State governments looking to protect health-related data as it’s used in abortion battle

Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive health information private…

Bears great Steve McMichael is responding to medication in the hospital, family says

Chicago Bears great Steve McMichael, who has ALS, was responding to antibiotics after being hospitalized because…

Donor heart found for NBA champion, Survivor contestant Scot Pollard

A heart donor has been found for NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard, his wife…

Study finds oxygen therapy effective for long COVID up to a year later

Long COVID patients who received hyperbaric oxygen therapy slept better, had less pain, felt energized and…

Brazil’s health agents scour junkyards and roofs for mosquitos to fight dengue epidemic

The small team of state public health workers slalomed between auto parts strewn across a Rio…

Prince Harry says he jumped on a plane to London after learning of King Charles III’s cancer

Prince Harry said Friday that he immediately arranged to go to London after his father, King…

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah in contention to play against Brentford on Saturday

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah could play against Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday after recovering…

Whistleblowers reveal stark lapses in Border Patrol’s medical handling

As the border crisis raged last year, the top official at Homeland Security’s border agency spent…

MTG slams lack of COVID-19 vaccine injury compensation: ‘I have a PhD in recognizing bulls***’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) harshly criticized the United States government’s failure to compensate victims of…

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, U.S. study finds

Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths,…

Lyme disease case counts in the U.S. rose by almost 70% in 2022 due to a change in how it’s reported

Lyme disease cases in the U.S. jumped nearly 70% in 2022, which health officials say is…

Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons

The kind of systemic failures that enabled the high-profile prison deaths of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger…

West Virginia Democrats say bill defining gender is transphobic and ‘political rubbish’

West Virginia’s Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender…

More Americans prone to depression as they opt to live alone: CDC study

More Americans than ever are likely to feel depressed as the number of adults living alone…

Ronny Jackson expresses doubt Biden is ‘calling the shots’ as president

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) has expressed doubt President Joe Biden is “calling the shots” in leading…

Researchers cite abortion law for 2% increase in Texas birthrate

Texas’ birthrate increased by 2% after state lawmakers banned most abortions in 2021, new research shows.…

Inmates at Mississippi prison were exposed to dangerous chemicals, denied health care, lawsuit says

Inmates at a Mississippi prison were forced to mix raw cleaning chemicals without protective equipment, with…

Texas emergency room’s aquarium likely saved lives when car smashed through wall, doctor says

A large aquarium in the lobby of a Texas emergency room likely saved lives when it…

Proposed TikTok ban for kids fails in Virginia’s Legislature

A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the popular video-sharing app TikTok –…

An Oregon resident was diagnosed with the plague. Here are a few things to know about the illness

Officials in central Oregon this week reported a case of bubonic plague in a resident who…