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Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment

Sick children across the country and in Africa are having their hospital stays brightened somewhat by the efforts of two young sisters from New Jersey, who make and donate brightly colored, kid-themed hospital gowns for kids

ABC News' Steve Osunsami speaks with ABC News contributor LZ Granderson about why he’s revealing his HIV status now and how the virus disproportionately affects people of color.

Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have given final approval to a bill requiring most private health insurance plans and the state’s Medicaid program to cover abortions

A judge has blocked Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for abortions and some other abortion-related provisions

A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has won final passage in the state Senate after failing to clear that chamber last week

Federal food safety regulators are warning Bimbo Bakeries USA to stop using misleading labels that say products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don't

Federal regulators warn major US baker: Stop saying foods contain allergens when they don't

A proposal to ensure access to contraceptives is moving ahead in the Pennsylvania Legislature after drawing dozens of Republican votes

NTSB concludes flaming wheel bearing caused East Palestine derailment, vent and burn of chemicals was unnecessary

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warns about the high rates of gun deaths in the country, now the leading cause of death among children and teens.

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records

US health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the virus surges in other countries

Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use

Nike running coach and founder of “Fit for Us,” Percell Dugger, shared advice on how to begin the process of running this summer, and how it can be fun.

NTSB says Norfolk Southern and its contractors botched decision to blow open vinyl chloride cars in East Palestine

Leaves of three, let it be

NTSB confirms trackside sensor didn’t catch burning rail bearing suspected in East Palestine derailment in time

Officials say a days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke

NTSB begins hearing on what caused the disastrous East Palestine derailment in Ohio last year

Russian authorities say one person has died and scores more remain hospitalized in an outbreak of botulism spanning several regions

Murthy also called for an evidence-based approach to public health change.

The U.S. surgeon general is declaring gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy says Norfolk Southern repeatedly tried to interfere with the investigation into the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment and shape its conclusions about what the agency called a flawed decision to...

Those who experienced chronic loneliness had a 56% higher risk of stroke.

Arkansas has sued two pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of enabling the opioid crisis in the state

The Texas Heartbeat Act was implemented in September 2021

A Tennessee state Democratic lawmaker and reproductive rights activist have filed a lawsuit challenging a new statute designed to ban adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission

The Arkansas Supreme Court is reinstating an agency rule that prohibits residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards

A new study shows the infant death rate went up after the state's abortion ban.

On the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women’s freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis

The Supreme Court has rejected two appeals related to COVID-19 vaccines from Children’s Health Defense, the anti-vaccine nonprofit founded by independent presidential candidate Robert F

The Supreme Court is planning to weigh in on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: While estimated new HIV infection rates declined 23% in the United States from 2012 to 2022, a KFF Health News-Associated Press analysis found the rate has not fallen for Latinos as much as it has for other racial and ethnic groups. The analysis found Latinos are experiencing a disproportionate number of new infections and diagnoses across the U.S., with diagnosis rates highest in the Southeast. African Americans continue to have the highest HIV rates in the U.S. overall, but Latinos made up the largest share of new HIV diagnoses and infections among gay and bisexual men in 2022, per the most recent data available. Latinos are about 19% of the U.S. population but accounted for about 33% of new HIV infections, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The federal government launched a campaign in 2019 to end the HIV epidemic, and has funneled millions of dollars annually to certain areas with the highest infection rates. But there’s no...

As the first heat wave of the season ripples across the U.S., summer camps are working to keep their children cool while still letting the kids enjoy being outside with nature

The Supreme Court is stepping into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear appeals from the Biden administration and families seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care

At least one in 20 people who are pregnant develop a scary complication called preeclampsia, a high blood pressure disorder that kills 70,000 women and 500,000 babies worldwide every year

A draft report from the leading international authority on hunger crises says an influx of aid appears to have eased conditions in northern Gaza for now

Planned Parenthood's political and advocacy arms will spend $40 million ahead of November’s elections to bolster the campaigns of President Joe Biden and leading congressional Democrats

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is years into an initiative to end the nation’s HIV epidemic by pumping hundreds of millions of dollars annually into certain states, counties and U.S. territories with the highest infection rates

African countries have some of the world's highest rates of cervical cancer

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is pushing back against a request to let disabled people cast absentee ballots electronically from home in this November's presidential election

The Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the candidates' positions.

Democrats in California have agreed to delay a minimum wage increase for about 426,000 health care workers to help balance the budget

A 22-year-old woman who's become a vocal reproductive rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania this weekend

An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete with some patients needing to undergo repeat tests

The families of shooting survivors said they are receiving costly medical bills.

Ivory Coast health authorities have launched mobile enrollment centers for the country’s universal health coverage program

A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure