A federal health panel has endorsed an experimental cancer test that uses a blood sample to detect multiple forms of the disease.

A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.

Deb Robertson has become a leading advocate for end-of-life options in Illinois.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.

A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.

Vice President JD Vance and White House officials are announcing plans to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges.

China is now requiring permits for exports to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada of two additional chemicals used to make illegal drugs.

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of all human life.

Patrick Clancy gave his first televised interview on "60 Minutes" on CBS News.

Congo has begun vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

It's not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies.

Italian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.

West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis.

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their ban on the medical use of donated blood.

Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death.

Two more cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Orange County, and officials are increasing mosquito mitigation efforts as a result. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health in Orange County said the two locally acquired cases of dengue fever were in the Apopka area. That’s on top of the case found in the Pine Hills area, which the agency announced on Sept. 2.

President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored Nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs.

The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn’t listen to him.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House.

The latest round of tests for E.coli in Lake Helen’s water supply have come up clean. Tests earlier in the week found the bacteria in raw water, which is the water before it’s treated and reaches people in the city.

Pregnancy and new parenthood can raise complicated issues for women in the workplace.

At least 48 people have died after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction in southern Nigeria’s Ondo state.

Health First has notified over 200 associates that their positions are being eliminated, according to a release issued on Wednesday.

Health First has notified over 200 associates that their positions are being eliminated, according to a release issued on Wednesday.

The World Health Organization reports encouraging signs in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, has faced scrutiny over her stance on childhood vaccines.

A new bill introduced during Florida’s latest Legislative session sparked major headlines earlier this year after it failed to get approval from lawmakers.

Seven more Central Florida eateries were forced to close their doors (at least temporarily) over reported health code violations, according to state records.

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has surpassed a record 100,000 this year.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers.

Pennsylvania officials are reporting a fourth measles-associated death.

Phil and Penny Knight have committed $1.1 billion to build Oregon's first hospital dedicated to women's health at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center.

An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management for failing to protect babies at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven infants.

Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City.

A Pennsylvania woman's death is the state's third this year involving the measles virus.

Residents of Lake Helen spent the day lining up for free water bottles distributed by the city as the entire community remains under a boil water notice following a positive E. coli test. The city could potentially be without safe water for up to five days, through Thursday.

Thousands of people have gathered in Romania’s capital to set a Guinness World Record with a miles-long table made of recycled materials.

New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems.

A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl from an embryo frozen for 22 years.

U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to seven provinces in the country, local authorities said.

Experts say children need to struggle with everyday problems to develop independence.

U.K. lawmakers have voted down a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children.

A California couple’s surrogate, who refused their wishes to have an abortion, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body.

The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states.

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign launched by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, pledged $100 million Thursday to make childbirth safer in the U.S. The five-year plan aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in half by 2031.

Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water.

Last week, a dozen more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

A University of Florida researcher has documented a mosquito species never before recorded in the United States.

A Japanese military transport ship docked on the island of Borneo as part of a disaster relief mission to help fight wildfires in Indonesia that are causing a toxic haze impacting people’s health in other countries.

An administrative law judge has recommended the Florida Department of Health reprimand and fine a nurse who posted a TikTok disparaging former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

A Pennsylvania coroner confirms that the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania last month involved infants, and the virus itself caused one of the deaths.

A major American aid group has promised to send more medicines to high-need areas around the world with the support of a record large donation.

A panel of federal judges is considering Louisiana's assertion that mifepristone, a key drug in the most common abortion method in the U.S., should not be dispensed anywhere but a medical facility.

Bangladesh is struggling to tackle a measles outbreak that has killed almost 1,000 children this year despite a renewed vaccination campaign.

A jury foreperson says the lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial said he had reasonable doubt but still wouldn’t acquit.

The Trump administration named four officials to take over senior roles at the Food and Drug Administration, including the agency’s top leaders for drugs and vaccines.

Volusia County school leaders are preparing to vote on updates to the district's Code of Student Conduct and Discipline, introducing specific consequences for vaping — including a mandatory education course — and a tiered classification system for fighting based on severity.

The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food.

U.S. ostrich farmers say they’re finding new customers who developed a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

The United States plans to phase out financial support for Namibia's HIV response programs.

Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge.

Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia.

A hearing later this month could determine the next steps in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy.

The Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.

A judge declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial Friday after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether she was criminally responsible when she strangled her three young children.

A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy.

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case are trying to decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023.

The Trump administration has stalled a study that would help identify industries dumping harmful PFAS chemicals in wastewater, two former officials say.

A part of Melbourne is under a rabies alert after a confirmed case was found in a raccoon off Andrews Avenue last week.

The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has gone home without a verdict after a dramatic sixth day of deliberations.

Last week, a dozen more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial has gone home again without a verdict.

Leading U.S. medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall.

If a Massachusetts jury can't reach a verdict on whether Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when she strangled her three children in 2023, a mistrial will be declared and then prosecutors will have to decide whether to retry Clancy on murder charges.

In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students.

GROW Healthy Kids, a nonprofit focused on whole-child wellness, is distributing more than 1,200 recess kits to 41 K-5 public schools across nine Central Florida counties. Each kit is stocked with classic play supplies — think jump ropes, scoops, balls and cones — designed to get kids moving and interacting with one another.

A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter.

Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths.

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a third day of deliberating without a verdict.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of eight officials and criminal proceedings after a fire killed 14 newborns at an Islamabad hospital.

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case must decide whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children at her Massachusetts home in 2023.

When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task.

The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities.

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs has received U.S. permission to sell an updated version of its vaping device.

Two reports investigating the forcible contraception of thousands of Indigenous women and girls in Greenland by Danish health authorities for decades were split over whether the practice constituted genocide.

Jurors have been excused for the day after not yet reaching a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo.

Joan Rubinger, a nurse practitioner, built a sports medicine practice treating top athletes.

A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment.

Orange County is under a West Nile virus advisory after sentinel chickens used to monitor mosquito-borne illness tested positive, according to Orange County Mosquito Control.

Congo has started vaccinating people against Ebola to combat the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states.

One of the largest providers of health care services in The Villages settled with the federal government for more than half a billion dollars to resolve accusations that the company filed false Medicare diagnosis codes in order to increase payments.

Teachers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are calling for a delayed reopening of schools due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts, have started to deliberate whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023.