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The young former senator won the first election since a peace accord ended the country's 50-year-old rebel war. Duque, who defeated former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro, promised to overhaul the accord.

The relationship between the types of microbes in our gut and belly fat is turning out to be a lot more complicated than scientists first thought.

Selling little turtles as pets has been illegal for decades because they harbor salmonella and make children sick. But a resurgence of cases shows that the reptiles are still on the market.

Mammograms should start at age 50 and be performed every two years until age 74, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says. For some women in their 40s, the benefits may exceed the risks.

The creators of the risk assessment score say they want to help primary care physicians better identify patients who need extra counseling and follow-up.

Indoor and outdoor air pollution is one of the most extreme threats to children's health — and is on the rise, according to the World Health Organization reports.

Nothing was safe from Drake and his viral Hotline Bling video this week. Not even politics.

Many anti-obesity programs focus on children's diet and behavior during the school year. This study is the latest of many to find that they gain weight faster over summer vacation.

The magnitude 7.8 quake that struck the nation on Saturday has left more than 400 people dead, officials say. Buildings and roads up and down the country's Pacific coast have been destroyed.

Two French politicians were caught up in separate sexual harassment scandals this week, five years after a French presidential hopeful was brought down by allegations of sexual misconduct.