United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is urging countries gathered for climate talks in Brazil to be willing to compromise to deliver results in the fight against climate change. …
Autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body – and tens of millions of people. While most common in women, these diseases can strike anyone, adults or children, and they’re on …
President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections. It's reminiscent of a …
A public inquiry has criticized the U.K.'s initial COVID-19 response in early 2020 as “too little, too late.” Chaired by former judge Heather Hallett, the inquiry found that chaos within the …
The Trump administration has revised a website to contradict the scientific consensus that vaccines don't cause autism. The update to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage has …
Students preparing to study abroad often have long checklists, but the experience of learning and living in another country can be challenging in unexpected ways. Experts say that’s why students …
Cholera remains a major challenge in Africa, says the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency warns of more cases as the rainy season begins in affected countries. Cholera cases …
Health officials say at least 31 babies in 15 states have been treated for botulism as an outbreak tied to ByHeart formula continues to grow. Investigators in at least three states said the formula …
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Sometimes, the immune system runs amok and attacks the organ that makes us “us” — the brain. It's called autoimmune encephalitis but one California man dubbed it his “year of …
An anti-migrant group called Operation Dudula is blocking foreigners from public health clinics in South Africa. Members demand local identity documents and turn away people without them. The …
Missouri's attorney general has asked the State Department to notify China that the state is attempting to seize Chinese-owned properties to collect on a nearly $25 billion court judgment. The move …
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are jumping into the United Nations climate talks as they get to crunch time. Their goal is to find …
EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: More than 30 babies in 15 states have been sickened in a growing outbreak of infant botulism linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula, federal health officials said …
The City Council in Tucson, Arizona, is considering an ordinance that would criminalize public drug use with the goal of getting offenders into treatment. But advocates say the ordinance is a return …
Editors: The AP will publish a series from Nov. 6 through Nov. 20 about autoimmune diseases called: Inside Job: When The Body Attacks Itself The human immune system is a complex, adaptive …
Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire's White Mountains. This leaves residents, many of whom are elderly or have serious health issues, without …
EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Community health centers are federally funded clinics that serve as a safety net for tens of millions of people in need of routine health care. They’re facing financial …
Medicaid cuts are being blamed for the closure of a community health center in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. This leaves residents, many of whom are elderly or have serious health issues, …
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — For more than two decades, residents in this tiny tourist town in the shadow of the White Mountains knew they could just drive a few minutes down the road to their community …