Taking a mental health leave from work is becoming more of an option for people in the United States even thought most of them probably don't know it. Both employees and employers are recognizing …
Bedtime routines aren’t just for toddlers. Experts say teenagers need them too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says adolescents need between 8 and 10 hours of sleep. But nearly 80% …
Sleep training is no longer just for newborns. Some schools are taking it upon themselves to teach teenagers how to get a good night's sleep. The problem isn't just that high schoolers are tired, …
A federal panel of experts on Wednesday recommended an expansion of RSV vaccinations for adults and a new combination shot as another option to protect teens against meningitis. The Advisory …
Arkansas has enacted a law making it the first state banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning a pharmacy in the state. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the legislation on Wednesday as several …
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition. Five judges ruled unanimously Wednesday that …
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate.” On Thursday, he promised to conduct exhaustive studies that will …
The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis. After the …
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to allow the ailing ex-studio boss to spend his nights at a New York City hospital instead of jail for the duration of his #MeToo rape retrial. …
Experts tend to focus on the kinds of foods you can eat to improve your health. But the speed at which you devour your dinner matters just as much. Scientists say you're eating too fast if you …
Waste from coal plants was one of the Trump administration's recent deregulatory targets. Commonly called coal ash, this waste includes hazardous metals like lead and arsenic and is produced in huge …
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to contain measles outbreaks around the country have drawn criticism from a number of health officials who say he has delivered a mixed message …
A key vaccine advisory committee is meeting for the first time under new U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a leading voice in the U.S. anti-vaccine movement. The Advisory Committee on …
An aid agency official says Afghan children will die because of US funding cuts. The warning follows the cancellation of foreign aid contracts by President Donald Trump’s administration, including …
A company that makes baby food for Target is recalling more than 25,000 packages of a product because it may contain elevated levels of lead. Miami-based Fruselva recalled Good & Gather baby puree …
Harvard University has joined the growing list of institutions targeted by the Trump administration for federal funding cuts. Seven universities have been faced with cuts so far. Six of them are Ivy …
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is threading the needle between his agency’s role as a neutral arbiter of science and the rhetoric of anti-vaccine activists. That’s …
Officials in Arkansas and Indiana are moving to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries. They are the first states to ask the Trump administration …
An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours. The …
U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body. Pig producer …