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With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.
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Health officials say there's very little risk to humans from the bird flu outbreak among dairy cattle, but there's still much they don't know. Here are four questions scientists are trying to answer.
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Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.
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The lawsuit comes after federal regulations were published on implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The language means workers can ask for time off to obtain and recover from an abortion.
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A decade ago, the Flint, Mich., lead tainted drinking water crisis began. Ten years later, the city's tap water has improved but the city's image remains tainted.
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Colorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are reworking the policies, too.
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Although federal health officials say the risk to the public remains low, traces of bird flu have been found in pasteurized milk on store shelves.
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Federal officials and scientific experts say the virus detected in retail milk samples may be inactive and unable to cause an infection.
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A research lab in Flagstaff, Ariz., is trying to leverage a 1970s discovery into a safe and desirable alternative for men who want to prevent pregnancy.
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At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.
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Researchers have been able to reverse the effects of a syndrome that affects brain development in a brain organoid.
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The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided over its latest abortion case, which looks at whether a state may ban medical termination of a pregnancy if the woman's health, but not life, is in danger.
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill that joins the state into a licensing compact for physician assistants.
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The University of Oklahoma announced Wednesday an expansion of its Stephenson Cancer Center into Tulsa.