The December holidays are supposed to be a time of joyful celebration.

Some early breast cancer patients can safely avoid certain surgeries.

Nigeria is the latest African country to give a new malaria vaccine to young childen.

Slovakia’s parliament has approved legislation drafted by the government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico that could effectively ban doctors from protesting against low pay.

President Joe Biden says having healthy women is as important for the U.S. economy as it is for the women themselves.

Authorities say the mystery flu-like illness that has killed dozens of people in southwest Congo in recent weeks might be malaria.

As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, the nominees offer a preview of how his administration might handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail.

Winter is a great time to experiment with new food preparations and flavors to keep your meals nutritious and interesting.

People with substance use disorder are not getting a direct say on how most opioid settlement money is used.

After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies.

Some residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent to ride out 2021's Hurricane Ida in a warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement.

The Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City’s bustling historic center covers most of a city block.

A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims.

When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were left in limbo.

Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.

Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine.

Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death.

A study shows blood tests that check for fetal disorders can sometimes hint at cancer in pregnant women.

Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.

A California farm has expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and has halted production.

Reproductive rights advocates are trying to dismantle a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona that conflicts with newly expanded access establishing a fundamental right to abortion in the state.

Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human trafficking-related charges for acting as surrogates in Cambodia for a ring selling babies to foreigners for cash.

New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021.

The federal government has closed its investigation into an E.

A majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use.

A Zimbabwean High Court judge has ruled that provisions of a law that deny abortion services to women raped by their husbands and girls under the age of 18 are unconstitutional.

Workers seeking an end to smoking in Atlantic City casinos say the main employee union has been won over by tobacco companies seeking allies in the fight against smoking restrictions.

Artificial intelligence is changing the way industries do business.

As temperatures drop into the teens, Minnesotans have embraced sauna culture for warmth and community.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18.