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A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure will be allowed to take effect this week

The independent panel casted doubt on MDMA being a safe and effective treatment.

US panel rejects first-ever bid to use MDMA as a PTSD treatment in a possible setback for psychedelic advocates

A federal judge has permanently blocked some efforts in North Carolina to restrict how abortion pills can be dispensed

Several London hospitals have canceled operations and sent patients away because of a cyberattack on a company that supplies pathology laboratory services

Halsey has been privately battling illness

U.S. health officials now recommend that some people consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases

Federal health advisers have rejected the first-ever proposal to use MDMA as a treatment for PTSD

Authorities say a Nebraska funeral home discovered that a 74-year-old hospice patient who was declared dead by her nursing home was actually still alive

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members

Rural pharmacies can be a touchstone for their communities

An Associated Press analysis of licensing data from 44 states, data from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs and the American Community Survey shows residents of neighborhoods that are majority Black and Latino have fewer pharmacies per...

ABC News' Dr. Darien Sutton speaks with Natasha Allen, a 27-year-old battling cancer, who found her voice and community on TikTok.

ABC News' Trevor Ault speaks with the former head of the government's Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Dr. Rick Bright, about keeping an eye on new cases of bird flu.

South Dakota voters will decide again on whether to legalize recreational marijuana

Lorraine Frazier, RN, dean of Columbia School of Nursing and breast cancer survivor, joins the show to honor cancer survivors and advocate for public awareness.

An Ohio doctor who drew national attention when she claimed COVID-19 vaccines made people magnetic is being sued by the federal government

Popular soda brand Poppi is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a consumer who says its products don’t improve gut health as much as their marketing suggests

Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13

Louisiana lawmakers give final approval to bill allowing judges to order child molesters to undergo surgical castration

Patients can now see a growing array of doctors without leaving their living room recliner thanks to telemedicine

High-protein food products are on the rise, thanks to the popularity of certain medications used for weight loss.

Urban and rural communities have come to depend on pharmacies as a trusted care option and a place for advice

Pakistani police say gunmen opened fire on polio workers in the country's northwest, killing a police officer assigned to protect them

Catching the right amount of sleep is no easy task in Grand Slam tennis these days — for the athletes or those watching them compete

Scaling back treatment for some cancers can make life easier for patients without hurting the outcomes

A community of breast milk donors has formed in Uganda after women struggled with finding ways to keep their babies with health issues alive

Oregon authorities have closed the state's entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an outbreak of shellfish poisoning they described as “unprecedented.”

The World Health Organization says member countries approved new steps to boost global preparedness for pandemics like COVID-19 and mpox and better respond to dangerous outbreaks

Gymnast Skye Blakely says working on her mental health has helped put her in the mix for the 2024 Olympics

About half of all U.S. adults experience loneliness.

In a unanimous decision, the court rejected a lawsuit filed by a group of women who say they were denied medically-necessary abortions in Texas, risking their health, fertility and even their lives.

The Iowa attorney general’s office will resume emergency contraception funding for victims of sexual assault but end the rare practice of reimbursing victims for abortions

U.S. health officials are warning parents to avoid a brand of powdered infant formula sold by a Texas dairy producer that may contain a dangerous bacteria

Health care delivery experts say patients in the U.S. need more help dealing with a system that is growing increasingly complex

There have been at least 4,864 whooping cough cases reported this year so far.

Pertussis is a very contagious respiratory illness caused by a type of bacteria.

The bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows is prompting development of new, next-generation mRNA vaccines — akin to the shots deployed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Doctors say a woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ

Intermittent fasting, where people eat what they want, but only during certain daily windows of time, has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years

South Sudan has received its first batch of a new malaria vaccine from the World Health Organization, an important step in efforts to battle a disease that is the biggest killer of children in this African country

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people

Federal health regulators are set to review the first request to approve the mind-altering club drug MDMA as a treatment for PTSD

The Texas Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S. following a lawsuit by women who had serious pregnancy complications

Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion ban from women who say their health was put at risk during pregnancies

An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows that about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat

A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030

The comprehensive analysis was released Friday by the American Cancer Society.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for his proposal to eliminate an optional Medicaid benefit for some disabled immigrants

Over the course of the outbreak, the city confirmed 64 cases of measles.