House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill.

A combination shot for flu and COVID-19 using messenger RNA generated antibodies in a company-funded study.

The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center.

Rite Aid customers can expect their local store to close or change ownership in the next few months as the struggling drugstore chain goes through another bankruptcy filing.

Utah dentists say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable people.

Layoffs of disabled workers across the federal government are raising questions about its commitment to inclusion.

The testing aims to prevent and address lead poisoning in children as soon as possible.

Americans planning cruise ship vacations may have new concerns this spring and summer.

More than a dozen data-gathering programs that track deaths and disease appear to have been eliminated in the tornado of layoffs and proposed budget cuts in the Trump administration’s first 100 days.

Some Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids.

While right-wing populism surges in some of the world’s leading democracies, Chile’s leftist government is rushing in the opposite direction, taking on sensitive, liberal social issues in its waning months.

A Lutheran church in Minneapolis is taking practical steps to help its mostly Latino immigrant congregation deal with the uncertainty and stress of a Trump administration crackdown.

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro doctors say he has left intensive care but remains hospitalized after undergoing bowel surgery.

The United Nations’ emergency relief coordinator is urging Israel to lift its blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip.

The Food and Drug Administration is again trying to rehire some staffers who were recently fired amid mass layoffs at the agency.

King Charles III has expressed his support to those living with cancer as he described how a diagnosis can be a “daunting and at times frightening” experience.

Investigators have concluded that the leak of a Wisconsin Supreme Court abortion order last year was likely deliberate, but they were unable to determine who was responsible.

New U.S. government data shows that more U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline.

The 76-acre campus in Superior Township will offer a much-needed option for young adults between inpatient crisis care and outpatient therapy.

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated.

A divided Ohio Supreme Court has allowed enforcement of the state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors while an appeal proceeds.

Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice.

Florida is poised to become the second state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities.

Medical emergencies are never planned, but they require immediate action.

Colombia's capital has South America’s only supervised room for drug use, aimed at reducing harm and preventing overdoses and now a topic of the International Conference on Harm Reduction, which has been taking place since Sunday in Bogota.

U.S. health officials are pushing to get artificial colors out of the nation's food supply.

A woman in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded not guilty in the fatal stabbing of a paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance.

There’s new uncertainty about updated COVID-19 shots this fall after the Trump administration’s handling of a shot from Novavax.

Congressman Gerry Connolly of Virginia is stepping down as the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee and won’t be seeking reelection next year.

People with diseases caused by rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than other patients despite rapid recent advancements in the growing field of genetic science.