A new study suggests that the opioid epidemic is nothing new.

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause may find themselves at higher risk for chronic kidney disease, a new study suggests.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Defense Department has identified the first two soldiers from among the 55 boxes of remains returned to the United States from North Korea in July.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Colorado-based meat producer Cargill Meat Solutions recalled about 132,000 pounds of ground beef over possible E. coli contamination.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- For the first time, researchers have bioengineered human esophageal tissue entirely from pluripotent stem cells.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Buffalo man Valentino Dixon was released from prison this week, 27 years after being wrongfully convicted of murder.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has refused court-ordered psychiatric testing, related to graphic images of Islamic extremists she posted on Twitter.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Forest Service shared photos of two cars that were ripped apart by a hungry bear at California's Lake Tahoe.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A rider on a New Jersey Transit train headed to New York captured video of the commuter train traveling with a door wide open.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Although Hurricane Florence has long since departed, the severe effects of the storm were still felt along the Carolina coast Thursday.