One in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime — but despite its prevalence, there are still some common myths surrounding the disease. [Read more]

Bruce Springsteen recently shared with fans that he's postponed his world tour to take care of a digestive condition known as peptic ulcer disease. Here's what to know about the illness. [Read more]

A new study surveying the phone usage of kids ages 11 to 17 revealed how frequently kids are interacting with their screens and the type of content they're accessing. [Read more]

Among U.S. adults, 52% will “probably" or “definitely" not get the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to the KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor poll. Here are further findings and a doctor's input. [Read more]

Trying to decide how to frame opposition to a reproductive rights amendment. [Read more]

Nebraska's new law restricting gender-affirming care for anyone under 19 goes into effect this weekend [Read more]

A federal judge blocked two portions of North Carolina's new abortion law from taking effect while a lawsuit continues [Read more]

Mississippi's human services director says the state has seen a consistent increase in the number of families accepting public assistance for child care since lawmakers banned abortion in almost all circumstances [Read more]

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday laid out a proposal to begin regulating laboratory medical tests, a multibillion-dollar industry that the agency says poses a growing risk to patients because of potentially inaccurate results. The proposed rule would end decades of regulatory ambiguity and formally bring thousands of tests per [Read more]

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work remotely while isolating, his office said Sunday, just two weeks before a general election in which his Labour party is struggling. The positive test will temporarily sideline Hipkins in the campaign for the Oct. 14 election. Labour has been sliding [Read more]

Nine years after a massive waste spill from a copper mine in the northern Mexican border state of Sonora, locals are still suffering from "alarming" levels of soil, air and water pollution, Mexico's Environment Department said Thursday. Summarizing a 239-page report, officials also confirmed, using satellite images, that the spill was n [Read more]

The World Health Organization warns that soaring rates of severe malnutrition, acute hunger, and deteriorating health conditions are threatening the lives and well-being of millions of people in South Sudan with the situation set to worsen as the climate crisis kicks in. “South Sudan is a country where you see the overlap and compound [Read more]

A recent study sheds some light on what may be the best sleep climate for some people — and the findings might surprise you. [Read more]

Lower back pain can wreak havoc on your body, but this could help. [Read more]

The Massachusetts Democrat grew more agitated as the nominee to federal health insurance boards dodged her questions. [Read more]

There are ways to reduce your chances of coming home from vacation with a terrible cold, digestive issues or other health problems. [Read more]

CVS Health pharmacists are being run ragged by insufficient staff and corporate quotas that jeopardize patient safety, protest organizers claim. [Read more]

5in1 Rocker Bassinets sold online at Walmart.com and other websites pose suffocation, strangulation and fall hazards, regulators warn. [Read more]

The walkout by Kaiser Permanente nurses, orderlies and other workers would represent the biggest health care strike in U.S. history. [Read more]

About 75,000 workers in the Kaiser Permanente health care system could soon hit the picket lines. It would be the largest in health care strike in U.S. history. Their labor contract expires at midnight Saturday. Tom Wait has the latest. [Read more]

Applicants have challenged the Peace Corps practice of rescinding invitations to applicants on the basis of mental health conditions. [Read more]

With mosquitoes evolving to evade bed nets and common insecticides, scientists are experimenting with new ways to block them. [Read more]

Stephanie Nolen has covered efforts to fight malaria for more than 25 years. [Read more]

A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel and the MacArthur Fellowship. [Read more]