A 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned in a hotel pool on Memorial Day has been removed from life support and died. …
WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August that it would remove …
The MaineHealth board of trustees has voted to close the labor and delivery unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta. The unit is set to close on December 18, with services moving to …
Wiza Bondele works at an Ebola treatment hospital in eastern Congo, risking his life without pay since the outbreak began in May. Despite mounting debts and unpaid rent, he continues his vital work, …
An Australian air crew has flown an American from an Antarctic base to a New Zealand hospital in a rare midwinter rescue. The owner of the rescue jet, Skytraders, says the Airbus A319 flew from the …
Italy has placed all major cities under the highest heat alert as Europe faces a severe heat wave. This extreme weather has set a national temperature record in Austria, fueled wildfires in France, …
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel warns that Israel’s policies in the occupied West Bank have pushed the territory’s health system to the brink of collapse. The rights group said …
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's poorest children. Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services say …
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms. The order came late Thursday in the second phase of …
Sydney Towle, known for her social media content about living with a rare cancer, has died at 26. Her family confirmed her death on her social media. Diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in August 2023, …
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million for mental health harm to kids from its platforms.
The jury in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy saw autopsy photos of the youngest of three children, who she has admitted strangling in January 2023. The photos prompted Clancy to break …
Federal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico. At least 345 people in 27 states have fallen ill. Most cases are in Minnesota and …
A Senate committee is set to vote on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions …
The U.S. has seen a rise in cases of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, a nausea condition caused by heavy marijuana use. This increase follows the introduction of a specific diagnosis code last fall. It …
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home. McConnell gave no specific date for his return to the …
Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are protesting over unpaid wages. They abandoned several health facilities on Thursday, demanding payment. The protests are happening in …
Six years after the world was thrust into a global pandemic, Republicans in power aren’t leaving it in the past. Instead, they're bringing COVID-19 politics to center stage for new scrutiny …
Military officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries. That's raising fresh concerns about the lasting effects of such injuries, which …
A chatbot called "Psychologist" offers empathy and advice, but it's not a real therapist. As more people, especially teens, turn to chatbots for mental health support, California lawmakers are trying …