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They fight proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect reproductive rights.

More than 300 traditional leaders in South Africa will be trained to do HIV tests and educate their largely rural patients about the disease

A Missouri judge has rejected the argument that lawmakers intended to “impose their religious beliefs on everyone” in the state when they passed a restrictive abortion ban

Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first appearance at a public event since her cancer diagnosis early this year

The robotic pets will be distributed by the New York State Office For Aging.

Attorneys general across the U.S. have a new fight on their hands: protecting Americans from unproven and expensive stem cell treatments that salespeople claim can cure almost anything

A group of midwives who focus on traditional Native Hawaiian birth practices are trying to block a Hawaii law that requires midwives to obtain licenses

One in four older adults in the U.S. fall each year, putting them at risk of injury, broken bones and even death

The Supreme Court has decided to uphold federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, for now

Mexican authorities reported the human case to the World Health Organization on May 23.

The patient had been hospitalized for three weeks before contracting bird flu.

With summer about to start, many people planning to flock to their favorite swimming holes may also want to read up on bacteria warnings

Scientists are trying to determine why bird flu kills some animals quickly but leads to mild illnesses in others

Alabama couples at the center of lawsuits over the destruction of frozen embryos have asked a judge to toss out the new state law that provides immunity to in vitro fertilization providers

Plus, is it safe to give your teenager creatine?

California has become a leader in curbing methane emissions from dairy farms, a major source of the greenhouse gas

Top executives at a California telemedicine company were arrested for allegedly distributing Adderall online and conspiring to commit health care fraud through reimbursements for the medication

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she is considering a ban on face masks in the New York City subway system, following what she described as concerns over people shielding their identities while committing antisemitic acts

The case threatened to restrict Mifepristone, a widely used abortion pill. Our panel reacts to the ruling and discusses what this might mean in the future.

Here are some secure storage tips that can help save lives.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint about the Abbott Nutrition factory at the center 2022's nationwide infant formula shortage

Dozens of tourists say they became ill after visiting a popular Arizona tourist destination known for its towering blue-green waterfalls

Environmental officials are testing lake water at a popular recreational destination in central Virginia after at least 20 people reported E

A watchdog group says the Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies around the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio after independent testing found high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic

An Army health official told a panel investigating a mass shooting by a reservist experiencing a psychiatric crisis that there are health care differences for Army reservists that could limit the flow of information to commanders

At least one in two U.S. adults is experiencing loneliness, Murthy said.

Medication abortions now account for more than half of the abortions performed in the U.S., according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Mifepristone is typically used together with misoprostol to induce an abortion.

South African health authorities say two people have died this week after contracting mpox, and it appears there is local transmission of the disease

It's a popular notion that men eat more meat than women

A unanimous Supreme Court ruling means the abortion pill mifepristone remains available in the United States, even through the mail

A watchdog report says a Minnesota state agency’s inadequate oversight of a federal program that was meant to provide food to kids created the opportunities that led to the theft of $250 million in one of the country’s largest pandemic aid fraud cases

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously to preserve access to mifepristone, the drug most commonly used in medication abortions

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of abortions in the U.S. last year

Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication, throwing out legal challenge from abortion opponents

Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments

Karleigh Fry, 8, underwent the procedure to help treat a neurological disorder.

A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, and now they’re losing their election bids

A new report has for the first time found traces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes in drugs consumed in Africa’s retail drug market

If you’ve been sick with COVID-19, you may have some protection against certain versions of the common cold

Using a tablet, the 8-year-old girl’s family can better tune the device. 

Transplant organizations say a 98-year-old man may be the oldest American to ever donate an organ

Why pasteurized milk is considered the safer option to drink.

Food authorities in Denmark have recalled three types of spicy instant noodle products imported from South Korea over possible risks for “acute poisoning.”

At least one in two U.S. adults is experiencing loneliness, Murthy said.

What the symptoms are and what you can do if you have them.

Senators criticized top federal officials over the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished in recent years

California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to back out of a deal he made last year to pay doctors more money to treat Medicaid patients

In Kenya's capital, a woman cooking with firewood engulfs herself in smoke as she heats herself some tea

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday said Washington will spell out in state law that hospitals must provide abortions if needed to stabilize patients, a step that comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule this month on whether conservative ...