A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administration to make this a priority.

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.

Health secretary Robert F.

A new study shows that the health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems.

Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging.

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

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

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

The U.S. is up to 1,267 confirmed measles cases this year and Kentucky has a new outbreak.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F.

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

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.

Anna Lucia Amorim’s life was turned upside by breast cancer and the 63-year-old from Rio de Janeiro state fell into a deep depression, sometimes struggling to get out of bed.

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

Having ADHD can pose challenges at work.

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.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.

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 Supreme Court is letting South Carolina block Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.

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

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.