Hundreds of employees have wrapped around the U.S. Health and Human Services Department headquarters in Washington, where they've begun receiving notices of dismissal in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up to 10,000 people

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a South Carolina case over whether states can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood

Mexico says a government-sponsored junk food ban in schools has taken effect as the country tries to tackle one of the worlds worst obesity and diabetes epidemics

A groundbreaking initiative could soon be bringing surgeons closer to patients in Africa's remote corners where the doctor-to-patients ratio is among the lowest in the world

Five high-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are leaving

The head of the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden loss of American money has been devastating for efforts to stop HIV and will cost many lives of the worlds most vulnerable people

Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York Citys water reservoirs

A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment

Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted people

A three-judge panel has ruled that Ohios ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and ordered it permanently blocked by a trial court

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is hearing arguments in a lawsuit pitting a suburban Ohio school districts policy on preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts dont see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline

A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change

Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices

A new study out Monday finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef is no less carbon-intensive than industrial beef

Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africas capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options

Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia's war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the Trump administration's restrictions on foreign aid

The Trump Administration's quest to Make America Health Again is targeting ultraprocessed foods

Nigerian authorities confirm a meningitis outbreak in the northwest has killed 26 people since January

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's Fitbit exercise activity tracker

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case

Polish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women

If youre about to go to the gym, should you eat something beforehand

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds

An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause

Menopause affects about half the worlds population at some point in life

Dr. Marty Makary will answer questions from a Senate panel about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America

Women planning pill abortions in Wyoming will need to get an ultrasound after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of the new measure

Makers of the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound are cutting prices for people without insurance

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is facing questions from a Senate panel

A federal judge has extended a nationwide block on President Donald Trumps executive orders halting federal funding for providers of gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19

A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the worlds oldest llama in captivity

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died

Senate Republicans in Georgia have advanced two bills restricting gender-affirming care for transgender people

James Harrison, who was credited with saving 2.4 million babies through blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88

Police say a security guard at an Arizona emergency medical facility was shot and wounded and a suspect is in custody