The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to the country's seventh province, local officials say.
Experts say children need to struggle with everyday problems to develop independence. They emphasize the importance of letting kids figure things out on their own. Parents often face the challenge of …
A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious …
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children. Her trial ended in a mistrial. Defense attorney Kevin Reddington argues …
Chris Johnson has been to every major ALS clinic in the country and seen neurologists respond once they learn he played football. The sixth man to run for 2,000 yards in an NFL season also read the …
The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states. The White House claims these individuals were overcharged by the former President Joe …
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that …
Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign by Olivia and Tom Walton’s Heartland Forward, pledged $100 million Thursday to make childbirth safer in the U.S. The five-year plan aims …
Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency under …
A Japanese military transport ship docked on the island of Borneo as part of a disaster relief mission to help fight wildfires in Indonesia that are causing a toxic haze impacting people’s health …
A Pennsylvania coroner confirms that the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths. Lancaster County’s coroner, Dr. …
California regulators have ordered Health Net to fix how it handles the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents. The insurer's abrupt decision left patients and providers …
Louisiana is making its case in federal court that mifepristone, a key drug in the most common abortion method in the U.S., should not be prescribed by telehealth or dispensed anywhere but a medical …
Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell says he has been diagnosed with cancer after visiting doctors a few months ago when “not feeling 100%.” Pikiell says in a statement he has had surgery …
A major American aid group has promised to send more medicines to high-need areas around the world with the support of a record large donation. Americares is a nonprofit that supports thousands of …
A 43-day nurses’ strike in Kenya that paralyzed public hospitals has ended after the government and the nurses’ union signed a return-to-work agreement. The nurses marched Tuesday to the Council …
Bangladesh is struggling to tackle a measles outbreak that has killed almost 1,000 children this year despite a renewed vaccination campaign. Bangladesh has been racing to halt the outbreak’s …
Soccer great Marc Overmars is stepping down as Royal Antwerp's sports director due to health issues. Overmars has explained his decision in a letter to supporters. He mentioned fatigue and stress as …
The psychological toll of daily life in Cuba is pushing many to their breaking point on the Caribbean island of nearly 10 million people. There's no relief in sight as a U.S. energy embargo persists …
Aid groups say three dozen health facilities in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts. This worsens an already dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by more than three years of …