The U.S. is up to 1,168 confirmed measles cases this year.

Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest.

An innovative portable shelter recently exhibited in one of India’s largest cities shows how smart, cheap ways to help workers escape the heat are gaining traction in the country.

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

For many Americans, it's not clear how easy getting a COVID-19 vaccination will be.

A federal judge has ruled that two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse, for religious reasons, to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is beginning to worsen air quality in the eastern U.S. as several Midwestern states battle conditions deemed unhealthy by the federal government.

A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law.

U.S. agriculture officials are warning that packages of ground beef sold at Whole Foods markets may be contaminated with E.

The Trump administration has announced that it is revoking guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency abortions to women when they are necessary to stabilize their medical condition.

Texas lawmakers have approved banning gummies, drinks and vapes infused with THC, the compound that gives marijuana its psychoactive properties.

Louisiana lawmakers have for the third consecutive year rejected a bill that would have added some rape cases to the narrow list of exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

That radiant glow you’re chasing by soaking up the sun could be doing more harm than good by raising your risk for skin cancer.

Pakistan efforts to eliminate polio have suffered another blow after a northern enclave reported its first case in seven years.

A first-of-its-kind experiment shows a three-year exercise program improved survival in colon cancer patients.

A ban on disposable vapes has come into force across the U.K. as the British government aims to stem their illegal use by children, reduce litter and prevent the leaking of harmful chemicals into the environment.

The Food and Drug administration has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine made by Moderna but with limits on who can use it.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

Federal health officials say at least 45 people in 18 states have been sickened in an expanding salmonella outbreak tied to recalled cucumbers.

The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations.

CVS and Express Scripts are asking a federal judge to block an Arkansas law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in the state.

The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration.

The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

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

Australian comedian and actor Magda Szubanski has announced that she has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.

A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of patients has been sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison by a French court.

The Trump administration has canceled $766 million awarded to drugmaker Moderna Inc. to develop a vaccine against potential pandemic influenza viruses, including H5N1 bird flu.

The Trump administration has revoked permission for a 4-year-old Mexican girl who receives lifesaving medical care from a California hospital to stay in the country, her family says.

Utah Republicans passed a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in 2023 and argued it was needed to protect vulnerable kids from treatments that could cause long-term harm.