The World Health Organization says Malawi has become the first country to begin immunizing children against malaria using the only licensed vaccine to protect against the mosquito-spread disease

A proposal that would effectively outlaw most abortions in Tennessee if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade is headed to the governor's desk

The Tennessee Senate has rejected a push to revive a bill this year to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy

New York outbreaks continue to drive US measles cases up toward levels not seen in 25 years

A Washington state lawmaker has raised the ire of nurses by commenting in a speech on the Senate floor that some nurses may spend a lot of time playing cards on their breaks

New attack on Ebola center in Congo, local official says; militia member is killed

Attackers storm hospital in the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak, kill doctor from Cameroon, hurt others

Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it's legal in the state they live in, can be denied from citizenship because the drug is still outlawed by federal law

US regulators have approved the 1st generic nasal spray version of the overdose reversing drug Narcan

A federal appeals court has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to justify why a widely used but dangerous pesticide should stay on the market

US flu season drags on, becoming the longest in recent history

April 20 is the day stoners decades ago chose to celebrate their love of marijuana, but as pot legalization expands some mainstream brands are joining the party

Officials say the drinking water in Paradise, California, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene after a deadly wildfire last year

Federal authorities have charged more than 30 medical professionals in Tennessee with illegally prescribing and distributing millions of prescription painkillers, many of which contained opioids

The trauma of school shootings poses deep challenges for survivors, parents and communities

U.S. health officials award $350 million to states struggling with opioid epidemic with goal of cutting overdose deaths by 40%

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationally

Washington is poised to become the first state to establish a program creating a benefit to help offset long-term care

The father of an Ohio woman who died after being exposed to a rare brain-eating amoeba at a North Carolina rafting center has settled a wrongful-death complaint

Scientists say a genetic test can identify newborns at heightened risk of becoming severely obese by middle age, possibly giving time for interventions designed to head off that fate

Officials say tests show Legionnaires' disease bacteria that killed one inmate and sickened another is more widespread than expected in a California state prison

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that would allow certain patients to access a low-potency cannabis oil they can already legally use

Twenty years after Columbine, states are beginning to recognize psychological impact of mass shootings on police officers

Eight babies who were born without a working germ-fighting system had their disease corrected by a gene therapy that ironically was made from one of the immune system's worst enemies, HIV

Federal authorities say they have charged 60 people, including 31 doctors, for their roles in illegal prescribing and distributing of opioids and other dangerous drugs

Stanford University has cleared three faculty members of any wrongdoing in dealings with a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies

State officials are considering how Ohio might increase regulation of hospitals following allegations that a doctor ordered potentially fatal doses of painkillers for dozens of patients who then died

A Louisiana abortion clinic is asking the Supreme Court to strike down regulations that could leave the state with just one clinic

Financial and sexual misconduct problems have been reported at the agency.

North Carolina lawmakers have given final passage to a bill to require doctors and nurses to care for babies born alive during a failed late-term abortion

A baby boy is receiving specialized hospital care three months after he was born without skin

US orders two companies to stop selling pelvic mesh long tied to injuries in women

Officials in a suburban New York county are announcing new measures to fight the spread of measles

Congo's president wants deadly Ebola outbreak contained within 3 months; over 800 killed

Drugstore chain CVS Health has agreed to pay a $535,000 penalty to resolve federal allegations that it filled 39 prescriptions for narcotic medications that its pharmacists knew were forged

North Macedonia declares measles epidemic following warnings on risks of popular anti-vaccination campaigns

Some patients are dropping their family doctor as choices like telemedicine, urgent care centers and walk-in clinics grow

Alabama lawmakers are set to hold a public hearing on a bill before a House committee that would outlaw almost all abortions in the state, what critics call one of the most extremely anti-abortion proposals in the country

US measles cases have surged again, and at this pace will set a record for most illnesses in 25 years

Researchers: Seniors who aren't on guard against scams also might be at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease

Nebraska's conservative lawmakers are again expected to reject a measure calling for highly regulated medical marijuana, but that likely won't end of the issue

AP Exclusive: The U.N. AIDS agency is grappling with previously undisclosed allegations of financial and sexual misconduct involving a whistleblower

Pass it On: American Addiction Centers CEO prioritizes education and expertise in running company and treating patients

American Addiction Centers CEO Michael Cartwright talks about the barriers to addiction treatment

Madagascar measles epidemic kills more than 1,200 people, with widespread poverty to blame

Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico's second most populous city for the second day in a row Saturday, prompting appeals for donations of food and personal hygiene items and for volunteers to provide health assessments

In South Sudan, midwives sharply bring down maternal deaths despite immense odds

AP Explains: Why the 2nd-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history is a growing concern

Officials say ground beef is likely cause of food poisoning outbreak in 6 states

Officials are highly concerned about a possible spread of the outbreak.