The U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans has a facilities problem.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution.

Many older Americans end up relying on Medicaid for long-term care because Medicare rarely covers daily help like bathing or eating.

Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide.

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing.

Belgian pharmaceutical maker UCB says it will build a $2 billion drug manufacturing plant near Atlanta.

The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme.

birth rarely follows a perfect plan. Sometimes babies arrive early and families find themselves stepping into a world they never expected: the neonatal intensive care unit.

Federal health officials have issued a warning about controversial statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about one of his company's cancer drugs.

A Thai court on Tuesday found a major gold mine operator liable for pollution that has harmed nearby villagers, in a ruling that could influence future environmental lawsuits.

When someone shows up to the hospital with stroke symptoms, doctors will assess how long that person has been having those symptoms. The time windows for certain treatments are now increasing thanks to two clinical trials at University Hospital.

A huge heat dome is spreading across the United States and it is shattering March temperature records.

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.

Use of blockbuster anti-obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound is growing, with about 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. saying they currently take the medications.

It might seem impossible to get away from the constant barrage of news these days.

Allergy season is upon us, bringing with it runny noses, itchy eyes and sneezing.

Japan says one of two detained Japanese nationals in Iran has returned home in good health after being released.

Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies.

A big blue bus will soon be traveling across Texas, and it’s the first of its kind for making cutting-edge medical technology more accessible.

Hospitals in San Antonio are adjusting protocols as new statistics indicate that stroke deaths continue to rise among young patients.

Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of particles and other possible contaminants.

Jehovah’s Witness leaders are modifying their rules on blood transfusions by letting members choose whether to store and reuse their own blood for medical care.

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous weather extremes.

A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police.

Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion.

A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical nine-to-five routine.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China.

The Teen Mental Health Survey is a huge way the City of San Antonio determines where to allocate money and services.

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare has sued a patient who refuses to leave a hospital room, even though doctors discharged her more than five months ago.

The San Antonio Fire Department just became the first fire department in the nation to be officially certified as a trauma-informed care agency.

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

Scotland’s Parliament rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first in the U.K. to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives.

A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.

A new survey found nearly a quarter of regular exercisers spend nothing at all on exercise. Instead, they choose activities like running or walking outdoors that require little to no cost. However, while the workout itself may be free, the clothing and accessories often are not.

Health officials say seven people in three states, including children, have been sickened by E.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides.

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies in a building has been sentenced to 18 years on a federal fraud charge.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment.

Six years ago, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, marking a significant shift in our daily lives.

When Bexar County Precinct 1 Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores received a colon cancer diagnosis in late 2024, it came as a shock.

The biggest new restaurant trend is small.

At ABC of Southwest Texas, Desiree Holmes and her team provide support, counseling and community for parents and guardians facing one of life’s hardest moments.

A local youth substance abuse program is treating children as young as 11, and while that age might seem young, the counselors say that’s what’s needed.

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

The FDA is approving a generic drug for a very rare genetic disorder, but not for autism.

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases.

Hims & Hers Health has agreed to stop selling compound versions of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs, ending for now a patent lawsuit.

Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC's Savannah Guthrie, remains missing after nearly 40 days in Arizona.

Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility.

The Food and Drug Administration’s controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program.

A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in.

When a local veteran was diagnosed with ALS, he and his friends decided to fight in more ways than one. He helped create a new local coalition focused on the ALS-veteran connection.

An 82-year-old Baptist Health System patient says the hospital’s newest hybrid operating room helped save his life after doctors found a dangerous aneurysm.

President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state.

Experts say adults can help children cope with the latest conflict in the Middle East by making time for conversations, validating their feelings and limiting exposure to frightening or inaccurate information.

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a request for new warnings on antidepressant drugs, and that's presenting an unusual conflict of interest at the agency.

A new CDC analysis shows U.S. maternal deaths keep edging down.

The medical charity Doctors Without Doctors says 26 staff working with the group remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan.

Minnesota is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in an attempt to stop it from holding back $243 million in Medicaid spending.

The San Antonio Youth Advisory Council met with top state leaders, seeking their endorsement and expressing concern about a new state law.

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.

The White House says a red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck comes from a prescribed skin cream.

Tech companies are pushing new health chatbots, but experts say you still need to talk to your doctor.

New Medicaid work requirements signed into law by President Donald Trump are meant to save money.

After her own diagnosis under 50, Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores partnered with University Health for Colon Cancer Awareness Month events urging San Antonians 45 and older and those at higher risk to get screened.

The Pentagon has made a deal with Scouting America that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says would maintain their century-old partnership but refocus the organization away from “woke” policies.

Target will stop selling cereals containing synthetic colors by the end of May.

Federal health data shows Black women are more than three times likely than white women to die around the time of childbirth.

Novartis has settled a lawsuit by the estate of Henrietta Lacks that alleged the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off her cells, which were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.

A Michigan mother is making and collecting soft, yarn toys that are being donated to the neonatal intensive care unit at a Detroit hospital.

The East Tennessee Children's Hospital is now known as Dolly Parton Children's Hospital.

Researchers have found avian flu in elephant seal pups at California’s Año Nuevo State Park, and officials have stopped seal-watching tours to help limit the spread of the virus.

Vice President JD Vance has announced that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds.

Cyprus will vaccinate thousands of goats, sheep, hogs and cows to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

Wellness influencer and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of what she calls “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the next surgeon general.

The U.S. will wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after the African country withdrew from talks on a proposed $367 million bilateral funding deal.

Shampoos and conditioners can run from a few dollars to more than $100.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.

More than a dozen states are suing the Trump administration over its changes to vaccine recommendations for children.

The California program that identifies and treats cases of dangerous infant botulism also comforts families by sending silly cards on their babies' first birthdays.

The United Nations and Somalia's government has said that nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger.

Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu.

The VA's veteran suicide report, recently released, compiles 2023 data and shows 6,398 suicides nationwide, including 581 in Texas.

The longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia has resigned from a contributor's role at CBS News after his name surfaced in hundreds of documents released as part of the Epstein files.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a system for approving customized drugs and medical treatments for patients with rare or hard-to-treat diseases.

More than 60 million women in the U.S. live with cardiovascular disease.

The British Academy Film Awards and BBC have apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “Sinners” were onstage.

Hundreds of people walked, not ran, this weekend to take part in an international festival celebrating one thing: walking.

The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years.

Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is pushing Cuba’s health system toward collapse and putting lives at risk.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants.

The fatal nervous system disease known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed actor Eric Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis.

A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day.

New York City’s largest nursing strike in decades may be on the verge of ending.