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New tech could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions

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

29 Mar 2025 3:22 pm
5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency

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

25 Mar 2025 10:08 pm
UNAIDS director proposes that President Trump make an 'amazing deal' to end HIV

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

24 Mar 2025 8:00 pm
NYC will eventually have to abandon part of water supply if it keeps getting saltier

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

21 Mar 2025 10:47 pm
Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black, Native American patients: Study

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

20 Mar 2025 8:36 pm
200 years after the creation of braille, blind people in Mali say it has allowed them to fit in

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

20 Mar 2025 11:44 am
Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

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

19 Mar 2025 11:28 pm
Dispute between parents, Ohio school district over gender pronouns goes before judges

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

19 Mar 2025 5:57 pm
Purdue Pharma submits opioid lawsuit settlement plan, including up to $7 billion cash from Sacklers

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

19 Mar 2025 10:31 am
US births rose last year, but experts don't see it as a trend

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

18 Mar 2025 10:48 pm
Report highlights how communities hardest hit by climate change can build resilient water systems

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

18 Mar 2025 5:44 pm
Arizona Supreme Court taps AI avatars to make the judicial system more publicly accessible

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

18 Mar 2025 2:40 pm
Eat grass-fed beef, help the planet? Research says not so simple

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

18 Mar 2025 12:40 am
US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

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

13 Mar 2025 9:04 pm
'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

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

13 Mar 2025 11:36 am
What are ultraprocessed foods? Are they bad for you?

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

12 Mar 2025 8:08 pm
Authorities confirm a meningitis outbreak in the northwest has killed 26 people

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

12 Mar 2025 12:21 am
Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says

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

11 Mar 2025 10:40 am
Utah will be the first state to ban fluoride in drinking water

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

11 Mar 2025 3:16 am
Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor

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

10 Mar 2025 11:44 pm
Supreme Court to take up bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids, in Colorado case

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

10 Mar 2025 9:01 pm
Activists open abortion center in front of Polish parliament on Women's Day

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

8 Mar 2025 7:04 pm
When should you eat? Before, after or even while exercising?

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

8 Mar 2025 6:48 pm
First national analysis finds America's butterflies are disappearing at 'catastrophic' rate

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

7 Mar 2025 1:04 pm
New Mexico adult dies with measles, though cause of death isn't yet confirmed

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

7 Mar 2025 4:16 am
More than hot flashes: Women raise awareness about menopause symptoms and work

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

6 Mar 2025 8:40 pm
Trump's FDA nominee faces Senate questions after agency layoffs and resignations

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

6 Mar 2025 7:44 pm
Jobs lost and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

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

6 Mar 2025 6:01 pm
Ultrasound now needed for pill abortions in Wyoming after lawmakers override veto

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

6 Mar 2025 5:54 am
Novo Nordisk cuts Wegovy prices, following similar move by Zepbound-maker Eli Lilly

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

6 Mar 2025 12:24 am
Senate panel questions Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health

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

5 Mar 2025 5:12 pm
Judge orders nationwide block on Trumps transgender youth health care policy

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

5 Mar 2025 4:48 pm
World's oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina

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

5 Mar 2025 4:44 pm
Trumps FDA pick made his name by bashing the medical establishment. Soon he may be leading it

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

4 Mar 2025 7:28 pm
Texas measles outbreak fueled by distrust in public health and personal choice

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

4 Mar 2025 5:04 pm
Georgia Senate advances bills to restrict gender-affirming care

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

4 Mar 2025 1:36 pm
James Harrison, whose blood plasma saved 2.4M babies, dies at 88

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

4 Mar 2025 1:34 pm
Emergency room security guard shot and wounded in Arizona; man arrested

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

4 Mar 2025 6:30 am
Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about potential cuts to Medicaid

2 Mar 2025 6:24 pm
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees

1 Mar 2025 7:52 pm
Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases of the year despite anti-polio drives

Officials say Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, posing a setback to the countrys efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan

28 Feb 2025 12:15 pm