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Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants

Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of a Virginia man who was pinned to the floor while being admitted to a state psychiatric hospital

A four-term Democratic incumbent in Houston has been ousted in a statehouse primary race that centered on her support for a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors

The vaccine was introduced in 2006 and originally marketed to women and girls.

The first ombudsman of West Virginia’s heavily burdened foster care system has resigned

A Vermont man who lost his job after he said a random drug test showed he'd used medical marijuana off duty for chronic pain has appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court saying he shouldn't have been denied unemployment benefits

Survivors could be at risk for mosquito-borne illnesses as well as an increased risk of mental health impacts following the deadly landslide.

Thanks to heavy use of nitrogen fertilizer, tiny organisms that flourish in farm fields emit nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas that can warm the planet more than carbon dioxide and stay in the atmosphere for over a century

Tennessee's governor has approved legislation designed to block adults from helping minors get an abortion or receive gender-affirming care without parental consent

Survivors could be at risk of mosquito-borne illnesses due to pooling water.

It's been decades since residents of a tiny Rhode Island neighborhood found themselves dealing with tap water tainted by gasoline leaking from tanks under service stations a few hundred yards from their homes

Germany has scrapped a requirement for its military servicepeople to be vaccinated against COVID-19

For people who can’t stand the gym, working out in the fresh air might be the best option

People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for laborers working outdoors. India’s weather department expects the high temperatures to persist across the region for the next few days and has put several states on high alert. Some parts of India’s capital reported up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, with the weather bureau saying the temperatures were 9 degrees higher than expected. The nearby states of Punjab and Haryana also saw temperatures soar, with one place in Rajasthan topping the 50 C (122 F) mark. India declares a heat wave whenever temperatures are above 45 C (113 F). The extreme heat in northern India has coincided with a 6-week general election, increasing health risks as people wait in long lines to cast their vote. The voting ends on Saturday. The sizzling temperatures are also taking a toll on animals, putting...

Abortion providers are asking a judge to expand the health exception to Indiana's abortion ban

A proposed measure in California that would have required schools in California to notify parents if their child asks to change their gender identification at school has failed to qualify for the November ballot

Officials say a staff member with an Oregon medical care nonprofit was killed when the team he was traveling with was fired upon in Ethiopia

More than 4 million chickens in Iowa will have to be killed after a case of the highly pathogenic bird flu was detected at a large egg farm

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reaffirmed the importance of properly cooking wild game after six people became sick from a parasite traced to bear meat that was served at a family reunion in South Dakota

A new United Nations report says East and Southeast Asia are awash in record amounts of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs

A report by the United Nations says that as economies in Asia and the Pacific slow and grow older, countries need to do more to ensure that workers get the education, training and social safety nets needed to raise incomes and ensure social equity

Uganda has rolled out a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign to help safeguard its population against the mosquito-borne disease that has long posed a threat

Officials in America’s hottest big metro are working to better protect people amid temperatures already hitting the triple digits this spring

The victims of last summer's staggering 31-day streak of daily temperatures reaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit and over were old and young, male and female, homeless and well-to-do, Black, white, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American

7 million kids from ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD at some point.

The World Health Organization is beginning its annual meeting with government ministers and other top envoys hoping to reinforce global preparedness for the next pandemic in the devastating wake of COVID-19

Sierra Leone this year declared a war on the cheap synthetic drug called kush, calling it an epidemic and a national threat

Grayson Murray’s parents say their 30-year-old son took his own life

Bird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the meat from a single sickened dairy cow was not allowed to enter the nation's food supply and beef remains safe to eat

This week Dr. Patel breaks down the numbers on weight loss prescription drug use, daily marijuana use and shares his weekend prescription on staying safe this Memorial Day.

A woman is seeking answers after the sick dog she took to a shelter to have euthanized turned up more than a year later on a rescue adoption site

The U.S. surgeon general has warned social media is creating a youth mental health crisis. The panel discusses what state lawmakers are doing to address the issue.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a first-of-its-kind bill to classify two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances

Louisiana governor signs bill to classify two abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances

A Kansas women’s health clinic that has often served as an epicenter of conflict over abortion rights has temporarily stopped offering the procedure

Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States

The test's maker said the FDA will likely decide on approval later this year.

The CDC says the current risk to the general population is low.

A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more than two years of negotiations, rich and poor countries have failed to come up with a plan for how the world might respond to the next pandemic

Dr. Alok Patel answers this question and more on "Patel It Like It Is"

Despite growing demand for long-term care, the industry struggles with labor shortages, and experts worry about whether there will be enough workers in the future to care for America’s aging population

A British neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to appeal

Dairy farmers and veterinarians in northern Texas noticed illness among cattle.

Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement

Youth services and civil rights groups are suing to block a new Washington state parental rights law that is set to take effect next month

New research suggests the HPV vaccine is preventing cancers in men, as well as in women

Vincent Wasney was billed $2,500 by the ship's medical center.

Other states are also either enforcing or considering mask restrictions.

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as a controlled and dangerous substances

Louisiana Legislature votes to make abortion pills controlled dangerous substances under first-of-its-kind measure