Health

WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the United States’ falling birth rate , a new poll finds that relatively few U.S.

SARWORLOR, Liberia (AP) — Five months ago, Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia , set off on a quest to find contraceptives. Phay and her partner have two daughters, and they barely make ends meet.

BERLIN (AP) — German investigators said Tuesday they were examining the case of a doctor who has been suspected of killing several patients.

OTTAWA — A non-profit group that advocates for access to therapy using psychedelic drugs has won a legal battle in a years-long fight with Health Canada — one the organization believes is far from over.

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of doctors' groups and public health organizations sued the U.S. government on Monday over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr . on Monday praised a company that makes $7-a-pop meals that are delivered directly to the homes of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees.

MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon was asked to explain his public comments from 2011 about a sexual assault as he pursued his testimony in a high-profile civil trial in Montreal.

EDMONTON — The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the ey

The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity , chronic diseases and mental health problems like depression, a new study says.

Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging. The medications still amount to around $500 per month for those without insurance — out of reach for many patients.