Health
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Wisconsin Supreme Court clears the way for a conversion therapy ban to be enacted
The Wisconsin Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for the state to institute a ban on conversion therapy.
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U.S. adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, AP-NORC poll finds
While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States' falling birth rate, a new...
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As U.S. abruptly ends support, Liberia faces empty health clinics and unplanned pregnancies
Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia, set off on a quest to find contraceptives.
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Biden's former doctor asks to delay testimony to House panel, citing patient privilege concerns
Former President Joe Biden's physician has asked to delay his testimony before the House oversight committee this week, citing the need for an...
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Doctors and public health organizations sue Kennedy over vaccine policy changes
A coalition of doctors groups and public health organizations sued the U.S. government on Monday over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19...
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Planned Parenthood wins injunction that blocks halt to Medicaid funding
Planned Parenthood sued Monday to stop the Trump administration from blocking its Medicaid funding under the budget reconciliation act.
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American kids have become increasingly unhealthy over nearly two decades, new study finds
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental...
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Vermont tops ranking as the healthiest state in America, study finds
Vermont has taken top billing as America's healthiest state, a new report says.
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A boy with a brain injury fights for his life in Gaza's decimated health system
It's as if the whole weight of Israel's war in Gaza has fallen on Amr al-Hams. The 3-year-old has shrapnel in his brain from an Israeli strike on...
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Fears in Massachusetts that Trump's bill could unravel the health care safety net
In the state that served as the model for the Obama-era health overhaul, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying...
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Supreme Court rejects Montana's bid to revive parental consent law for minors' abortions
The Supreme Court said Thursday it will not hear a case involving a push to revive a law that minors must have their parents' permission for an...
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Judge strikes down Trump policies that deleted transgender pages from govt. websites
A federal judge has ruled that the White House budget office didn't have the power to order agencies to take down web pages that included...