The consumer watchdog in the Australian state of Victoria said this week it's still pursuing the disgraced wellness influencer Belle Gibson, who lied about having terminal brain cancer and curing it through healthy living, for the hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017.

A U.S. aid freeze is threatening the lives of HIV-positive orphans at Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi.

Survivors of past aviation accidents are offering advice and support to the 80 passengers and crew members of the plane that crashed and flipped over in Toronto.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions of dollars worth of shares in health insurance, fertility, pharmaceutical and vitamin companies.

Two cats that belonged to Michigan dairy workers exposed to bird flu died after being infected with the virus last year.

A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who called 911 for help after his car got stuck in a small mountain community.

Abortion rights groups fear punishment for women who have abortions and governments tracking pregnancies.

A panel of experts that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy will not meet as previously scheduled next week.

New York is suing several large electronic cigarette distributors for allegedly selling vaping flavors that can appeal to children.

Spending all day standing can take a toll on a worker’s body.

Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in Utah.

President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan.

The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease.

Pakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in a region in the country's northwest bordering Afghanistan.

A push to ban sugary drinks, candy and more from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may soon get a boost from new Trump Administration officials.

Vatican officials said that Pope Francis had developed pneumonia in both lungs, further complicating the pontiff’s recovery.

A Philippine village in the densely populated capital region has launched a battle against dengue by offering a token bounty to residents for captured mosquitos — dead or alive.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to help families hoping to expand their families through in vitro fertilization by reducing costs for the procedure.

Kansas has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors.

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With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations and tighter biosecurity instead of killing off millions of chickens when the disease strikes a flock.

Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic in “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.”.

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net program.

Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment.

More adults have sought insight on whether they have autism in the last decade.

The Vatican says Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization.

In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend.

The Vatican says Pope Francis is stable and that he followed Mass on television after a second night sleeping well at the hospital.

Wyoming health department officials say an older woman is hospitalized with bird flu.

Health officials banned the artificial food color known as Red 3 from the U.S. food supply in January, citing a federal statute and cancer risks in lab rats.

Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution.

A second federal judge has paused President Donald Trump’s executive order halting federal support for gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 19.

Those Valentine flowers might come with a bit more than vivid colors and a nice scent.

There have been two influenza-related pediatric deaths in Michigan during the 2024-2025 flu season, state health officials announced.

The Quaker Oats Co. has recalled 10,000 boxes of pancake mix because it contains milk not declared on the label and could pose a risk of potentially dangerous allergic reactions.

Department of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired.

Free gun locks are available to Michigan residents.

Nonprofit organizations across the country were plunged into uncertainty after the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants two weeks ago.

The Louisiana Department of Health “will no longer promote mass vaccination.”.

President Donald Trump seems to have questioned a well-documented part of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s life — his childhood battle with polio.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

A Texas judge has fined a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas in one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield laws enacted in Democratic-controlled states where abortion is legal.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at restricting gender-affirming health care for transgender youth.

A new study shows the bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians.

A generation has passed since the peak in AIDS-related deaths.

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Lawyers for 25,000 people incarcerated in Arizona have asked a judge to take over health care operations in state-run prisons and appoint an official to run them.

Families and activists in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, have protested over the government’s closure of a critical unit at the main public hospital following two sudden deaths.

Federal health agencies have restored several webpages and datasets, following a judge’s order to bring back public access to information that had been removed to comply with a presidential executive order.

A new study suggests that medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol.

The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

Lawyers for South Carolina and Planned Parenthood are returning to the state’s highest court to argue how restrictive the state's abortion ban should be.

Most of the world's population is exposed to polluted air, and to those living in cities with chronically bad air, the smog might feel inescapable.

The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed a proposed Republican-backed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

Georgia’s state Senate has passed a bill that would cut off public funding for gender affirming care for adults.

A federal judge has told government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets they removed to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump.

Several brands of canned tuna sold at stores including Trader Joe's, Costco and H-E-B have been recalled because they might be contaminated with the type of bacteria that causes botulism.

Around 16 million Americans suffer from dry eye disease, and experts say symptoms are even more common in the winter.

Health authorities in Uganda say Ebola cases in the country have risen to nine while 265 other people are being monitored under quarantine.

Lawmakers in some states are pushing measures to crack down on abortion pills or penalize women who obtain abortions.

Here's how artist Todd Ortbring realized he had a heart attack during a live television segment with Local 4.

The global chemical maker Bayer is backing an expanded effort to shield itself from lawsuits alleging its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

Federal health officials say a dairy worker in Nevada has been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year.

Nearly 200 nations faced a Monday deadline to file what the United Nations’ climate chief calls “among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century."

Scientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands of jobs and threaten America’s standing as a world leader in science and innovation.

Valentine’s Day is for lovers — but you don’t need a romantic soulmate to celebrate.

A Michigan mom who was born with a heart defect hopes to help support others dealing with heart issues. And as she approaches her 30th birthday, she is embracing the life she fought so hard to have.

Michigan state Rep. Laurie Pohutsky told a crowd of protestors at the Michigan state Capitol building earlier this week that she had elective surgery to remove her reproductive organs out of concern about contraception access.

States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on Medicaid rolls after the COVID-19 pandemic are sicker than anticipated and costlier to care for.

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer.

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The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in about 15 years.

Alabama and a small but growing number of other GOP-led states are pushing to enact more laws this year to legally define the two sexes based on observations of genitals at birth.

U.S. efforts to put carbon dioxide from power plants and industrial facilities underground where they won't contribute to global warming could see less federal support under President Donald Trump although demand for the technology remains high.

Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week.

Saving the planet is so 2024.

A New Hampshire man has become the second person known to be living with a pig kidney.

Corewell Health says a rise in flu cases is causing longer wait times in its emergency rooms as some people are showing up to the ER without having severe symptoms.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

A federal scientific publication has returned from a forced two-week hiatus with two papers examining the health effects of wildfires in Hawaii and California.

People who make a habit of sleeping on the job comprise a secret society of sorts within the U.S. labor force.

Eli Lilly’s profit doubled in the fourth quarter, propelled by its hot-selling diabetes and obesity treatments, and the drugmaker debuted a mostly better-than-expected 2025 forecast.

The “Run for the Trees” virtual 5K is returning to Michigan this year.

A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work is being threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s suspension of foreign aid.

On Jan. 31, 2025, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed by whole genome sequence the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1 in dairy cattle.

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has spread in herds since last year.

Argentina's president says he has banned gender-affirming care for people under age 18.

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.

In the interest of public health and safety, RWB Michigan LLC, in conjunction with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, is conducting a voluntary recall of vapes offered for sale in the Michigan market.

Nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs comprise the largest group of federal employees.

U.S. officials are warning about a potentially life-threatening issue with smartphone apps that help manage diabetes.

Conservatives’ nationwide offensive against transgender care is increasing trying to cut off care for transgender adults, and a panel of Georgia lawmakers has become the first in 2025 to move forward.

A spokesman says President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency.

Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher than white women around the time of childbirth in 2023.

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

When it comes to what we eat, it’s not just a matter of taste.

President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Health officials confirmed a person at a West Michigan school was diagnosed with active tuberculosis