The Kenyan capital Nairobi is renowned for having the only national park in a city. The wildlife in it roams freely, migrating in and out through the unfenced southern border, even as residential …
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their work on peripheral immune tolerance. Their discoveries have advanced treatments for cancer and …
Democrats believe health care is an issue that will resonate with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government. …
Federal health officials have issued a public health alert for certain Hello Fresh subscription meal kids containing spinach that may be contaminated with listeria. The U.S. Agriculture Department on …
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in its latest LGBTQ rights case, weighing the constitutionality of bans passed by nearly half of U.S. states on the practice known as conversion therapy for …
Planned Parenthood officials say in court filings that Missouri's Republican attorney general is trying to get the medical records of patients who’ve had abortions. Planned Parenthood officials and …
Indonesian recovery crews have found a dozen bodies as they searched for young people missing after the ceiling of a prayer hall caved in at an Islamic boarding school last week. The death toll …
A New York judge has upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities. In a decision Monday, judge R. …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone. The government health agency has …
Several groups and nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power …
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Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks. States would have to use …
Lewis Moody, a former England rugby captain and 2003 World Cup winner, has been diagnosed with ALS. It also known as motor neurone disease. The 47-year-old Moody says he has “a bit of muscle …
Claims about the benefits of cold-water immersion date back centuries. Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, wrote toward the end of his life about using a cold …
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on peripheral immune tolerance.
Foster Poultry Farms is recalling over 3.8 million pounds of chicken corn dog products after wood was found in the batter. The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service posted a …
Deion Sanders says he's hurting like crazy and believes he has more blood clots in his leg. The Colorado football coach sat at times late in a loss at TCU on Saturday night. Sanders says he's not …
A nonprofit group in Miami is helping reduce the strain on emergency rooms by providing homeless people with health care where they live. The organization Miami Street Medicine is part of Dade County …
Authorities in Brazil have issued warnings about methanol poisoning linked to distilled beverages. The Health Ministry confirmed 11 cases and is investigating 102 more. Most cases are in Sao Paulo, …
Couples should never go to bed angry, right? Well, many therapists will tell you that piece of conventional wisdom isn’t good advice. Samantha Whiten is a clinical psychologist in Maryland. She …