Authorities say a U.S. Marine has died during a training exercise at Southern California's Camp Pendleton. Military officials report that the Marine died of injuries sustained in a “tactical …
A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a scathing denunciation of an FDA memo to staff that made sweeping claims casting doubt on vaccine safety. They said in an …
A doctor who pleaded guilty to selling ketamine to Matthew Perry before the actor's overdose death is set to be sentenced on Wednesday. Dr. Salvador Plasencia admitted to illegally selling ketamine …
A new type of lens approved by the FDA promises to slow nearsightedness in children. These specialized glasses, available in the U.S. for the first time, aim to reduce the progression of myopia in …
A new study suggests a single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at preventing the viral infection that causes cervical cancer. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is very common and …
President Donald Trump's administration says it will withhold money to help manage SNAP food aid from states that don't give the federal government information on individual recipients. The …
California health officials say tests show that ByHeart baby formula linked to a botulism outbreak contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin that has sickened at least 13 infants in 10 …
San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against major food manufacturers like Coca-Cola and Nestle, claiming ultraprocessed foods are causing a public health crisis. City Attorney David Chiu named 10 …
Northern Michigan’s rural counties have the highest suicide rates in the state, in some cases at least double the risk in more populated areas. Data released recently by the Michigan Department of …
A new wave of peptides, often banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, is easily available online, raising concerns about potential Olympic doping scandals. These substances, marketed for benefits …
Two pregnant Black women recently faced alarming neglect at hospitals in Indiana and Texas, highlighting racial disparities in maternal care. One woman delivered her baby on the side of a highway, …
Researchers who examined climate change’s potential effect on the global economy say data errors led them to slightly overstate an expected drop in income over the next 25 years. The researchers at …
The West Virginia Supreme Court has paused a ruling that allowed parents to use religious beliefs to opt out of required school vaccines for their children. The Supreme Court acted six days after …
Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress. Republicans and Democrats have largely abandoned bipartisan talks on the issue, increasing the odds that millions of …
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Michigan is rapidly expanding doula access after beginning to cover the service through its Medicaid program. Health officials say the coverage will improve birth outcomes and strengthen maternal …
Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he is wrapping up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon. Later Tuesday, he's expected to meet with …
Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo nearly a year after a deadly outbreak of the highly contagious disease began. The seizure of parts of the region early this year by …
Officials say the U.K. has sealed a deal securing a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the U.S. for at least three years, in return for the U.K. spending more on new medicines. Under …
President Donald Trump says he'll release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. During an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida on Sunday, he said: …