The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total. About 8.3 million people across the globe were reported as newly diagnosed with TB in …
Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country. The oral cholera vaccine, created by Biovac, is being tested for use by adults. …
Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers in its wake. Psychologists, soldiers and their families say there are a growing number of fighters suffering from mental illness …
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to say Tuesday whether the Trump administration must start complying with lower-court orders that require full payments in the SNAP food program. The administration …
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus and the country into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when some of his members defected. But there are still …
The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, with the shutdown potentially near an end.
The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime regulator of cancer medications to lead the agency’s drug center. The announcement comes after the previous FDA official in the role was ousted …
Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday. The move comes days after some batches were recalled amid an expanding outbreak of infant botulism. According …
The national private company that monitors addiction treatment for medical providers in Montana is ending its contract with the state in January. The company's contract, which began in 2023, was set …
This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples. It's one reason the country decided to hold the event in Belem, on the doorstep of the Amazon …
President Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Republican congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee. Robert Harshbarger Jr. was a licensed pharmacist when he pleaded guilty in 2013 to …
The Texas Department of State Health Services says more than 3,500 cases of whooping cough have been reported in Texas so far this year. That's an 11-year high and two more highly infectious months …
States are facing uncertainty about providing full monthly benefits for a federal food program serving 42 million Americans. A legal battle linked to the U.S. government shutdown has cast doubt over …
Officials in California say 19 people were taken to the hospital after a bus overturned on a California highway. It happened Sunday night near Running Springs, which is about 70 miles east of Los …
Las Vegas Raiders right guard Jackson Powers-Johnson will go on injured reserve because of an ankle injury. That's according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The …
International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South …
The Food and Drug Administration says it will remove a long-standing warning from hormone-based drugs used to treat menopause symptoms in women. The change announced Monday is a break from more than …
A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less …
Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of Nov. 10. Note AP's Holiday Gift Guide Digest is included at the end; the gift guides move Wednesday. For access to AP Newsroom and other technical …
Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of continued spread, international health experts say.