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Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing is likely to reduce the risk of death from prostate cancer, found a new review published on Thursday by an influential international science research organization — a

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order allows women seeking abortions to continue

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All Jillian wanted was to regain control of her drinking.  At 38, she knew alcohol had already cost her a marriage and begun to threaten her career. What had started as typical

Two doctors with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  said on Wednesday  that the risk to Americans from the deadly hantavirus outbreak remains low, saying the agency is “engaged at every

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday announced new steps in the Trump administration’s initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including a $1.3 billion deferral in Medicaid reimbursements

Arriving in the isolation ward of a biocontainment hospital is an unsettling, scary experience. In 2014, I spent 19 days in one while being treated for Ebola, watching the news cycle churn

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is moving quickly to identify the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration after the resignation of Marty Makary on Tuesday, with an eye for someone

NEW YORK — About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop,

Don’t call it the “obesity pandemic.” That one-size-fits-all label no longer captures the diverse trajectories of weight gain around the world, a new report argues. In some countries rising obesity rates are