Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks. A federal regulation …
Washington Wizards point guard Trae Young is dealing with a pair of injuries and is out indefinitely. The team announced before Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder that Young …
Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies. …
More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men. That’s because they are more susceptible to bone density and muscle loss as they age. But …
Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes. World Weather Attribution said Friday that the heat …
A daunting stream of testimony and documentation has been presented in a New Mexico case that explores what Meta knew about the effects of its platforms on children. State prosecutors allege Meta …
Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of particles and other possible contaminants. The Food and Drug Administration posted an online notice about …
Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and reuse their own blood for medical care. They have maintained a ban on using …
At least 48 boys and young men died during the latest round of initiation ceremonies in South Africa, which involve the highly secretive process of traditional circumcision to “become a man.” …
A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people. The judge’s ruling Thursday in Oregon is part of …
A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion. Alexia Moore has been jailed in Camden County since March 4. An arrest warrant obtained by …
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police. The mayor signed an executive order Thursday to …
Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that …
A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical nine-to-five routine. “Microshifting” is a trend that involves tackling job duties in short, productive bursts instead of a single …
The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion. The probe is the latest chapter in a long-running dispute over a provision …
U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy. The Food and Drug Administration approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk's semaglutide. …
A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs. The findings come three months after the expiration of …
A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China. State media reported the …
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness. He's said diet can cure schizophrenia and diabetes, and …
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago. The hospital says her continued stay ties up a …