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Federal workplace safety officials say a home health care company failed to protect a visiting nurse who was killed during an appointment with a convicted rapist at a Connecticut halfway house

A 21-year-old Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in what police said was an uncompleted suicide pact

A staffing company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing for Pennsylvania and exposed the private medical information of about 72,000 residents will pay $2.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and a whistleblower

It was a Texas veterinarian who collected samples from dairy farms that confirmed the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle for the first time

Dr. Robyn Schickler, CMO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, talks about what she's telling her patients and why this issue is so important the 2024 election.

The beginning of the Change Healthcare cyberattack happened when hackers entered a server that lacked multifactor authentication

Millions of Americans who have used new obesity drugs like Wegovy to lose weight and improve health are wondering what happens if they stop taking them

More than half of Americans with a mental health condition don’t receive treatment, according to a report from nonprofit Mental Health America.

60% of Americans give a poor or failing grade to how mental health is treated.

The Arizona Legislature has approved a repeal of a long-dormant ban on nearly all abortions

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care

No one disputes that Michelle Wierson crashed her SUV into a car stopped at a traffic light in suburban Atlanta, causing the death of a young boy

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest

Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence is allowed back in his lab after days of sit-in protest

The Mississippi House Democratic leader says a Medicaid expansion plan endorsed by Republican leaders could struggle for bipartisan support

A federal judge has ruled that some of North Carolina government’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E

Kansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while bills to loosen a restrictive ban in Louisiana face an uphill battle

The overdoses were concentrated downtown before spreading across the city.

Attorney General Garland plans to endorse DEA proposal to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug, AP source says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will test ground beef for bird flu

There were 5,615 COVID hospitalizations in the most recent week data available.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country

The Federal Trade Commission is challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic

The risk was higher for all of the five leading causes of death.

The risk was higher for all of the five leading causes of death.

The H5N1 virus has been found in at least 34 cattle herds across nine states.

Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger — at age 40

A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data

An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems

EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer

Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings

Pakistani police say gunmen have fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in the northwest

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility

The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China protests after being locked out of his lab

Mississippi lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a proposal that would expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands more people, but it includes a work requirement that might not win federal approval

A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors dies when lawmakers fail to override the governor's veto

Republican state attorneys general are challenging a new federal regulation that mandates protections for transgender students at schools

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana

Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury

A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died

Their transgender care coverage policies discriminate, federal judges rule.

Federal judges rule West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies are discriminatory

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report last week that documented the first instances of HIV transmissions contracted through unsterile injections used while receiving “vampire facials,” cosmetic procedures involving microneedling

The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule to regulate medical tests that have long escaped oversight

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea

Medical device maker Philips will pay $1.1 billion to settle personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. over its defective sleep apnea machines

California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan