Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women. This …
Life tasks like paying bills, canceling subscriptions and answering overdue emails are becoming a reason to socialize for friends and couples who get together for what’s known as “admin dates.” …
Iowa’s waterways face significant pollution challenges due to agricultural runoff and sewage. The problem impacts both recreation and public health. Authorities have found that many lakes and …
Iowa’s waterways face significant pollution challenges due to agricultural runoff and sewage. The problem impacts both recreation and public health. Authorities have found that many lakes and …
Congo-Ebola — Chart. Shows the increase in confirmed Ebola cases in Congo. This chart is current as of June 2, 2026 and will not update. Source: Congo Ministry of Health. Click for a …
Women in eastern Congo are often the first caregivers when family members fall ill. That puts them at high risk during this Ebola outbreak of a type that has no approved treatment or vaccine. History …
There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. There hasn’t been enough sustained investment to pay for the extensive safety and …
Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office is searching the National Nutrition Agency’s offices a day after the president fired the head of the agency responsible for the free meals program. It …
Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump. Lahn's Tuesday upset against congressman Randy …
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving. Since mid-May, 344 cases and 60 deaths have been confirmed in three eastern provinces. The number …
Congo is still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health concerns related …
A hearing in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case was held in secret after the judge shut out the press and public without explanation. New York Judge Gregory Carro said he sealed Wednesday's virtual …
Britain's King George III is getting a makeover as America approaches its 250th birthday. Known as the "mad king" who lost the American colonies, George's reputation has been shaped by pop culture …
Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions at a psychiatric hospital near Paris. The program offers weekly sessions where patients walk and care for donkeys. Patients say the …
Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction during her time in the White House. At her first big event promoting her new memoir, the former first lady said she …
Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators. The case …
Edward Cabrera and Matthew Boyd are close to returning to the banged-up rotation for the Chicago Cubs after being sidelined by injuries. Cabrera is expected to start for Chicago this weekend, and …
Misty Kahale plans to apply for a new Hawaiʻi grant program that covers medical school expenses. The catch is that recipients must work in rural Hawaiʻi for five years after graduation. That's fine …
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has taken a turn in the White House briefing room. Oz was speaking about the Trump administration's efforts to lower drug prices …
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has to create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by this summer. The Texas Attorney General’s Office released new details Monday of settlement …