In the wake of a historic heat wave across Europe, hospitals are already gearing up for the next one. Medics are acutely aware that the battle they’ve just endured will, because of climate change, …
Aid groups are warning that Venezuela's healthcare system is at its breaking point nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes hit the South American country. Damaged hospitals are overwhelmed and …
The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Health and Human Services inspector general Thomas March Bell on Tuesday accused the state agency of …
Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat. Scorching temperatures, especially combined with high humidity, pose risks particularly for children, older people …
SUPREME COURT-TRANSGENDER-ATHLETES — Map. This AP embed map shows states that have enacted restrictions or extended protections for transgender young people in three areas: sports, gender-affirming …
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. explains long absence from Congress by saying he was being treated for depression.
At Kenya’s largest mental health referral hospital, male patients experience a unique therapy: personal grooming sessions from visiting barbers. Healthcare workers say grooming is vital for …
Opposition and civil society groups in Congo are protesting a new ban on public demonstrations related to the Ebola outbreak there. They allege it limits freedom of speech. The government announced …
The next time you get a trophy on a smartphone app, it might not be from a game. Gamification has spread into all kinds of online areas. But its spread into nutrition apps has some researchers …
New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham expressed outrage at a …
A heat wave is gripping the Midwest and is shifting eastward, causing summer camps and outdoor activities to be canceled or delayed. On Monday, Communities have opened cooling centers and advised …
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration …
Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda. The ban starts Wednesday. This decision comes despite a federal ruling that the U.S. Department of …
The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency …
Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements. The plaintiffs argue the rules will prevent eligible …
A judge has delayed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It will now begin in January, instead of this fall. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett …
University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders says he feels like his younger self again after undergoing surgery to remove his cancerous bladder last year. He considers himself cancer-free, …
A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies. Zouhaeir Hertelli, a mortuary owner, says he receives hundreds of calls …
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France has reported around 1,000 additional deaths during last week’s record-breaking heat wave, according to the country’s public health agency. The heat wave also sparked wildfires in Germany, …