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State health officials say the bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno, California

There’s no place like home for the holidays

A federal appeals court says medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law

A rural doctor travels miles of unforgiving terrain by donkey, enduring cold, rain, wind and exhaustion, to visit several dozen families scattered across the highest mountain in the north of Argentina. Dr. Jorge Fusaro has organized medical tours three times a year for the past four years across Cerro Chañi in Jujuy. Chañi is considered a sacred mountain by the indigenous Kolla people who live there. It has extreme temperatures, year-round snowy peaks, and is home to animals full of symbolism, like the puma and condor. Fusaro is not only the only doctor many people see, sometimes he's the only outsider. Doctors may be the only representatives of the state to reach this mountainous region. There are no schools, police, or postal services. Fusaro not only treats residents and leaves enough medicine for their first-aid kits, he also helps them with bureaucratic paperwork, serves as a mail carrier for delivering important documents to relatives in the city, and organizes training...

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the recent food recalls linked to outbreaks of E. coli and listeria.

The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking

Food safety experts say safely serving a holiday feast takes planning and know-how

As of Friday, 11 people have been infected with listeria in the outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, according to the CDC.

Dr. Nick Yoder from Harmony Academy at National University joins ABC News Live with tips on how to practice gratitude every day.

Donald Trump's health team picks include a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host

The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies says he was a “trusted” physician

There have been 55 cases of bird flu among humans confirmed in the U.S. so far.

Travel, especially during the holiday season, can be stressful

Extreme weather is making power outages longer and more frequent across the U.S. People with health conditions who depend on medical devices powered by electricity are particularly vulnerable

Eleven people have been infected in the outbreak, the CDC said.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a critic of COVID-19 health measures to lead the Food and Drug Administration

U.S. health officials said a California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck and pork hock, feet an...

Most people taking popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight have shed significant pounds

Health officials are confirming bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor

One of the most prominent figures from Canada’s trucker protests against COVID-19 restrictions in 2022 has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order

The byproduct has been in tap water for decades, but was hard to isolate.

U.S. health officials say at least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E

Disabled rideshare users have for years reported having less access to Lyft and Uber than able-bodied people

Scientists have been observing the chemical compound, chloronitramide, for decades.

Two Australian teenagers and a British woman have died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos

A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died, according to a family statement sent to Australian media

Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she can’t train there anymore

Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the isolated and heavily destroyed north

Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms

A Georgia official disbanded the state's maternal mortality committee that investigates deaths of pregnant women

Doctors say RSV trends are returning to those seen pre-pandemic.

Doctors say RSV trends are returning to pre-pandemic levels.

With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers have demonstrated outside a hotel where New Jersey’s governor was due to speak

U.S. health officials say a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to a massive recall of popular Boar's Head deli meats is over

Fights are cropping up nationwide over fluoride in drinking water

Fights over fluoride in drinking water are cropping up as political pressure mounts and scientists assess possible risks

A former doctor has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple patients, including children, over the span of years in the New York area

New Mexico Health Secretary Patrick Allen is leaving after less than two years on the job

Dr. Richard Besser, the former acting CDC director, weighs in on President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Dr. Oz to lead the Medicare and Medicaid agency.

A push by New York City jail officials to block people detained at Rikers Island from receiving physical mail was based on faulty fentanyl test strips that overstated the influx of contraband sent through the mail

A deadly E. coli outbreak investigation is ongoing, and a woman is now suing after getting sick eating carrots linked to the outbreak.

One study found diagnosis jumped from 9% in 2010 to 19% in 2021.

Oz has supported Medicare Advantage, which is run by private insurers.

A Dallas anesthesiologist has been sentenced to 190 years in prison for injecting a nerve-blocking agent and other drugs into bags of intravenous fluid

Author Kristel Bauer offers advice on how to manage stress in the wake of a contentious election.

Experts say people shopping for health insurance right now should look beyond price when searching for coverage for next year

The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children

Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year

Vigils and other events are being held to draw attention to transgender people who have lost their lives due to violence in the past year

Women's health advocates in Africa are worried that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will again invoke the so-called global gag rule, a policy that cuts off U.S. government funding for groups that offer abortion-related services