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

Actor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide

UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover a substantial portion of people in America may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business

Many communities across the country have tried to ban or limit leaf blowers because of their noise and environmental impact

President Joe Biden is traveling to Florida to assail the states upcoming six-week abortion ban and similar restrictions nationwide

A legendary rugby player has cited the fear and anxiety that has invaded his life among the reasons for urging the Australian government to fund support services and education about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)

Life-saving medication and equipment is dwindling or altogether absent at hospitals and clinics across Haiti's capital as brutal gangs tighten their grip on Port-au-Prince and beyond

A federal jury says BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened

A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009

U.S. health and weather officials are unveiling a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level

In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency cleared 23 Chinese swimmers of doping allegations, that countrys government contributed nearly $2 million in additional funding to WADA programs, including one designed to strengthen the agencys in...

A human rights group says that nearly 100 political prisoners in Belarus who were incarcerated in a severe crackdown on dissent are suffering severe medical problems and could be close to death

China froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Chinese government froze meaningful efforts to trace the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, despite publicly declaring that it supported an open scientific inquiry, an Associated Press investigation has found

President Joe Biden frequently cites insulin prices as he promotes a $35 price cap for Americans with diabetes who are on Medicare

French athletes at the Paris Olympics will be offered better protection for their mental health with priority given to curbing online harassment and cyberbullying

South Korea's government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the countrys medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors

Israel's national amputee soccer team is heading to France for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June

Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade

With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors group is now recommending that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection

The World Health Organization has approved a new version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile

Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day

A plan by Britains government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking is set to clear its first hurdle on Tuesday, despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunaks Conservative Party

Some Indiana Republicans in key campaigns for office are fighting for access to detailed abortion reports that the health department stopped releasing to protect patient privacy under a near-total ban on the procedure

The maker of a popular weedkiller is turning to lawmakers in key states to try to squelch legal claims that it failed to warn about cancer risks

A former U.S. Marine has been sentenced to nine years in prison for firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood clinic in 2022

Patients suffering from pain have limited options when it comes to medication