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Researchers found a network of tiny waste-clearing channels in the brain.

The Gulf storm strengthened to Category 5 Monday.

A new study suggests that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy

Emergency managers say having a plan and an emergency kit before Hurricane Milton strikes is paramount

Last month, a lower court had ruled that the ban was unconstitutional.

Court let stand decision barring emergency abortions that violate law in Texas.

A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of microRNA

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it

Rwandan health authorities will begin a vaccine study against the Marburg hemorrhagic fever as the East African country tries to stop the spread of an outbreak that has killed 12 people

Congolese authorities have started vaccinations against mpox, nearly two months after the disease outbreak that spread from Congo to several other African countries and beyond was declared a global emergency

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after outbreaks in Africa were declared a global emergency

Dentists say unlicensed practitioners offering cheap dental veneers are putting patients at risk

Experts say the fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger

The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015

A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme

The process will ensure vaccines are ready to distribute if needed.

More than a dozen tigers have died after contracting bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam

As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile

Abortion rights groups have outraised opponents by a nearly 8-to-1 margin in campaigns for ballot measures across the U.S. this year

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected in the U.S. this year

The new federal data showed that vaccine rates for MMR, DTaP, polio and chickenpox fell nearly 0.5%.

Six U.S. companies will spend at least $350 million to manufacture medical gowns to store in the Strategic National Stockpile

Lisa Newman talks about breast cancer prevention and diagnosis discrepancies.

The shot wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, data shows.

Melania Trump has revealed her support for abortion rights ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir

Last year, 3.3% of kindergartners were exempt from one or more vaccines.

Health authorities say Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda

Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island's south that is being battered by a typhoon

Taiwan hospital fire leaves at least 8 dead as typhoon batters island's south

South Korea is fighting a deluge of non-consensual, explicit deepfake videos and images primarily targeting women online

A look at the numbers behind breast cancer statistics and trends in the U.S. released by the American Cancer Society.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Dr. Lisa Newman, the chief of the Section of Breast Surgery and New York-Presbyterian about breast cancer prevention, early screenings and diagnosis discrepancies.

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high

US kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year, and the proportion of children with exemptions hit an all-time high

Vance and Walz debated many topics, including insurance and reproductive rights.

Anti-abortion leaders say they're undeterred by Donald Trump's comments that he would veto a federal abortion ban

Authorities say heavy smoke is causing low visibility along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta from chemicals spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility

Hospitals and health care organizations in the Southeast largely stayed open and functioning during Hurricane Helene to provide essential care for their communities

A new study says hurricanes in the United States are hundreds of times deadlier in the long run than the government calculates

Georgia's Republican attorney general is appealing a judge's ruling that the state's abortion ban is unconstitutional

Condom usage is down among teens and young adults in the U.S. Medical advancements, a fading fear of contracting HIV and widely varying degrees of sex education in high schools all contribute to the trend

Condom use is down among sexually active teens and young adults

Shares of Humana have tumbled after the health insurer said a Medicare Advantage quality rating drop will hurt future bonus payments the company receives

The civil defense forces of one of the world’s most war-torn nations are shocked at the destruction underway in Lebanon

One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows tested positive for African swine fever in late August

Sex workers are among those hardest-hit by the mpox outbreak in eastern Congo's Kamituga town

India is one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of wheat and rice, but extreme weather is taking a toll on these vital crops

Walmart’s employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer’s insurance coverage

Organizers of an effort to expand medical marijuana in Arkansas are suing over the state's decision that it won't qualify for the ballot