes that critics call anti-science. Public hearings have grown heated as ...

Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee ...