Health & Safety

It has been 10 years since the Justice Department filed a report on the government's compliance with IT accessibility standards, a group of concerned senators say. Now they are asking for answers.

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawyers challenged Louisiana's abortions bans and won temporary victories. A New Orleans judge issued a restraining order allowing procedures to resume.

Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.

A dedicated minority of conservative activists has been working for decades to dismantle Roe v. Wade. One man in particular has played an outsized role in that effort: Leonard Leo.

"Ventilation is the way forward," says infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan of Stanford. Here's how to get better air flow at home, in schools and offices — even in gyms — to stave off COVID.

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

Abortions by pill make up more than half of abortions now. But the Supreme Court's ruling means about half of states will eventually ban or seriously restrict abortion, including by medication.

Dr. Andrea Merrill was on a flight to Portugal when she suddenly found herself helping in a mid-air medical emergency. Soon after landing, she raised the alarm about the medical kit on the plane.

Pakistanis weigh in on the new Disney+ show, which features the story of Kamala Khan, a Pakistani American teen who discovers her superpowers in her grandmother's bangle.

Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.

The Biden administration has announced a new vaccine strategy to control the growing monkeypox outbreak in the U.S.