Health News

11:45 AM on Saturday, September 12

FILE - A doctor points to PET scan results that are part of a study on Alzheimer's disease at Georgetown University Hospital, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Want to lower your risk of dementia? It doesn't involve a blood test

7:57 AM on Saturday, September 12

New blood tests are helping doctors diagnose whether Alzheimer’s or something else is causing a patient’s memory problems

Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, 54, holds her three-day-old daughter, Georgia, as her husband, Constantinos Raptis, 60, stands in the background at a private maternity clinic in Athens, Greece, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years

11:24 AM on Friday, September 11

A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl from an embryo frozen for 22 years

FILE - This undated photo taken through a microscope and provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP, File)

US officials declare an end to record-setting cyclospora outbreak, but its origin is still unknown

11:17 AM on Friday, September 11

U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over

Sarcomatrix Therapeutics Provides Business Update: Board Expanded, Regulatory And Manufacturing Partners Engaged Across Two Rare Neuromuscular Programs

10:29 AM on Friday, September 11

Anixa Biosciences and Nexalin Technology Interviews to Air Nationally on the RedChip Small Stocks, Big Money(TM) Show on CNBC and Bloomberg TV

9:00 AM on Friday, September 11

CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety

8:37 AM on Friday, September 11

Health workers who are members of the safe and dignified burial team prepare to bury Abineno Justine, a 38 year old woman who died of the Ebola virus, in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province

7:36 AM on Friday, September 11

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to seven provinces in the country, local authorities said

Handa Oncology Receives FDA Final Approval for OMCAZIO(TM) (cabozantinib) Capsules

7:30 AM on Friday, September 11

FILE - A student wipes his face while his mother takes a photo of him with a sign on the first day of school at Betsy Ross Elementary School in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

In an age of instant answers, educators say there's a case for letting kids struggle a little

7:01 AM on Friday, September 11

Experts say children need to struggle with everyday problems to develop independence

Campaigners gather to protest in support of assisted dying, in Parliament Square, central London, Friday Sept. 11, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)

UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales

6:37 AM on Friday, September 11

U.K. lawmakers have voted down a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives

Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine to Host "Rethinking Youth Gender Medicine: Charting a Path Forward" Conference in Washington, D.C.

4:50 PM on Thursday, September 10

Former NFL star Chris Johnson reflects on ALS risk in public letter to his children

3:33 PM on Thursday, September 10

Chris Johnson has been to every major ALS clinic in the country and seen neurologists respond once they learn he played football

Defendant Lindsay Clancy looks at the jury after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Clancy's murder trial on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in Plymouth, Mass. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asks the judge to spare her a second trial for killing her children

3:21 PM on Thursday, September 10

Lindsay Clancy’s attorney is asking a Massachusetts judge to acquit her of charges that she killed her three young children

McKenna West, left, arrives with her legal team for a court hearing in Dallas, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Surrogate asks the Supreme Court to intervene over care for a sick baby

2:51 PM on Thursday, September 10

A California couple’s surrogate, who refused their wishes to have an abortion, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect

Health workers prepare to transfer the body of Abineno Justine, a 38-year-old woman who died of the Ebola virus, to a coffin ahead of her burial in Bunia, Congo, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)

Africa's top health body warns Congo’s Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading beyond epicenter

2:46 PM on Thursday, September 10

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states

10:58 AM on Thursday, September 10

The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states

FILE - A pregnant woman stands for a portrait in Dallas, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America pledges $100M to cut US maternal mortality rate in half

9:16 AM on Thursday, September 10

Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign launched by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, pledged $100 million Thursday to make childbirth safer in the U.S. The five-year plan aims to cut the maternal mortality rate in half by 2031

Workers install a copper pipe to replace a lead service line that brings drinking water to homes Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)

The push to remove lead pipes is on. Thousands of water systems still don’t know where theirs are

9:13 AM on Thursday, September 10

Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water

Are too many Americans taking antidepressants?

8:49 AM on Thursday, September 10

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