Africa’s top public health agency said Thursday that suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province have more than doubled since last week. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and …
Parents across the U.S. are experiencing mixed emotions as their children leave home for college or work. Experts say this transition, known as empty nest syndrome, can bring feelings of loss, grief, …
A new study finds well-preserved areas of Amazon rainforest occupied and managed by Indigenous peoples show lower incidences of multiple diseases in the regions around them. The authors say their …
GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between his father's bare chest and wraps a cloth around him to steady the tiny body. The baby quickly snuggles …
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office says one of the first doctors in the U.S. accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found not to have broken the …
Health officials say West Nile virus infections are intense this year, with 40% more cases than usual. More than 770 cases have been reported as of early September. Typically, around 550 cases are …
A professor at Texas A&M University has been fired and others were removed from their positions after a video surfaced in which a student confronted the instructor over her teaching of issues related …
Video shows conservative activist Charlie Kirk bleeding heavily from apparent gunshot wound near neck.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other administration officials are vowing to crack down on deceptive drug ads, but they may encounter some major obstacles. President Donald Trump signed a …
NEW YORK (AP) — EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: As the cost of electricity outpaces inflation, and as summers grow deadlier, consumer advocates are sounding alarms about the risks to low-income people …
The complexity of diagnosing Lyme disease has given rise to an entire industry of unapproved tests and alternative treatments, including lasers, herbal remedies and electromagnets. There is no simple …
Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, said Wednesday it would cut 9,000 jobs, 5,000 of them in Denmark, in order to strengthen the company’s focus on growth …
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to subpoena medical records from a prominent children’s hospital about transgender patients and gender-affirming medical treatment. …
More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that date back to the 1960s. …
The Trump administration is urging public health agencies to prioritize investigations of vaccine injuries, prescription drug use and the cause of autism. This call is part of a new “Make America …
Charlie Sheen was once Hollywood’s leading man, starring in culture-shaping films like “Wall Street” and “Platoon.” His new memoir, “The Book of Sheen,” details decades of drug abuse …
The NHL's new collective bargaining agreement establishes an emergency health care and wellness fund for alumni. It's the first time the sport has had such a source for retired players. Officials …
American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo has made a $30,000 donation to a cancer foundation under an agreement to avoid prosecution for landing a light plane without authorization in Antarctica. Guo …
A former leprosy settlement in a remote part of Hawaii that’s been closed to tours and religious pilgrimages is reopening this month. Kalaupapa National Historical Park says it was closed since the …
Barry Sanders is urging people to talk with their physicians about their cardiovascular health. The Detroit Lions great suffered a heart attack nearly 15 months ago. The 57-year-old Sanders woke up …