Two years after a Louisiana mother donated her kidney to her daughter, the duo graduated together from nursing school. Ambrealle Brown was forced to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold after …
Psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov is one of the seven healthcare professionals on trial accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona. She testified that she does not regret the …
An asbestos screening clinic in a Montana town where thousands have been sickened dust from a nearby mine has been shuttered by local authorities. The move follows a Wednesday court order to seize …
The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify. That's happening under a new …
The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling. Some experts think one reason may be a vaccination campaign against RSV. The provisional infant mortality national rate dropped to about 5.5 infant …
Montana is the ninth U.S. state with a measles outbreak. The U.S. has 800 measles cases as of Friday. Texas is up to nearly 600 of those cases. Two children and an adult have died from …
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California's plan to allow K-12 schools and colleges to charge Medi-Cal and private health insurance for behavioral health care provided on campus is off to a slow start. State health officials say …
The United States will cut $50 million in aid a year to the southern African country of Zambia because of the “systematic” theft of medicines and medical products the money paid for. That's …
A leading aid group says that Israel’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian assistance for Gaza has forced it to shut down its community soup kitchens. World Central Kitchen said on Thursday that it …
A new U.S. government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, defined as cancer diagnosed before age 50. The findings were published Thursday in the journal Cancer …
In its first 25 years, the Gates Foundation became one of the world’s largest charitable foundations and one of the most powerful institutions in global health. The foundation was formed in 2000 by …
As Republican leaders draft President Donald Trump’s big bill of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, dozens of more moderate Republicans from contested congressional …
A poll finds that as the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans, particularly …
For burn patients, shortages of medicines in Gaza are particularly excruciating under Israel's blockade of the territory, now in its third month. Burns are painful and very susceptible to infection, …
Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that has passed the state House on Wednesday. It is the first time a recreational cannabis proposal has …
City officials in Philadelphia say an eighth person has died from the crash of a medical transport plane in January. They say 34-year-old Dominique Goods-Burke died in a local hospital on April 27, …
Trump taps Casey Means, wellness influencer close to RFK Jr., for US surgeon general after pulling initial pick.
The U.S. Health and Human Services department will start a research project to examine medical data and records of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism, health …
Consumer and environmental groups are criticizing the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to eliminate its Energy Star offices. It's a program that has long provided consumers a choice to buy …