Alabama legislators unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would expedite access to Medicaid for pregnant women. The bill comes as part of a wave of bipartisan legislation across the South that …
A New York court has awarded $1.6 billion to more than 100 women who say they were sexually abused by a former pediatrician on Long Island. A judge in recent months has awarded damages in a series of …
Many parents need child care scholarships to work. But qualified families are increasingly being turned away from state child care assistance programs, thanks to the rising costs of child care and …
President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn 11 pieces of guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act that helped stores, hotels and other businesses understand their …
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants communities to stop fluoridating water, and he is setting the gears of government in motion to help make that happen. Kennedy this week said …
A California man has pleaded guilty to trying to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a suburb of Washington, D.C. Nicholas John Roske was arrested near Kavanaugh’s home …
Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated. West Texas is in the …
Overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone has been discharged from the hospital. The move comes five days after she broke multiple bones in her left leg in a giant slalom crash and …
The reality of the Trump administration’s cuts to U.S. foreign assistance are sinking in within the field of international development. Two months into the cuts, different initiatives have started …
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy also …
Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said in an upcoming documentary series that two years before his 2024 All-Star season, the pressures of the sport led him to intense bouts of depression and an …
A doctor accused of trying to kill his wife on a Hawaii hiking trail has pleaded not guilty to on an attempted murder charge. Gerhardt Konig’s wife alleges they were hiking in Honolulu last month …
Global chemical manufacturer Bayer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to halt thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn a popular weedkiller could case cancer. Bayer has asked the high court to take …
A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from accessing a sensitive vaccine safety database. Former Food and Drug Administration …
King Charles III has arrived in Rome for a state visit to Italy, his first overseas trip since being briefly hospitalized for side effects of cancer treatment. Charles is traveling with Queen Camilla …
A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six young children living in a migrant facility on the eastern Aegean island of Samos as suffering from malnutrition. It's the first time …
A new study suggests that health care systems can reduce suicides through patient screening, safety planning and mental health counseling. It's an important finding as the U.S. confronts it 11th …
In “No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson,” veteran reporter Gardiner Harris scrutinizes the legacy of health care giant Johnson & Johnson. The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo …
Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax. The International Maritime …
A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people. The coast guard rescued the helicopter's pilot, a mechanic and a nurse after they …