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Menopause affects about half the world’s population at some point in life

Dr. Marty Makary will answer questions from a Senate panel about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration

A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case

Women planning pill abortions in Wyoming will need to get an ultrasound after lawmakers overrode the governor's veto of the new measure

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America

While rates have been increasing, mortality has decreased.

Makers of the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound are cutting prices for people without insurance

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began

The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has increased to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the past five days, authorities said on Tuesday.

Regarding surprise medical bills, Trump previously said, "This must end."

A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity

A federal judge has extended a nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s executive orders halting federal funding for providers of gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is facing questions from a Senate panel

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans, experts say.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the outbreak is "a call to action."

At least 1,318 people have exhibited symptoms and 53 have died, the WHO said.

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions

Measles has sickened nearly 150 mostly unvaccinated people in rural West Texas, and a school-age child has died

James Harrison, who was credited with saving 2.4 million babies through blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88

Senate Republicans in Georgia have advanced two bills restricting gender-affirming care for transgender people

Police say a security guard at an Arizona emergency medical facility was shot and wounded and a suspect is in custody

Dr. Paul Offit responds to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who stopped short of calling for vaccines amid the measles outbreak.

There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about potential cuts to Medicaid

Dr. Tasha Eurich, author of “Shatterproof: How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos,” discusses how to keep a healthy mind and live a healthy life through hard times.

Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to humans, experts say.

Eating greasy food can keep you awake at night

A book called “Eat Better, Sleep Better" includes a nutrient-rich, vegetable-forward recipe for Mardi Gras gumbo

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees

At least 79 cases are among those who have not been vaccinated.

Officials say Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan

New CDC data shows this year’s flu vaccine has been as effective as in the past, but concerns remain as many communities have likely lost their herd immunity to measles.

Some of the cases were linked to international travel, officials said.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas dead of measles on Wednesday.

Republicans are considering slashing billions of dollars from Medicaid funding.

Health and Human Services issued new guidance that recognizes only two sexes.

Dr. Bayo-Curry Winchell explains the disparity between non-Hispanic Black and white women.

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein discusses the return of the viral infection that was eliminated from the U.S. in 2000.

The number of babies born in South Korea has rebounded for the first time in nine years

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas

Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to transgender youth

A bill that would strip gender identity protections from Iowa’s civil rights code has received final legislative approval and now goes to the governor

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Wednesday that children were hospitalized in Texas for quarantine purposes. However, a Texas doctor said they were there for measles.

An unvaccinated school-aged child in Texas has died of measles, the first associated with an outbreak that has infected more than 100 people.

“My Dead Friend Zoe,” starring Natalie Morales and Sonequa Martin-Green, confronts a dark reality of post-combat struggle with as much humor and playfulness as it does trauma and sorrow

The majority of cases have occurred among unvaccinated people.

ABC News contributor Dr. Alok Patel shares advice on what to know about the easily preventable viral infection.

A measles outbreak in Texas is continuing to grow, reaching 124 cases, new data released Tuesday shows.

This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largest involving healthcare workers, and the first involving physicians, in the state's history, according to the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA), which represented the workers. Among the key provisions in the contracts were that nurses will receive wage increases ranging from 20% to 42% over the life of the contract, with an immediate 16% to 22% raise upon ratification, and that patient acuity will be factored into staffing plans. "As RNs, we believe that these contracts will lead to greater recruitment and retention of frontline nurses as wages become more aligned with other health systems, and we have staffing language that will allow us to spend more time with the patients that need the most...