Federal health officials say at least 45 people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers. The cucumbers were produced by Florida-based Bedner …
The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations. The change comes days after U.S. Health …
Carlos Alcaraz has been wearing nasal strips in some matches since last season. That's sparked an interest in the better-breathing adhesives among other tennis players — even if the four-time Grand …
CVS and Express Scripts are asking a federal judge to block an Arkansas law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in the state. The lawsuits are challenging the …
The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which decried America’s food supply, …
A bill that protects in vitro fertilization providers from criminal charges and lawsuits has received bipartisan approval from Louisiana lawmakers. It now heads to the desk of Gov. Jeff Landry for …
Houston manager Joe Espada said Thursday injured slugger Yordan Alvarez is getting “really close” to returning to the lineup after sitting out with a hand injury for almost a month. Alvarez, who …
In many African cultures, a big belly has long been seen as a sign of wealth. But this perception is proving deadly as deaths due to obesity-related illnesses rise. Obesity contributes to …
Australian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced that she has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer. The 64-year-old Melbourne resident posted on social media on …
A verdict is expected in one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases. The trial of pedophile surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec has raised painful questions about how he was able to rape hundreds of …
An 11-year-old boy in Cambodia has died from bird flu, the country’s fourth victim of four confirmed cases of the infection this year. The Health Ministry has announced laboratory tests from the …
The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu. The company was …
Utah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in 2023 and argued it was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm. The …
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A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. The World Health …
A cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people, with more than 2,500 others becoming ill over the past week. Authorities said on Tuesday that most of the cases were reported in the capital, …
Six people remained missing and search and rescue efforts continued Wednesday morning after an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China shook nearby buildings, killing at least five people and …
A former surgeon in France receives maximum prison sentence of 20 years over the rape of hundreds of underage victims.
Japan said it plans to use some of the slightly radioactive soil removed from across Fukushima and stored near the wrecked nuclear plant on flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s …
France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, is to vote on a bill meant to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demand grows across Europe for …