A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media is celebrating a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube

After more than a decade living with chronic kidney failure, Mexican activist Samara Martínez has turned her personal struggle into a campaign to decriminalize euthanasia

The U.S. agency that provides healthcare to Native Americans has a facilities problem

The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding

Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or eating

Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing

Federal health officials have issued a warning about controversial statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about one of his company's cancer drugs

The University of Mississippi has announced the upcoming launch of its new Center on Collegiate Gambling

Lawmakers in states where abortion is already banned are focusing on measures intended to crack down on abortion pills

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States and it is shattering March temperature records

A Thai court on Tuesday found a major gold mine operator liable for pollution that has harmed nearby villagers, in a ruling that could influence future environmental lawsuits

Philadelphia abortion clinic doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing babies that had been born alive, has died

Allergy season is upon us, bringing with it runny noses, itchy eyes and sneezing

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

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

A 31-year-old Georgia woman has charged with murder by police who say she took pills to induce an abortion

A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people

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.”

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion

Nairobi County has introduced Kenya’s first menstrual leave policy for female government staff, aiming to boost health and productivity

A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory ...

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building is asking for leniency ahead of her sentencing in federal court

Conductor Juanjo Mena, former principal conductor of the Cincinnati May Festival, says he will retire this year because of Alzheimer’s disease