A judge has ruled that the U.S. government cannot stop people enrolled in the biggest food aid program from using benefits to buy candy and soda.

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers.

As mosquito season ramps up across Southeast Texas, residents are dealing with itchy bites and irritated skin—and health experts say the worst thing you can do may be the most instinctive one.

Authorities say confirmed cases of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths.

France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades.

Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks in almost every county.

Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week.

The mother of a teenage girl who died after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed treating her for cancer because she was pregnant is challenging the country’s strict abortion ban.

From Tropical Storm Arthur to a dangerous heat event — all within 24 hours — FIFA World Cup 2026 fans at the FIFA Fan Festival in Houston have seen it all, and they’re not going anywhere.

The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed 204 deaths, with 894 confirmed cases, Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.

FIFA’s new hydration breaks midway through each half were implemented to help players stay cool in the summer heat of Mexico, Canada and the United States, which some experts have warned could be the hottest World Cup in history.

Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination.

The Federal Trade Commission and four states are suing the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.

Scientists have found evidence of the oldest known plague, dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought.

Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

A 16-month-old baby and his mother have recovered from Ebola in eastern Congo.

Whenever Ebola comes, some of those stricken choose the road to the nearest hospital.

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held.

The nation’s infant mortality dropped to a new all-time low in 2025.

When you go camping, do you have hot dogs or quinoa salad.

Paris Hilton has returned to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager.

Cuba says its healthcare system is struggling due to a U.S. energy blockade.

Congolese authorities report a large daily increase in Ebola cases as the virus without a approved medicine or vaccine spreads rapidly.

The Congolese Ministry of Health reports that confirmed Ebola cases in Congo have increased to 782, with 181 deaths.

Nara Organics has recalled its organic baby formula sold at Target stores and online due to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism.

Nearly 6% of U.S. middle and high school students vape.

Several top pro athletes and their surgeons say a modern version of an old tool is shaving weeks off the recovery time after certain injuries.

The Trump administration has put up $750,000 to charter a private yacht to evacuate a single American citizen from a remote South Pacific island after she had been aboard a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers.

Israel’s Supreme Court is considering whether to extend the detention of a prominent Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, who was seized 17 months ago in Gaza.

Blood cancer survivor DeAnna Brandon worries about new Medicaid work requirements affecting her health coverage.

A New Mexico judge has dismissed a challenge over the legality of the state's fledgling universal childcare program.

Instead of masking symptoms, Antiage Institute focuses on identifying and treating root causes - hormone imbalances, metabolic issues and inflammation - to help patients feel better now and age better later.

Health officials will be on high alert for germs as millions of soccer fans gather for World Cup matches.

The court officials overseeing the NFL’s $1 billion-plus settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients toward doctors willing to give them a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis whether they exhibited symptoms or not.

Federal health regulators have signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years.

Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.

The Trump administration has warned more than 500 hospitals that they are failing to provide the public with enough information about prices.

The students in Bengie Santos' exercise class at the Greater Seattle Y say there's something special about their 72-year-old instructor.

Researchers commissioned by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration to investigate alcohol-related health harms have released their findings independently.

At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo.

Survivors including health and aid workers recall their experiences and lessons during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

Dr. Michel Azer, founder and surgeon at Texas Dental Implant Center discusses the facts and myths associated with dental implants and what sets his ONEARCH procedure apart from others.

Three more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping a pest that could potentially devastate the nation’s cattle industry.

Make sure to take precautions when traveling during extreme summer heat.

New data from the World Health Organization shows foodborne illnesses continue to be a major global health threat, causing an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year.

Authorities have raced to slow the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo with strict measures, including by limiting public gatherings and enforcing social distancing.

Harvard University psychiatrist and author Robert Coles has died.

Health workers inside the epicenter of Congo's outbreak say they are working with little pay or rest.

Ugandan authorities have tightened border controls with Congo to prevent Ebola's spread.

For Texans planning to grow their family, where they live could have a major impact on pregnancy, childbirth costs and access to care.

