The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico. This suspension has severely impacted ranchers …
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
The NFL is banning the use of smelling salts during games, citing safety concerns and the potential to mask concussion symptoms. The league sent a memo to teams on Tuesday explaining the decision. …
U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose …
Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday for what many hope will be the final meeting to craft a landmark treaty to end the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet. …
A death certificate filed at a register office in London revealed that Ozzy Osbourne's cause of death was a heart attack. The New York Times obtained the document on Tuesday. The lead singer of heavy …
Republican congressman Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a Nebraska town hall held to defend his support of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts law. Flood braved the ire of a …
Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E. coli infections linked to drinking raw milk, all from the same farm. As of Monday, six children under the age of 10 …
The Gates Foundation has committed $2.5 billion over five years to advance women's health research. This investment aims to support over 40 innovations, including AI-powered ultrasound equipment and …
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As workers focus the …
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for an end to abortion coverage in the medical plans for veterans and their families. The department posted the proposed rule change Monday and is …
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it would defend the Biden administration's strict rules to reduce lead in drinking water against a utility group court challenge. Environmental groups …
Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator.
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As workers focus the …
A man charged with importing drugs to Indonesia faces up to 15 years in prison under the country’s tough drug laws in a trial that has started on the tourist island of Bali. The trial began Tuesday …
Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during the lethal injection. Sixty-nine-year-old Black suffers from multiple …
Baltimore right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will have season-ending surgery on his pitching elbow next week. He started the season on the injured list due to right elbow inflammation that flared up in …
Days after he sent letters instructing top pharmaceutical manufacturers to use a “most favored nation” pricing model for prescription drugs, President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday that he …
Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes will rehab his right hamstring injury instead of undergoing surgery. He hopes to return before the season is over, general manager Dana Brown said Monday. Paredes …
U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations. The government told the …