A Tennessee doctor is practicing reproductive medicine aligned with his Christian faith.

A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world scramble to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them.

For the first time in more than a decade, a leading pediatricians group has put out new guidance about recess, saying it’s crucial for good health and good grades and should be part of the school day for students of all ages.

Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands.

Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.

A new survey finds about half of U.S. adults under 50 get health information from social media influencers or podcasts.

The head of the World Health Organization is seeking to reassure residents of the Spanish island of Tenerife worried about the anticipated arrival there of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

California will become the first state in the nation to provide infants with hundreds of free diapers before they leave hospitals after birth.

Sunshine feels great and comes with benefits, like boosting vitamin D, but dermatologists warn that sun damage can accumulate over decades and lead to skin cancer.

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive over 140 passengers and crew from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

U.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries.

Health officials in several countries are trying to identify and follow people who may have been exposed to hantavirus on a cruise ship.

Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease that affects millions of Americans, including one in 12 children and families in our communities.

A hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship has put a rare but deadly virus back in the headlines. Here is a closer look at the virus, how it spreads and what people can do to stay safe.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.

Oceanwide Expeditions has revealed that 30 passengers disembarked from its cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak on April 24.

Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to figure out if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.

Three cruise ship passengers with suspected hantavirus infections are being flown to the Netherlands for treatment.

U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers.

The U.N. health agency says two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak.

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend.

As housing costs climb across Bexar County, data from Metro Health reveals families are increasingly forced to choose between housing and healthcare — a tradeoff now being linked to worsening physical and mental health outcomes.

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989.

President Donald Trump’s deals with drugmakers requiring many of their U.S. prescription prices to drop could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade.

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

Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship in a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and medical teams in protective gear as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day for help off West Africa.

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.

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 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.

A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. by blocking the mailing of mifepristone.

President Donald Trump has chosen Dr. Nicole Saphier as his third pick for U.S. surgeon general.

Six transgender Idaho residents are suing the state over a strict new bathroom ban.

President Donald Trump says he's nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States.

Getting a flu shot every year has long been the standard — but researchers in San Antonio are working to change that.

Federal health officials said a new analysis of U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants.

The Supreme Court is siding with a faith-based pregnancy center that raised First Amendment concerns about an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.

Proponents of raw milk are pushing to make the unpasteurized product more widely available and easy to obtain.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is back on Capitol Hill defending the administration's plan to cut in half the EPA's budget.

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center announced that 648 employees would be laid off, effective June 26. Some are worried about the impact it will have on the availability of mental health treatment in San Antonio.

A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has been indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic unfolded.

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.

On Newport’s south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean the air and foster wildlife.

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

The Food and Drug Administration says it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being studied for hard-to-treat mental health conditions, including major depression.

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.

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

President Donald Trump’s decision to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug is a boon for the industry.

A former Colorado funeral home owner who helped her ex-husband hide nearly 200 decomposing bodies has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

President Donald Trump, known for popularizing the term "fake news," seems to have shifted focus to a healthy dose of fake math in defending impossibly large cuts to prescription drug prices.

If you’ve missed rooting around in your cereal box for a toy, you’re in luck.

President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Regeneron to lower the cost of its pharmaceutical products.

A cannabis industry group calls President Donald Trump’s reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug “the most significant federal advancement in cannabis policy" in decades.

Some people in Sudan say they have struggled to obtain medicines, and the war in Iran has made that worse.

A Black mother of three talks about her scary experiences with her pregnancies that could have taken her life. She explains how racial inequities lead to preventable problems.

As measles cases rise across Texas, researchers in San Antonio are working on something that doesn’t currently exist — a treatment for the virus after infection.

Victor Wembanyama left fans holding their breath Tuesday night after hitting his face on the court during Game 2 against the Portland Trail Blazers, later entering the NBA’s concussion protocol.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has concluded a marathon of budget hearings with federal lawmakers.

Parliament has passed a bill to make cigarettes inaccessible to future generations in the U.K. Children born after Dec. 31, 2008, will never be able to buy cigarettes under the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

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

A Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Bill Cassidy supported Kennedy's confirmation as health secretary but is a strong vaccine advocate and has clashed with him over vaccine policies.

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

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

Two deadly cases of domestic violence — one in Louisiana and the other in Virginia targeting Black mothers — have sparked a national conversation about domestic violence prevention and mental health care resources available to Black communities.

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

University Health and UT Health San Antonio will host the Surgery Weekend, offering free procedures for selected patients through an advanced application process.

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

Animal-derived skin care products are gaining popularity, from salmon sperm facials to moisturizers made with beef tallow — the fat around a cow's internal organs.

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

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

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

Police say a man carrying a backpack with an AR-style pistol inside has been arrested after walking into Aetna's headquarters in Connecticut.

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.

Employees on the autism spectrum and employers that want to embrace neurodiversity can make work environments more welcoming for people who may struggle with job-related social interactions.

Arizona’s largest utility has agreed not to cut off electrical service to customers for nonpayment while forecasted high temperatures are 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) or above.

Girls on the Run Bexar County is celebrating 15 years of impact, reaching thousands of students over the years.

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.

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.

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

A CHRISTUS Health cardiologist is seeing the impact as teens looking for an edge in sports and school, or just following friends, reach for energy drinks.

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.

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

Some U.S. water utilities are reporting that the Middle East war is disrupting their ability to maintain recommended fluoride levels in the drinking water.

Suspected militants have opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing one of them and wounding four others.

Music festival season is here, bringing outdoor fun, music and dancing.

Fourteen transplant donors and recipients meet for the first time at University Health.

President Donald Trump's administration has admitted to a major error in data used to justify a federal fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program.

The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal.

Abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's reluctance to restrict access to abortion pills.

Kara Swisher begins her new CNN series on longevity and health in a cemetery, reflecting on her father's death.

A Bexar County ESD 11 firefighter is leaning on his department for support as his 7-month-old daughter fights for her life while awaiting a heart transplant.

Health Secretary Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ is launching a new podcast called “The Secretary Kennedy Podcast.”.

Rey Feo 77, Dr. Damaso Oliva, spent Tuesday morning visiting young patients at University Health Women’s and Children’s Hospital ahead of Fiesta 2026.