Surrounded by family, friends and members of her care team, Karon Barksdale recently marked the 20th anniversary of a life-changing moment: her kidney transplant.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful.

The Supreme Court has ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice.

The leader of a sex-focused women’s wellness company that promoted “orgasmic meditation” has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for federal forced labor conspiracy.

Hockey player Michael Taylor is urging young adults: don’t ignore symptoms of colorectal cancer -- early screening saves lives.

About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans.

Earlier this week a jury in California this found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services.

The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health.

The U.S. agency that provides health care to Native Americans has a facilities problem.

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution.

Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide.

Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing.

Doctors across the nation are alarmed that skepticism fueled by rising anti-science sentiment and medical mistrust is increasingly reaching beyond vaccines to other safe and routine care for babies.

Lead Michigan health officials confirmed three measles cases in Washtenaw County and urged residents to check their vaccination status as the state sees more cases linked to a nationwide rise.

More research is starting to show that women can benefit from lifting weights, perhaps even more than men.

Nearly 90,000 bottles of a children’s pain reliever have been recalled due to reports of particles and other possible contaminants.

A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical nine-to-five routine.

The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion.

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a new higher-dose version of the blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promoting food as medicine, but experts say he's overstating what diet can do for serious illness.

A new study says the early U.S. COVID-19 death toll is much higher than official counts, and that there were disparities in which deaths were missing from those tallies.

Scotland’s Parliament rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first in the U.K. to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives.

The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida.

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

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A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.