Scientists are creating a new kind of vaccine that teaches the immune system to intercept a type of brewing colon cancer before it turns into a full-fledged tumor. Lynch syndrome is an inherited …
Dozens of health workers at epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak protest lack of payment.
The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo to support measures being ramped up to slow the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom …
The federal government is taking steps to shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life. Those …
Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, the family's former nanny said she saw her deal with significant weight loss, insomnia, and postpregnancy mental health issues. However, …
Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could …
Dr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 54-year-old Schwartz becomes the 22nd leader of the Atlanta-based CDC, …
It’s a hallmark of our increasingly connected world — there’s seemingly always something to say, an opinion or feeling or critique to express. But just because we can say anything, does that …
Longtime college basketball announcer Dick Vitale says he is making positive strides after announcing in April that he had been diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time. Vitale says on social media …
London police have arrested a woman after four people were stabbed in the busy Covent Garden area. Authorities say early indications suggest it was a mental health-related incident. Scissors were …
Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies. Using a Nobel Prize-winning editing tool called CRISPR, they switched off a …
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week. A Republican-led Senate committee is preparing to vote on holding Fauci in contempt of …
A provincial government in Nepal has legalized farming and use of marijuana for medical purposes. The law went into effect Monday after being endorsed by the governor of Gandaki province. It come …
Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants, after determining the peppers could potentially be tied to a salmonella outbreak public health …
Backpacks often become too heavy for kids, as students carry laptops, textbooks and more. Although 10% to 15% of a child’s body weight is often cited as a backpack guideline, pediatricians say …
Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease. As of Tuesday, 3,802 cases had been recorded. Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya warned …
Lindsay Clancy's murder trial is heading into a second week of testimony about the killings of her three children in a coastal Massachusetts town in 2023. Court is due to be back in session Monday …
President Donald Trump's administration is planning a major overhaul of the Head Start program. Two people familiar with the deliberations tell The Associated Press the Republican administration's …
State health officials say two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan. They are the first confirmed deaths in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of …
Michigan reports first 2 US deaths of people who had been sickened in outbreak of cyclospora.