When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells.

Fireworks are a cornerstone of America's Fourth of July celebrations, but that can make the spirited holiday dangerous.

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals.

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions.

A Missouri judge has blocked many of the state's anti-abortion laws.

The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies.

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations to their duty to address climate change.

The nation's social safety net would face massive changes under a bill headed to President Donald Trump's desk.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed three anti-DEI bills and another targeting transgender rights.

The Supreme Court won't hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents’ permission for an abortion in Montana.

House Republicans have propelled President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage.

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is dismantling the program piece-by-piece.

A top official at the Food and Drug Administration recently overruled government scientists on the availability of two COVID-19 vaccines.

The maker of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon is recalling nearly 368,000 pounds of the product because it may be contaminated with listeria bacteria.

The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50 instead of 60.

An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party and its leaders to vote down President Trump’s signature domestic policy package.

Roughly 11.8 million adults and kids will be at risk for losing health insurance if Republicans’ domestic policy package becomes a law.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban.

House Republicans strained through a day of starts and stops trying to advance President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package.

The Trump administration has violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to federal deportation officials last month, says California Attorney General Rob Bonta.

New Trump administration rules that give millions of people less time to sign up for the Affordable Care Act’s coverage, and bar some immigrants from buying the health care coverage, are facing a legal challenge from Democratic mayors.

A federal judge says that recent layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and must be halted.

Three senior leaders at the English hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

IV therapy clinics are springing up around the country, touting quick ways to recover from a hangover or a hard workout.

The Supreme Court has thrown out appellate rulings in favor of transgender people in four states following the justices’ recent decision upholding a Tennessee ban on certain medical treatment for transgender youths.

President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill could have large implications for states.

A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees has published a declaration of dissent to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin over the agency's leadership and policies.

A Ukrainian woman, Olha Kurtmalaieva, has endured cancer and war while fighting to bring her husband home from Russian captivity.

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece.

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride is reaching its crescendo as New York and other major cities around the world host major parades and marches.

Child safety advocates are warning about the dangers of heatstroke from leaving kids in hot cars.

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.

In the time before widespread vaccination, young children often lost their lives to devastating infectious diseases that ran rampant in America.

The Trump administration is continuing to make its imprint on U.S. vaccine policy in recent days.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a budget that pares back a number of progressive priorities to close a $12 billion deficit.

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F.

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible.

The Supreme Court has preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects 150 million Americans.

Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.

Philadelphia’s public schools are facing federal criminal allegations of failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says the state is seeking federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the list of items that can be purchased with food stamps.

The New Mexico state health department says five people in a county detention facility have measles.

Having ADHD can pose challenges at work.

The Supreme Court says states can block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules.

The Trump administration's vaccine advisers have brought up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

The NBA had already convened a panel of experts to study Achilles tendon injuries even before Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton ruptured his in Game 7 of the NBA Finals, Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday night.

One key issue stalling progress on President Donald Trump’s big bill in Congress is particularly daunting.

Kevin Durant and Tyrese Haliburton entered their respective NBA Finals elimination games with strained right calves.

U.S. health officials have expanded warnings about a rare heart side effect associated with the two leading COVID-19 vaccines.

CDC nominee Susan Monarez says she values vaccines and rigorous scientific evidence but has largely sidestepped questions about widespread cuts to the agency and whether she disagreed with any of Health Secretary Robert F.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

The Gaza Health Ministry says hundreds of premature babies are at risk of death from starvation across the war-battered Gaza Strip.

Thailand’s government is further restricting cannabis with a ban on sales of the plant to those without prescriptions.

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Global efforts to protect children against diseases including measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections.

Louisiana accused pharmaceutical giant CVS of using its dominant market position to abuse customer information, drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies.

A West Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit seeking a religious exemption from required school vaccinations for her young child.

Extreme heat makes it especially hard for your body to cool down, so you need to be extra careful if you exercise or play sports when it’s baking outside.

A Texas law promoting the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda requires first-ever warning labels on certain foods like chips and candies.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.

An intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America in a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit heat that hasn’t been seen in some places in more than a decade.

The nation’s major health insurers are promising to scale back and improve a widely despised practice that leads to care delays and complications.

A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has vetoed a bill to ban all THC products.

Thousands of people across India stretched themselves in public parks and on sandy beaches to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga by practising the ancient physical, mental and spiritual discipline.

Everyone needs protein — it's vital for the growth, repair and maintenance of your muscles, bones and skin.

A judge has advanced OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's $7 billion-plus plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

A popular children’s cough syrup sold nationwide has been recalled due to a possible risk of bacterial contamination.

U.K. lawmakers have backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to becoming law.

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January.

The 988 National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will stop providing tailored support options to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults on July 17.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV.

A new COVID-19 variant may be causing “razor blade” sore throats in people who get it.

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tennessee did not violate the constitution by banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors.

A televangelist in Kenya who was notorious for claiming to cure infertility in women died in a car crash on Tuesday.

The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to closer projected depletion dates.

More employers are putting health insurance decisions in the hands of workers.

A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettucine alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart stores.

An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer says the Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is “a devastating loss for transgender people” and "everyone who cares about the Constitution.”.

A judge intends to rule this week on a plan for local governments and individual victims to vote on OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that align with Trump administration priorities for Americans' health.

The baby of a Georgia woman who was declared brain dead and has been on life support for months has been delivered.

The Dutch government is advising parents that children under 15 should not use TikTok and Instagram, citing physical and psychological problems including panic attacks, depression and sleeping problems.

Three years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, the funding system for abortions is battered.

Two major food producers say that they will be pulling artificial dyes from their U.S. products starting in 2027.

British lawmakers have voted to decriminalize abortion after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy.

A federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.

Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics have plunged again after the drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

The 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel say Health Secretary Robert F.

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread.

The Supreme Court is ordering a New York court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health insurance plans to cover abortions.

The Supreme Court will hear from a faith-based pregnancy center in New Jersey challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting.

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps.

The prospect of a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients is sparking fears.