Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is following through on promises to undo a long-dormant law that bans all abortions except those done to save a patients life

New government data suggests U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels

Abortion is still consuming U.S. state legislatures, courts and political campaigns two years after the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would upend the status quo was leaked

Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to make a final push to repeal the states long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions that a court said can be enforced

The beginning of the Change Healthcare cyberattack happened when hackers entered a server that lacked multifactor authentication

It was a Texas veterinarian who collected samples from dairy farms that confirmed the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle for the first time

Millions of Americans who have used new obesity drugs like Wegovy to lose weight and improve health are wondering what happens if they stop taking them

Floridas ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest

No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a traffic light in suburban Atlanta, causing the death of a young boy

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country

Attorney General Garland plans to endorse DEA proposal to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug, AP source says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will test ground beef for bird flu

The Federal Trade Commission is challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic

Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings

Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger at age 40

An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched

A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility

Pakistani police say gunmen have fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in the northwest

A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury

California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan

Their transgender care coverage policies discriminate, federal judges rule.

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart

Federal health officials say three women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting vampire facial procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic proc...

Officials are sounding alarms after three babies overdosed one fatally on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Washington state homes in less than one week

President Joe Bidens administration is again delaying a sweeping plan to ban menthol cigarettes

The U.S. flu season appears to be over

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bells palsy

U.S. poultry producers will have to reduce salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to prevent food poisoning

South Korean police have searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of a doctors association and confiscated his mobile phone

Tennessees GOP-controlled Statehouse has given their final approval on legislation penalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan says new rules that would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack emissions or shut down are targeting pollution that's pushing our planet to the brink.

New weight loss drugs are reshaping a dieting industry built on eating less and exercising more

Venezuelas government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex ed

Malaria is still a significant public health challenge in Kenya, but an important pilot of the worlds first malaria vaccine may help

When cases of locally transmitted malaria were found in the United States last year, it was a reminder that climate change is reviving or migrating the threat of some diseases

A new report says nearly 282 million people in 59 countries suffered from acute hunger in 2023, with war-torn Gaza hosting the largest number of people facing famine

The number of U.S. births fell last year

U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak

A new study finds little change in the number of people taking a key medicine for opioid addiction even though its now easier for doctors to prescribe it

Jill Biden has used the launch of the Wounded Warrior Projects annual Soldier Ride from the White House lawn, a multiday bike ride, to stress the importance of supporting service members

U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak

Allergy season is here, but it doesn't have to make you miserable

A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart

The European Union says it will investigate whether China is using unfair methods to deprive companies in Europe of access to its market for medical devices

The Supreme Court is considering a case that will determine when doctors can provide abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans enacted after the high courts sweeping decision overturning Roe v. Wade

U.S. health officials say samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows

U.S. health officials are warning of counterfeit Botox injections after more than 20 people got sick