Sixth-ranked Zheng Qinwen of China has undergone arthroscopic surgery on her right elbow after experiencing “persistent pain” for several months. The 22-year-old Olympic champion says the surgery …
Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics says it won’t comply with a request from U.S. regulators to halt all shipments of its gene therapy. The Food and Drug Administration made the request Friday after the …
A 10th victim has died following a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week. Officials said Thursday that 66-year-old Brenda Cropper died the previous evening. She had been …
Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency. The administration insists it hasn’t …
Miami Marlins third baseman Connor Norby will be sidelined for several weeks after having surgery on his wrist. The team said the procedure was to repair a broke hamate bone in his left wrist and was …
A man was hospitalized in New York after he was pulled into an MRI machine because he walked into the exam room wearing a large chain necklace, police said. The 61-year-old man had entered an MRI …
Attorneys for Planned Parenthood argue that cutting Medicaid payments to their abortion providers will harm vulnerable populations with limited health care options. The arguments are part of a …
Dr. David Altchek, a renowned orthopedic surgeon and longtime New York Mets medical director, has died at 68. Altchek told associates last year he had been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He performed …
Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what’s called chronic venous insufficiency. It’s a fairly common condition among older adults but requires a thorough checkup to …
The removal of 21 children from a Los Angeles-area couple has put a spotlight on the practice of using surrogates to build a family. Surrogacy has no federal regulation, leaving it up to states to …
The White House says President Donald Trump had a recent medical checkup after he noticed “mild swelling” in his legs. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says tests by the White House medical unit …
Federal health officials will allow Juul to keep selling its electronic cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that Juul's benefits as a less harmful alternative for adult smokers …
The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature cola obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar at all. …
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark out of All-Star weekend because of groin injury.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will gain access to personally identifiable information for all of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees. That's according to an agreement …
Agreement gives US immigration authorities access to Medicaid records, including 79 million addresses and ethnicities.
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market.
Women’s marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich provisionally suspended for positive doping test.
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that prohibits hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from activists in the largely …
A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with Parkinson's disease with capoeira classes. It's a movement practice that …