Health
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Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him
An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly...
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Kennedy remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation's top health department
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered no new details Wednesday about his massive restructuring of the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Intermittent fasting beats daily dieting: Study
Fasting three days a week may be more effective -- and more doable -- than counting every calorie, new research suggests.
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Supreme Court ponders barring Medicaid funds at Planned Parenthood in South Carolina
The Supreme Court weighed arguments Wednesday over whether Medicaid recipients in South Carolina can use their benefits at Planned Parenthood.
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Supreme Court sides with FDA in rejecting flavored vapes over youth concerns
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Food and Drug Administration's authority to outlaw flavored vapes.
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Abortion, unions and redistricting cases await the Wisconsin Supreme Court after a liberal's win
Susan Crawford's Wisconsin Supreme Court election victory over a conservative candidate backed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk...
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RFK Jr. begins slashing sprawling HHS workforce
The Health and Human Services Department on Tuesday began a round of layoffs that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said are needed to streamline the...
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Experts involved in Maradona's autopsy testify that he had an abnormally large heart
Experts involved in Diego Maradona's autopsy testified on Tuesday at the trial of seven health professionals accused of negligent homicide that the...
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Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies
Thousands of people responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of...
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NIH bans six Chinese labs from animal experiments with U.S. funding
The National Institutes of Health has quietly booted a Chinese lab that performed grisly experiments on beagles from its list of facilities...
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HHS hits nine Planned Parenthood affiliates with funding freeze
The Department of Health and Human Services has halted millions in grant payments to a maze of organizations, including nine Planned Parenthood...
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Measles spreads to central Texas; 5 states have active outbreaks
Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico reported new measles cases Tuesday, with the outbreak expanding for the first time into central Texas.