$58M in federal grants aim to help schools, day care centers remove lead from drinking water

The Biden administration announced $58 million in grants to help schools and day care centers remove…

Indonesian police crack down on traffickers who sent 122 people to sell their kidneys in Cambodia

Indonesian police are investigating the illegal trade of human organs involving police and immigration officers who…

Biden issues rules to put mental health care on the same level as medical services

President Biden on Tuesday will outline rules that require insurers to put mental health care on…

Israeli doctors reveal Netanyahu’s heart problem only after implanting pacemaker

After undergoing emergency surgery to implant a pacemaker, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 73, made a…

VA does about-face, grants religious exemptions from abortion services

The Department of Veterans Affairs will allow workers with religious objections to abortion services to opt…

After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung

A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine…

Study finds socially isolated seniors more likely to move into nursing homes

Older adults who are socially isolated are much more likely to end up in a nursing…

Minneapolis backs off arrests for psychedelic plant use

Minneapolis is backing away from enforcing laws that criminalize buying psychedelic plants or using them in…

Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions

Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars…

Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses

Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for…

Deck collapse at Montana country club leaves more than 30 injured as people land atop each other

More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a country club overlooking Montana’s…

Next year’s Olympics are pushing Paris to confront crack cocaine use on city streets

Neighborhoods in northeast Paris have struggled for years with the scourge of crack cocaine and its…

Israel’s Netanyahu taken to hospital for heart procedure, placed under sedation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday he was going to the hospital for an…

California man gets three years for stealing hospital patient information for PUA benefits

A California man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for using his position as…

Entertainer Jamie Foxx tells fans in an Instagram message that he is recovering from an illness

Academy Award winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx said in an Instagram video that he…

Juul pushes for FDA approval of new vape with age verification

Embattled vaping company Juul filed a request with the Food and Drug Administration this week for…

Tornado damage to Pfizer plant unlikely to cause major drug supply shortages, FDA says

Most of the destruction from a tornado that tore through eastern North Carolina Wednesday and struck…

Bill introduced in Senate to ban sex-change surgeries, hormone treatments for minors

Sen. J.D. Vance, Ohio Republican, introduced legislation earlier this week that would make gender-affirming care for…

Undue influence? Anonymous donations to World Health Organization’s new foundation raise concerns

Nearly 40% of the money raised by the WHO Foundation in its first two years came…

White House creates office to target future pandemics, ongoing health threats

The White House is launching an office that will prepare for future pandemics and fight existing…