Zambia accuses the U.S. of linking a $2 billion health assistance deal to access to its rich mineral resources.

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people is waiting for help off Cape Verde's coast in the Atlantic Ocean after three passengers died and three others were left seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.

The Supreme Court has restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.

The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others.

Democrat Amy Acton is running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, but she'll face some steep challenges in the November general election.

The incidence of kidney disease in South Texas is not just higher than the national average; South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley have the highest rates in the entire country.

Two paramedics helped deliver a baby girl on a Delta flight as it landed in Portland, Oregon.

The Supreme Court seems divided over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer.

Barriers to tourism for people living with disabilities can range from the obvious, such as an out-of-service elevator, to an outing that’s too long or a setting that’s too loud.

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

A proposed bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives has failed.

How you store produce can make a major difference in how long it lasts.

Museums and other cultural institutions across the globe have added barrier-free tours and guides to their repertoire.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military will no longer mandate the flu vaccine for American troops.

The Trump administration is requiring all 50 states to explain their plans to revalidate some Medicaid providers.

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.

Carfentanil has experienced a drastic resurgence across the U.S., causing hundreds of unsuspecting drug users to overdose.

The Associated Press and Grist have collaborated on a project to analyze how federal policy changes on energy are affecting farmers.

A West Virginia transgender girl who competes on her high school girls' track team says she's focused on having fun with her friends.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

A new study finds the worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger adults is concentrated in people with less education.

The interactive gaming platform Roblox, popular among children and teens, has reached an over $12 million agreement with the state of Nevada over its protections for young users.

Federal health officials will meet this summer to consider easing restrictions on a controversial group of drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement.

The World Health Organization says vaccination programs across Africa have saved more than 50 million lives over the past five decades, but progress is slowing in some countries.

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators.

Many Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT for health advice.

A former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges in connection with the sexual assault of several patients over his career, after an appeals court reversed his conviction earlier this year.

Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.

The trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of Diego Maradona has resumed in Argentina.