Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means is set to appear before the Senate health committee as she seeks approval to be U.S. surgeon general. Wednesday's confirmation hearing was …
A Rhode Island college football player has died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after running his car to charge his phone. On Monday, first responders found 21-year-old Joseph Boutros …
AP Radio plans the following long-form coverage today on its live special event channels: AP-SYNC 1 Coverage: ADDED: 4:30 pm EST. Vice President JD Vance, HHS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz hold …
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3. The hospital says it wants to spot reading struggles early and coach …
Norway’s king will remain in a hospital for a few more days for treatment and observation after being admitted during a vacation on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The royal palace announced on …
The U.S. is to wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after the African country withdrew from talks on a proposed $367 million bilateral funding deal. The U.S said the deal would have supported …
Shampoos and conditioners can run from a few dollars to more than $100. Elaborate marketing can make pricier products appear as elixirs to all hair woes and might make consumers think they have to …
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is sending a hospital ship to Greenland because people there are not getting care, but the claim faces pushback. He said in a Truth Social post Saturday that …
More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says the federal government is putting children's lives …
Author Rachel Reid says she is delaying her next hockey romance novel because sudden fame and worsening Parkinson’s disease symptoms have slowed her writing. Reid shared the news in an Instagram …
Police in Ypsilanti, Michigan responded to a mental health crisis with a heavy, 30-hour standoff that left a home badly damaged and the community angry. On Jan. 4, neighbors called 911 after Ruben …
The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' first birthdays. Staff at the state's Infant …
Norway's royal palace says King Harald has been admitted to a hospital in Spain’s Canary Islands during a winter vacation there. It said that Harald, who turned 89 on Saturday, was admitted to the …
Hawaii’s biggest insurer and a major hospital company are pitching a new partnership called One Health as a fix for the state’s health care cost crisis. In mid-January, lawmakers grilled …
The United Nations and Somalia's government has said that nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger. Worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts have intensified the …
A collaborative of funders called The Audacious Project raised $1 billion over two days to fund large projects proposed by more than a dozen nonprofits. The initiative, which is housed at TED, …
Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu. The Thai health minister said Tuesday that officials haven't seen …
BAFTA and the BBC have apologized after a person with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur during the British Academy Film Awards. It could be heard as Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were …
One of the world’s most acclaimed nature writers, Edward Hoagland, has died at age 93. He overcame a stutter and near-blindness to publish dozens of books and magazine pieces and travel everywhere …
An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers will return to work on Tuesday after a four-week strike in California and Hawaii to demand better …