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 withholding $243 million in Medicaid spending.
As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed.
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.
People with mobility and other limitations are getting the chance to experience birding through a movement that aims to make the hobby accessible to everyone.
New Medicaid work requirements signed into law by President Donald Trump are meant to save money.
For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.
Eddie Vedder uses two emotional solo concerts and a new Netflix film to push for a cure for epidermolysis bullosa.
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.
European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease.
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 head of the Food and Drug Administration plans to start offering bonus payments to agency drug reviewers who complete their work ahead of the schedule.
The East Tennessee Children's Hospital is now known as Dolly Parton Children's Hospital.
The European Union has agreed to expand funding for citizens needing to leave their home countries to access safe abortions elsewhere in the 27-nation bloc.
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.
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.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.
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 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.
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.
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.
A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day.
A Portland, Oregon, company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores and in Canada.
Nurses on strike at a major New York City hospital system have reached a tentative deal to end a more than monthlong strike.
The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most.
Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following passage of a measure by the Wisconsin Assembly.
The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals.
A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.
The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.
Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all.
Bernie Sanders has traveled to Los Angeles to kick off a campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats.
To address the awareness gap, the American Lung Association launched a website called “Saved by the Scan,” where anyone can take a quiz to see if they should get screened.
Bayer has agreed to a proposed $7.25 billion deal to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits that blame Roundup for causing cancer.
The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.
The idea of taking more than a two-week vacation from work to recover from burnout or rethink life is slowly gaining supporters in the United States.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now.
The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”.
It is Heart Health Month, a time to focus on taking care of our hearts and saving lives. 10 News Photojournalist Greg Moore spoke with a heart attack survivor who is urging everyone to recognize the symptoms and take action when it matters most.
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles.
Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being.
Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.
Nurses on strike at two major New York City hospital systems have approved new contracts, but ones striking at another system have rejected a proposal to bring an end to the monthlong walkout.
Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: whether gene editing might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol.
A young cancer patient at one of the remaining New York City hospitals where nurses are on strike says he misses his regular caregivers.
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led states.
Federal health officials will reassess the safety of a chemical called BHA used in foods including potato chips, cereals, frozen meals and meat products.
Two Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire.
Mexico's most populous state is increasing health screenings at schools and recommending face masks due to a growing measles outbreak.
Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety and other issues.
The need to move a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility often comes suddenly — after a fall, a medical crisis or the loss of a caregiver.
Most people who believe they are allergic to penicillin likely aren’t, according to a doctor at UVA Health. 10 News Anchor Rachel Lucas developed an allergy during early childhood. Despite a severe reaction, she underwent testing as an adult to find out if it was a true allergy, or if she had been avoiding it most of her life for no reason. The results were surprising.
A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states.
A judge has ruled that Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights.
Four people have died and three others have required a liver transplants after eating the death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.
The regulatory body for skiing has dismissed as “wild rumor” reports that ski jumpers are enhancing their groin area to gain distance in Winter Olympics contests.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.
The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate.
A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic.
