Health

ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Signatories said the move will mark "a historic milestone in reducing mercury pollution" at a conference in Geneva.

A funding bill to avert a government shutdown includes industry backed provisions that halt key FDA protections even as foodborne illnesses surge across the United States.

CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.

Without an extension, premium costs could double for many Marketplace enrollees.

"Depending on the amount of active ingredient in the product…taking kratom can be harmful," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned people not to use kratom because of possible harm it can cause.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the "loophole" in the U.S. National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard that left out foods like oils and sugars from mandatory labeling.

As federal judges order the administration to pay out frozen food benefits, the USDA warns grocery stores not to offer discounts to millions of hungry Americans caught in the shutdown, citing the “Equal Treatment Rule.”

Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.

Conducted by PAN UK and Women's Environmental Network, the study said that millions of women and girls could be at risk of exposure to glyphosate, which is linked to life-threatening illnesses.