Health News

News > Health News

Violet Zulu, who was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own, poses for a photograph in Lusaka, Zambia, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Kille)

She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story

6:20 PM on Sunday, February 15

A young woman in Zambia was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own

The Indian Health Service-run Albuquerque Indian Dental Clinic in Albuquerque, N.M. Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Savannah Peters)

Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027

10:33 AM on Sunday, February 15

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury

Ronan Murphy snuggles with his mom, Andrea, while looking at the snow falling outside his home while brother, Connor sits nearby in Ayer, Mass., on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis? Takeaways from AP's report

4:37 AM on Sunday, February 15

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis

Ronan Murphy hugs his mother, Andrea, while looking at the snow falling outside their home in Ayer, Mass., on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it

4:28 AM on Sunday, February 15

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis

Whether it's a mini-sabbatical or an adult gap year, more people are taking extended work breaks

2:48 PM on Saturday, February 14

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

United States' Lindsey Vonn concentrates ahead of an alpine ski, women's downhill official training, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Lindsey Vonn says her latest surgery after Olympic crash 'went well' and she can return to US

1:14 PM on Saturday, February 14

Lindsey Vonn says the latest surgery on her left leg that she broke in the Olympic downhill “went well” and now she “will be able to finally go back to the U.S.” The 41-year-old Vonn is being treated at a hospital in Treviso, Italy

How Often Should I Get a Dental Cleaning in Coral Springs, FL?

8:00 AM on Saturday, February 14

Palestinian women ride a donkey cart along the coastal road in Wadi Gaza during a dust storm in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

MSF suspends some work at Gaza's Nasser Hospital due to presence of armed men

5:28 AM on Saturday, February 14

Doctors Without Borders says it has suspended some operations at one of Gaza's largest functioning hospitals after patients and staff said they witnessed armed, masked men in parts of the compound

CWCI: COVID-19 Drove Recent Volatility in California Work Injury & Illness Trends

1:57 PM on Friday, February 13

Attorney General Ken Paxton backs ivermectin champion’s fight against Texas Medical Board

1:45 PM on Friday, February 13

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a reprimand against a Houston doctor for prescribing ivermectin to a patient at a hospital where she did not have privileges

Turning Capes Into Care

10:50 AM on Friday, February 13

U.S. charge d'affaires Laura Dogu, left and Venezuelan diplomat Felix Plasencia stand by the arrival of medical supplies donated from the United States at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Arraez)

A US shipment of medicine to Venezuela signals a new era of cooperation

9:29 AM on Friday, February 13

The United States has sent a shipment of medicine and medical supplies to Venezuela, reflecting what many say is a new spirit of cooperation between the two countries

A healthcare worker administers polio vaccine to a child in the Ndirande Township of Blantyre, Malawi, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Kenneth Jali)

Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated

8:05 AM on Friday, February 13

The southern African nation of Malawi has launched a new polio vaccination campaign this week in another reminder that the world still hasn’t managed to eradicate the disease despite a concerted effort for more than 35 years

How North Miami Dentists Help Patients Avoid Tooth Loss with Early Intervention

8:00 AM on Friday, February 13

Altamira Therapeutics Announces Allowance of Japanese Patent Application Covering Bentrio Nasal Spray

6:00 AM on Friday, February 13

Alto Neuroscience Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Study of ALTO-101 in Cognitive Impairment Associated with Schizophrenia

5:04 AM on Friday, February 13

Positive and clinically meaningful results from the Phase III KALOS and LOGOS trials for BREZTRI in patients with uncontrolled asthma published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

4:00 AM on Friday, February 13

International Ophthalmic Extravaganza "APAO 2026 Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress" Concludes Successfully

12:55 AM on Friday, February 13

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Judge temporarily blocks Trump officials from rescinding health grants to some Democratic-led states

6:34 PM on Thursday, February 12

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

Colorectal cancer is increasing among young people, as James Van Der Beek’s death reminds us – cancer experts explain ways to decrease your risk

6:27 PM on Thursday, February 12

1 2 3 4 5 ... Last