Health

Idaho's strict abortion restrictions will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Friday. A doctor and a…

A case of polio was identified in Rockland County, New York and now the virus that causes the disease has been detected in New York City's wastewater as well as two other…

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist…

SAN FRANCISCO -- There is a measure of new hope for victims and families battling the devastating effects Alzheimer's and related dementias.New research and programs are helping…

Twenty people who were blind or on the verge of being so have had some or all of their sight restored thanks to a food industry byproduct – pig skin. Researchers from Linköping…

A Colorado Springs nursing home is the latest in the state to close as empty beds continue to put financial pressure on facilities. Integrated Health Services at Colorado Springs, better…

NEW YORK — The nation’s top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact…

The state’s congressional legislators are calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to declare the growing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, as state health officials on Thursday reported…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled significant changes Thursday as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul the agency's COVID-19 guidance."This guidance…

A sign outside of a hospital advertises COVID-19 testing on November 19, 2021 in New York City. On Friday vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention voted…