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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

Oz has made controversial statements about vaccines and weight loss products.

North Carolina Republicans have advanced legislation that would weaken the powers of the incoming governor, attorney general and schools superintendent

Mehmet Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon turned talk show host and lifestyle guru, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the massive federal health care bureaucracy that covers more than a third of Am...

Kansas has promised to provide more hospital beds for mentally ill criminal defendants

Trump says he is nominating TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

California recently reported the first U.S. case of a more severe form of mpox.

A South Dakota judge has dismissed a lawsuit that an anti-abortion group filed in June targeting an abortion rights measure that voters went on to reject

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the CDC alert, as risk to the public remains low, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An Iowa-based group that strives to alleviate world hunger is announcing a leadership change as it works to expand its international focus

Cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke are responsible for 1 in 5 deaths.

A different strain of the virus was responsible for a 2022 global outbreak.

A judge has struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy

Judge strikes down Wyoming's abortion bans, including an explicit prohibition on pills to end pregnancy

Poland’s health authorities are urging polio vaccinations for children after the virus was detected in Warsaw’s sewage during regular tests this month

Turkey Trots have become an enduring Thanksgiving tradition for many experienced runners and novices alike

Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among health care workers on trial accused of causing at least 10 infant deaths linked to a scheme to defraud Turkey's social security system

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus

Dozens of people across 18 states were infected after eating organic whole and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms, according to the CDC.

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Dr. Jessica Shepherd, chief medical officer of Hers, joins ABC News Live to discuss how to maintain weight loss during the holiday season.

Dr. Leana Wen, emergency physician and former Baltimore health commissioner, discusses the qualifications of RFK Jr. to lead HHS and the health impacts of fluoridating water.

Health officials say they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo

Kelley Kitley, licensed clinical social worker and author, discusses how seasonal changes may affect your mood, and how best to cope.

Kennedy has previously falsely claimed that vaccines cause autism.

In 2022, Maryland passed a law expanding who could offer abortion care.

Hundreds of activists formed a human chain outside one of the main plenary halls at the United Nations climate summit on what is traditionally their biggest protest day during the two-week talks

There’s one exercise group that says you really can keep up with outdoor workouts through the winter

Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infectious disease at South Shore Health, discusses why vaccine development should continue to be protected.

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against a legislative subpoena that lawmakers used to stave off the execution of Robert Roberson

Dr. Alok Patel discusses the World Health Organization report which found that nearly 107,500 people died from measles worldwide in 2023.

Pakistani authorities have declared a health emergency in the country's east due to smog

Croatia’s health minister and several others were detained on Friday on suspicion of corruption as part of an investigation launched by the European prosecutor’s office

Environmental advocates released reports Friday decrying fossil fuel industry influence at these climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, called COP29

A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage tanks on top of a drinking water well at Pearl Harbor where spilled jet fuel poisoned more than 6,000 people