A staff member says a resident killed in a fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka had been chained and another was untied and saved.

In Congo, the battle against the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola has been complicated by skepticism, attacks on health workers and misinformation.

The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century.

A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into a prominent energy drink company over concerns that it may be marketing its products to children and teenagers despite containing high levels of caffeine.

Melinda French Gates is expanding her efforts to improve women's health worldwide, pledging $215 million for contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives for middle-age women.

In a city known for sweltering summers, sticky humidity and months of triple-digit heat indexes, a new report suggests many Houstonians may not be drinking enough water to keep up.

There were no treatments or vaccines to protect people during the recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship.

Congo is still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile after the mayor of the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepcion denied authorization for the match because of health concerns related to the Ebola crisis.

The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving.

Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care.

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.

Indonesia's former head of the National Nutrition Agency has been arrested on corruption charges related to a multi-billion-dollar free-meals program.

Two scientists at a U.S. government lab have been charged with smuggling vials of deactivated mpox virus into the country from Africa without permits and lying about it to investigators.

A few simple skills can make a big difference. CPR and Safety Lady, Gail Gould, shares CPR and AED basics to help you feel more confident and prepared in an emergency.

The report found that nearly 11% of Texas children under the age of 6 lacked health insurance in 2024 — a dramatic increase from 7.9% just two years earlier. Researchers say that jump translates to more than 73,000 additional uninsured children across the state.

Starting June 1, 2026, all newborns in Texas will be screened for an additional rare genetic disorder as part of the state’s newborn screening program.

As summer settles into Southeast Texas and hurricane season gets underway, many Houstonians are reaching for tissues, allergy medicine and eye drops.

A volunteer for the U.N. food agency is providing crucial support In the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

Kenya’s president has defended the establishment by the U.S. of its own Ebola quarantine facility.

Five American cruise ship passengers exposed to hantavirus are leaving a Nebraska quarantine facility.

If it feels like mosquitoes always choose you over everyone else at the backyard barbecue, you’re not imagining it. As Houston enters peak mosquito season, many residents are swatting away more bites than ever. But scientists say mosquitoes don’t randomly pick their targets. Certain people naturally give off signals that make them far more attractive to the blood-sucking insects.

Congo has confirmed at least 282 Ebola cases in its growing outbreak.

Hundreds of youths in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki have demonstrated against an Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base.

New research shows a novel pill is helping people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer.

The World Health Organization reports that five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus in eastern Congo.

Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop.

Postpartum depression is a potentially dangerous condition that can fill a typically joyous time with despair.

The head of the World Health Organization has visited Bunia in eastern Congo, where a rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly.

For many in Congo and elsewhere in Central and West Africa, there is no shame in craving wild meat, a key part of the culture.

Donald Trump’s physician says the president is in “excellent health” and is “fully fit” to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.

The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year.

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an Ebola outbreak.

A court in Kenya has suspended a U.S. plan to establish a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to a rare Ebola virus in northeastern Congo.

A man convicted of bludgeoning four men to death with a metal bar as they slept on the New York City streets has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.

Aid supplies have been rushed in to the center of Congo's Ebola outbreak where medical workers are struggling with equipment shortages, distrustful locals and armed groups.

Music recorded in 432 hertz is taking off on social media platforms and music streaming services.

New research suggests a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B may let some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus.

The proportion of Americans without health insurance held steady at around 8% of the population in 2025, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been designated as one of three U.S. entry points for travelers arriving from countries affected by an Ebola outbreak, as Houston prepares to host World Cup matches next month.

Houston city leaders sought to calm public concern after federal officials designated George Bush Intercontinental Airport as one of three U.S. entry points for American travelers returning from regions affected by the latest Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.

Uganda has ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected Ebola cases are surging.

There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight the Ebola epidemic in this camp for 10,000 displaced people in Bunia, a city at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo.

A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home port.

Medical professionals say that moving to music is a great way for older adults to stay healthier as they age.

A spring heat wave is scorching parts of Western Europe, breaking temperature records and triggering government warnings.