With trash bins now required in NYC, only the rats are sorry to see the garbage piles go

New York City’s tradition of piling garbage bags on the sidewalk for pickup is going the…

Study finds more older Americans struggling to afford food

American families today spend a bigger chunk of their income on groceries compared to the end…

‘Smoking gun’: Scientist claims evidence COVID-19 created by researchers in Chinese lab

COVID-19 may have been intentionally created in a Chinese lab, a Rutgers University professor told the…

The CDC has relaxed COVID guidelines. Will schools and day cares follow suit?

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools and upended child care, the CDC says parents…

Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s U.S. elections

The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm…

At Duke, basketball provides the perfect backdrop to salute ‘kid captains’ facing medical battles

The action had stopped in Duke’s rowdy Cameron Indoor Stadium for a timeout. For 10-year-old Samantha…

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days,…

CDC drops five-day quarantine period for those who have COVID

People who test positive for COVID-19 no longer have to quarantine for five days, new Centers…

Biden hails CVS/Walgreens decision to dispense abortion pill

President Biden on Friday praised America’s two largest pharmacy chains for distributing the abortion pill mifepristone,…

Supreme Court’s abortion pill battle is about safety — not abortion access, say pro-life litigants

The lawyer representing a group of pro-life doctors in a challenge to the abortion pill said…

Pope asks an aide to read a speech aloud for him, raising further concerns over his health

Pope Francis, who has been suffering from the flu, asked an aide to read out his…

Obesity overtakes hunger as biggest threat to world health: WHO

Obesity has eclipsed hunger as the top threat to global health, with more than one billion…

Oprah Winfrey leaving WeightWatchers board, donating all of her interest in the company to a museum

Former talk show host Oprah Winfrey is leaving WeightWatchers board of directors and donating all of…

DEP hiring dozens of workers for orphan well plugging project

(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to plug defunct oil…

LGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather than hand over…

Giants right-hander Beck has aneurysm in upper part of pitching arm, weighing options

San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck has been diagnosed with an aneurysm in the upper part…

Mississippi passes quicker pregnancy Medicaid coverage to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies

The Mississippi Legislature is sending a bill to the governor that will allow women with low…

Alabama lawmakers rush to get IVF services restarted

Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services Thursday after fertility clinics shut down in…

South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state’s abortion laws. They propose a video

South Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday approved the creation of a video to outline the state’s…

Large U.S. health care tech company hacked, leading to billing delays and security concerns

Health care providers across the country are reeling from a cyberattack on a massive U.S. health…