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Trump previously said he has "concepts" of a health care plan.

The debate over abortion rights is leading to expensive campaigns for state Supreme Courts in several states this year

Maryland is the first state to sign an agreement with the federal government designed to improve health care and lower costs

There is disagreement over whether Medicare should be run by the private sector.

A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board

The Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Susan Albers on how to take care of your mental health on Election Day, regardless of the outcome.

Turkish prosecutors accuse 47 doctors, nurses and other medical workers of killing 10 newborns since last year through neglect or malpractice that aimed to defraud the country’s medical system

A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in restive southwest Pakistan, killing nine people including five nearby children

A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushes air pollution to hazardous levels

Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday

Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had difficult pregnancies and others

Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insurance

Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research

It’s no surprise that workers feel burned-out

Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025

Eleven cases have been reported in Los Angeles County so far this year.

The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl who is believed to be the first person in the U.K. to have air pollution listed on her death certificate, after a decade-long battle that highlighted the risks vehicle emissions p...

The European Commission has fined Israeli generic drugmaker Teva more than 460 million euros ($500 million) for improperly seeking to protect the patent for its multiple sclerosis drug and for disparaging a rival company’s development of a competing me...

A ban on protesting outside abortion clinics has gone into effect in England and Wales

As voters in nine states determine whether to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitutions, opponents are using parental rights and anti-transgender messages to try to undermine support for the ballot proposals

Many refugees in Uganda are struggling to get by without the food assistance they once depended on

Dengue viruses spread through mosquito bites.

The right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, but U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is warning how women in the state could still be at risk if Republicans impose a national ban

Federal officials are reporting more cases of E

US health officials identify more E. coli cases linked to McDonald's and inspect an onion grower in Washington

Cases have been confirmed in 13 states so far, the CDC said.

Maine’s adult mental care facilities are ready to emerge from court oversight after an appointed specialist concluded the state is now in “substantial compliance” with the latest standards set by a court legal decree

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu

People prone to seasonal depression are bracing themselves as winter approaches

The groups promoting abortion-rights amendments on the ballots in nine states have outraised their opponents by more than 6 to 1 and are spending far more on ads

A New York City judge has ruled that a law the city has relied on to padlock suspected unlicensed marijuana shops is unconstitutional

"The system is really getting in the way," said a pediatric pulmonologist.

Lassa fever is primarily spread by rats found in West Africa, the CDC says.

The program, in Toledo, Ohio, encourages people to look beyond political views.

Lassa fever is a viral illness, usually spread by rats in West Africa, according to the CDC.

A 15-year-old Colorado girl is hospitalized with severe complications of E

The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year

A report from the American Cancer Society found that breast cancer cases among younger women are on the rise. A mother and daughter are sharing their experiences this Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A federal judge has continued to block the head of Florida’s health department from taking any more steps to threaten TV stations that air commercials for an abortion rights measure on next week’s ballot

A federal judge continues to block Florida from threatening television stations that air abortion rights ad

Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead

Health officials are investigating the death of an Iowa resident as a suspected case of Lassa fever, a frightening viral disease rarely seen in America

The 1.3 million Georgians enrolled in health care through the Affordable Care Act marketplace exchange can begin looking for options as of Monday through the state-based website

Uncertainty about the election may be the main driver of stress, experts said.

Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people refusing to become organ donors, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were nearly retrieved from a Kentucky man mistakenly declared dead

Millions who could benefit from hearing aids have never tried them

Pakistan has begun a nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases

McDonald's says testing has ruled out beef patties as the source of the outbreak of E

McDonald's says tests have ruled out beef patties as the source of the E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders

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