Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that toxic ash from burned cars and homes could be a health issue for awhile, especially for children

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United St...

The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather

Turkey's state-run news agency says at least 30 people have died in Istanbul in the past three days after drinking bootleg alcohol

A group of Democratic state attorneys general are asking a court to let them defend a federal policy to allow young adult immigrants known as Dreamers to access subsidized health care

U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply

The Biden administration is floating a long-awaited proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine levels

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic

Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency after reporting its second case of mpox in less than four days

A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds

The District of Columbia is suing the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, hoping it will lead to a cleanup of the urban waterway

Setting boundaries at work can be tricky

An annual U.S. government report on notorious markets known for counterfeiting and other violations of intellectual property says that nearly all 35,000 online pharmacies around the world are being run illegally

This is a MedPage Today story. In late September, Hurricane Helene damaged a major supplier of intravenous (IV) fluids. In this report, we follow up on what has happened since. Hurricane Helene brought unprecedented and catastrophic flooding to western North Carolina, damaging a Baxter manufacturing site that was a major supplier of IV fluids. Hospitals across the country continue to grapple with the ensuing shortage of critical supplies. Baxter's North Cove, North Carolina, facility provided ab

Indonesias new government has begun an ambitious project to fight malnutrition by feeding nearly 90 million children and pregnant women that is expected to cost $28 billion through 2029, although critics question whether the program is affordable

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries

A new year brings new goals

Even with abortion bans in place in most Republican-controlled states, the number of people obtaining them has grown slightly

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the illness in the United States