The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

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

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

Consumer Reports sent to the lab 10 of the most popular synthetic braiding hair products on the market, from brands including Magic Fingers, Sassy Collection, Sensationnel, Shake-N-Go, and others. Carcinogens were detected in all of them.

The United Nations’ World Food Program is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts.

Federal health officials are trying to tell if this year's harsh flu season led to an increase in a rare but dangerous brain complication in children.

As President Donald Trump's administration looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say they need to look around because it’s obvious how bad global warming is and how its getting worse.

A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened for cervical cancer.

Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what is behind illnesses that have surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least 60 people.

As Ramadan approaches, keeping healthy fasting practices in mind can make the month more meaningful.

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.

An international aid worker says all roads around Sudan’s famine-stricken Zamzam camp in North Darfur are blocked and the security situation there has become “unbearable.”.

A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic drug that has swept through Sierra Leone and the region in the past few years.

A former surgeon is standing trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims.

Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco has upheld a fraud conviction against Elizabeth Holmes.

As they mustered support for their confirmations by the U.S. Senate, some of Donald Trump’s nominees made statements from which they’ve already distanced themselves upon taking office.

The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating some of the hundreds of staffers it fired last week.

Supplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn’t mean they're easier to get.

Carl Zimmer writes a history of aerobiology in “Air-borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe.”.

Lip balm can soothe chapped lips, but some people may be allergic to its ingredients.

Violence against healthcare workers is on the rise as seen by an attack at a Pennsylvania hospital.

Investigators are trying to determine why a man targeted a Pennsylvania hospital, taking workers inside the intensive care unit hostage and holding one staff member at gunpoint as her hands were bound by zip ties.

A crash landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto has highlighted the potential dangers of flying with a young child on an adult's lap.

Health officials in Sudan say a cholera outbreak in a southern city has killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days.

You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation.

A former surgeon is going on trial in France for the rape and sexual abuse of 299 victims over a period spanning more than three decades.

An engineering company has agreed to pay $53 million to settle all remaining lawsuits that accused it of some blame for lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, a decade ago.

Republican state attorneys general have declared their continued support for a landmark civil rights law that protects disabled people’s rights.