Washington Times - Health
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Class-action lawsuit accuses Girl Scouts of herbicide, metals in their cookies
A class-action lawsuit was filed against the Girl Scouts of the USA this week over accusations that their cookies contain toxic metals and the...
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Risks of state abortion reporting mandates outweigh the benefits, an advocacy group says
States should stop requiring health providers to file reports on every abortion because the information poses a risk to both them and their...
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What are ultraprocessed foods? Are they bad for you?
In the Trump administration's quest to "Make America Healthy Again," there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods.
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Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods
Sam Srisatta, a 20-year-old Florida college student, spent a month living inside a government hospital here last fall, playing video games and...
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Pope Francis notching important milestones this week as he recovers from pneumonia in Rome hospital
The recovery of Pope Francis from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as he inched toward notching some important milestones in his papacy: The...
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Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury that will keep him out of the Masters
Tiger Woods had a less invasive surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon on Tuesday, which will keep him out of the Masters and leaves in question...
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4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy 'incinerated' in hyperbaric chamber explosion
Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was "incinerated" inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a...
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Measles cases are still rising in Texas. Here's what you should know about the contagious virus
Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
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4 charged in death of 5-year-old boy 'incinerated' in hyperbaric chamber explosion
Four people have been charged in the death of a 5-year-old boy who was "incinerated" inside a pressurized oxygen chamber that exploded at a...
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Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east
Hospitals across eastern Congo that were once at the forefront of the country's response to the mpox outbreak are facing a setback in detecting the...
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Argentina puts 7 of Maradona's health care professionals on trial
An Argentine court started on Tuesday its trial of seven health care professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer great Diego...
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Doctors give Pope Francis good news that he's no longer in imminent danger from pneumonia
Pope Francis woke up Tuesday to good news from his doctors: They upgraded his prognosis and say he is no longer in imminent danger of death as a...