Breast self-awareness is a more flexible approach to preventing breast cancer that goes along with other essential screening measures. Two decades ago, doctors began recommending breast …
For a young girl, losing the soccer final 5-0 meant little compared to the goals of a tournament held in Zimbabwe to promote trust in cervical cancer vaccination. The regional Under-17 girls’ …
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga will be sidelined again with a bone bruise and a hyperextended left knee. The Warriors said a re-evaluation date on Kuminga’s condition would be …
Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died. He was 89. Foege was director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the late 1970s and early 1980s, …
Millions of people rely on wearable devices to monitor how well they're sleeping. Sleep trackers don’t necessarily measure sleep directly but instead infer states of slumber from signals like heart …
Ota Zaremba who won a weightlifting gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics before admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs, has died. The Czech Weightlifting Federation says he died Friday at …
A nonprofit organization in the United Kingdom has attracted thousands of members by encouraging residents to “get fit by doing good.” GoodGym organizes meetups across England and Wales that …
U.S. health officials say testing showed that powdered whole milk used to make ByHeart infant formula could be a source of contamination that led to an outbreak of infant botulism that has sickened …
Morgan Bryant found hope at a syringe exchange program in Indiana. She used to struggle with meth and heroin addiction but wanted to stop sharing needles and get treatment for hepatitis C. The Damien …
Vice President JD Vance is encouraging anti-abortion activists to celebrate progress in limiting abortion. Vance highlights the Trump administration's achievements, including expanding a ban on U.S. …
The FBI has opened an investigation into the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, team officials have confirmed. The Colts issued a statement saying they were “aware of the …
The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Federal officials announced the completion Thursday. The decision follows President Donald Trump's announcement a year ago. …
Montana State Auditor James Brown has identified a health care fraud scheme targeting Native Americans. Fraudsters visited reservations, pressuring people to sign up for Affordable Care Act plans …
Julia Hewitt, a suicide prevention leader in Texas, is deeply concerned about the removal of LGBTQ+ services from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The Trump administration announced last summer …
The southern African nation of Malawi has started a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid to stem the threat of a disease that kills tens of thousands of people globally each year. Cholera …
The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow new advertising messages about Zyn, a type of nicotine pouch that's growing in popularity. Agency advisers are holding an all-day meeting …
The Trump administration is ending the use of abortion-derived fetal tissue in research funded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has funded research involving fetal tissue for …
Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe. These dangers can include carbon monoxide poisoning, hypothermia and frozen pipes that can burst and make …
Rwanda will test technology powered by artificial intelligence in more than 50 health clinics as part of a new initiative by the Gates Foundation to support 1,000 clinics across Africa with the aim …
Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country pending an ethical review. The health …