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Sizzling sidewalks and unshaded playgrounds increasingly are posing risks for surface burns as air temperatures reach new highs during the searing summers in Southwest cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas

Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver about 800,000 petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the Arizona abortion rights issue on the November general election ballot

A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider accused of threatening patients over negative reviews and posting fake positive ones must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washington patients

Researchers believe the nasal vaccine may be more effective than current shots.

Federal health officials say a Florida cucumber grower that used untreated water is one likely source of salmonella food poisoning that sickened nearly 450 people this spring

This week, the National Institutes of Health began testing an experimental COVID-19 vaccine.

Federal health officials are investigating a possible death and dozens of illnesses tied to recalled microdosing candies sold online and at vape shops

The Wisconsin Supreme Court will consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives have interpreted as an abortion ban

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease

FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can slow the disease by several months

The Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health

After Supreme Court decision, the Biden administration reminds doctors they must provide emergency abortions

The Supreme Court has sidestepped a new set of Second Amendment fights

The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine

A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others has been convicted of trying to kill another infant in her care

US will pay vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA-based pandemic flu vaccine

The Supreme Court is taking up an e-cigarette case

Growing coffee indoors produces only enough beans for a single cup

President Joe Biden has proposed a new rule to address excessive heat in the workplace

A ruling restricting federal power will likely have seismic ramifications.

Swimming in unsafe water can lead to illnesses and infections, the CDC said.

Summer means playgrounds, pools, bikes and being outside for kids

Voters in five states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come

The only three Republican women in the South Carolina Senate took on their party and stopped a total abortion ban from passing in their state last year

As temperatures reach triple digits in metro Phoenix, heat illness is especially deadly for people who live outside under the broiling desert sun

A new national divide is emerging among states over whether to track sales by gun stores

As many as 4 million people in India scratch out a living searching through landfills for anything they can sell

Research has linked protective laws to positive mental health for LGBTQ people.

With temperatures rising across the country and school out for the summer, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool

A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday

Nevada officials verify enough signatures to put proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights on 2024 ballot

The head of the national mine workers’ union is condemning an effort by House Republicans to block enforcement of a long-awaited federal rule directed at curbing workers’ exposure to deadly rock dust

During Thursday’s presidential debate, President Joe Biden had plenty of opportunity to lay out a clear vision regarding abortion rights in the face of growing restrictions and worsening medical care for women since the fall of Roe, something his campa...

U.S. officials say a new study provides reassurance that pasteurization kills bird flu virus in cow’s milk

The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths and rejected pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek care for their children

Texas Supreme Court upholds state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors

Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect

Britain's National Health Service faces myriad problems

From smart-enabled match balls and AI to cryogenic recovery chambers, soccer is being transformed by the cutting-edge technology available to players, coaches and officials

The Iowa Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that put a temporary block on the state’s strict abortion law, and is telling the lower court to let the law take effect

Plenty of happy couples can trace their meet-cute moment to an online dating app

Despite the state’s near total abortion ban, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing emergency access to continue. Our panel weighs in.

Some COVID-19 statistics are at a pandemic-era low, but cases seem to be ticking up in a few places

As COVID-19 bubbles up in some parts of the country, health officials are setting course for a fall vaccination campaign

Researchers say doctors are prescribing antibiotics to most kids and teens who have pink eye, despite guidelines that discourage their use

North Carolina's contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing are now law after Senate Republicans voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's veto

ABC's Faith Abubey takes a closer look at how midwives' care can be critical in reversing the maternal mortality crisis.

The U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the...

An Arkansas community is trying to fill the void left by the temporary closure of its only grocery store, the site of a mass shooting that killed four

The Justice Department has charged nearly 200 people in a sweeping crackdown on health care fraud schemes nationwide with false claims topping $2.7 billion