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Texas judge grants pregnant woman permission to have an abortion in rare challenge to ban; state likely to appeal

The Biden administration is putting pharmaceutical companies on notice

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected suggestions that he wanted to let COVID-19 “rip” through the population as he defended his handling of the pandemic during a second day of testimony at a public inquiry into the crisis

Travel is mainly to border states where bans have ceased nearly all abortions.

The killing of a visiting nurse in Connecticut is sparking renewed calls to better protect health care workers from what has been a rise in violence across the country

A Texas judge has given a pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year

The Home Test to Treat program is from the National Institutes of Health.

The Biden administration delays a ban on menthol cigarettes after pressure from civil rights groups who argued it would unfairly target Black smokers.

Civil rights groups fought the ban, saying it would target Black smokers.

The White House is pushing back a plan to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that quickly sparked criticism from anti-smoking groups

Autopsy reports on the carbon monoxide deaths of three North Carolina-based Marines last summer say they were found at a gas station in a car with unconnected and rusted exhaust pipes

U.S. health officials have launched an inspection of a plant in Ecuador that made the cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to dozens of cases of acute lead poisoning in U.S. children

A Republican prosecutor says he plans to appeal a judge's ruling invalidating Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban

Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence

The company will now base drug costs on the amount that it pays for a drug -- limiting the markup and service fee to customers.

The EPA has proposed removing all lead service lines within a decade.

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis

A 23-year-old woman who recently started her first nursing job at a New Hampshire hospital was attending a training session on cardiac arrest when she, herself, suffered the medical emergency

A Wisconsin judge has reaffirmed her ruling this summer that state law permits consensual medical abortions, handing abortion rights advocates a massive victory

A new survey shows 55% of Black patients said they feel like they must be very careful about their appearance to be treated fairly at medical visits

The family of a 46-year-old Florida man has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against a restaurant chain, claiming its caffeine-filled lemonade drink led to his death

A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis is asking a court to let her have an abortion

The Senate in a single stroke has approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy

The move will simplify costs for consumers, CVS said.

Prosecutors say a German man accused of forming an armed group to oppose government measures against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 has been arrested in Portugal

CVS Health is introducing changes to how its prescription drug pricing model works, and that could lead to some savings for customers starting next year

The Supreme Court has dismissed a case involving a Maine hotel that could have made it harder for people with disabilities to learn in advance whether hotel accommodations meet their needs

ABC News contributor Dr. Alok Patel talks about a new study on the relationship between Ozempic and alcohol-use disorders.

The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed

The French parliament is considering a ban on single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes that are popular with teenagers for their sweet flavors and are under scrutiny as a new source of trash

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids

As schools across the U.S. grapple with the student mental health crisis, the use of telehealth therapy for students has skyrocketed

New vaccines and shots are available for infants snd some adults this year.

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New vaccines and shots are available for infants and some adults this year.

An alternative California mental health court has received more than 100 petitions after seven counties began the program in October

An appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive family planning grants — but only in Ohio

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Tennessee’s decades-old aggravated prostitution statute violates the Americans with Disabilities Act

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking

A West Virginia coalition that helps support a network of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the state is receiving $1 million to distribute to organizations committed to encouraging people not to end their pregnancies

State agriculture officials have confirmed a new case of cattle anthrax in southwest North Dakota, bringing the number of cases in the state to 25 this year

Pfizer shares sank Friday when the drugmaker announced that it was abandoning a twice-daily obesity treatment after more than half the patients in a clinical trial stopped taking it

Aaron Rodgers defied conventional medicine by returning to practice just 77 days after surgery for a torn Achilles tendon

It took eight years and the #MeToo movement to spur Sam Schultz to tell police they were sexually assaulted by an opera star and his husband

There have been over 140 cases recorded since August.

U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source

The health system said it is prioritizing surgeries based on urgency.

An estimated 27,024 Americans died of by suicide by firearm in 2022.

Bubba Wallace acknowledged it was difficult for him to find joy in best friend Ryan Blaney’s first NASCAR championship

An alternative healer who advocates a technique known as “slapping therapy” has been charged over the death of a woman at one of his workshops in England