U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear before a congressional committee, where he’s expected to face questions about turmoil at federal health agencies. The U.S. Senate Finance …
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the potential for scientific advances to extend human life. This rare hot mic moment occurred as they walked with North …
Celebrity ambassadors are helping the nonprofit Neurodiversity Alliance tell more robust narratives about people with differing brains. They are part of a growing peer-to-peer movement that is …
A peer-to-peer movement of neurodivergent youth is hitting campuses this fall to build more inclusive spaces together. Known as the Neurodiversity Alliance, they’ve increased the number of schools …
The nonprofit APOPO has worked in Morogoro, Tanzania, for more than two decades to train African giant pouched rats for lifesaving missions. With one of the best senses of smell in the animal …
A bill that would allow Texas residents to sue out-of-state abortion pill providers for up to $100,000 has been sent to the governor. It’s the first legislation of its kind in any state. Supporters …
Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of RAWR Raw Cat Food Chicken Eats may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that two lots of the …
Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and citizens safe from infectious …
The Democratic governors of Washington, Oregon and California have created an alliance to safeguard health policies, believing the Trump administration is putting Americans’ health and safety at …
It has been one year since authorities announced that five people had been indicted for their alleged roles in the overdose deaths of “Friends” star Matthew Perry. All five have now agreed to …
South Carolina's top attorneys say family leave after childbirth should include at least six weeks of paid leave for stillbirths. Republican Rep. Neal Collins asked for an opinion from the state …
Weighted vests are increasingly showing up in fitness classes and on jogging tracks. Social media influencers tout them as a way to keep bones healthy, increase performance and even accelerate weight …
John Force's flamboyant personality still shines. He's as joyful as he's ever been. And, of course, he still has the million-dollar smile that made him the fan favorite of NHRA's Funny Cars. Fourteen …
Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data following a lawsuit settlement with doctors' groups and other organizations. The settlement was announced this …
A program launched nearly two years ago by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help Californians sleeping on the streets while suffering from severe mental illness has reached only a few hundred people. CalMatters …
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‘Ketamine Queen’ pleads guilty to selling drugs to Matthew Perry that led to the ‘Friends’ star's fatal overdose.
Florida will work to eliminate all child vaccine mandates in the state, officials say.
A team of human rights experts is faulting the world’s nations for not doing more to ensure minimum protections of people with disabilities in Gaza, whose numbers are growing since the onset of …
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — Some call them the continent’s greatest natural resource, the bevy of children who account for so much of Uganda’s population. They watch curiously from a hillside and …