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Human rights court orders Peru to pay compensation for a 1997 forced sterilization death

Human rights court orders Peru to pay compensation for a 1997 forced sterilization death

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program

March 06, 2026 at 12:26 pm EST

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

March 06, 2026 at 10:51 am EST

Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress

Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress

March 06, 2026 at 10:30 am EST

What is HMPV? Is there a treatment?

What is HMPV? Is there a treatment?

March 06, 2026 at 9:56 am EST

Jamaica to end decades-long agreement with Cuba over medical missions criticized by US

March 05, 2026 at 9:05 pm EST

Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care

Study suggests Trump's unproven autism claims influenced care

March 05, 2026 at 6:40 pm EST

What to say if you're in recovery and your workplace encourages social drinking

What to say if you're in recovery and your workplace encourages social drinking

March 05, 2026 at 12:06 am EST

Advocates scramble after state slashes AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding

Advocates scramble after state slashes AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding

March 04, 2026 at 5:24 pm EST

Trump administration widens its anti-fraud efforts with a Medicaid probe in New York

Trump administration widens its anti-fraud efforts with a Medicaid probe in New York

March 04, 2026 at 4:41 pm EST

Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events

Navigating conversations with children about war, conflict and other traumatic events

March 04, 2026 at 4:41 pm EST

Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants

Costco retira del mercado tazones de ramen por riesgo de seguridad

US maternal deaths fell in 2024 and may have dropped again last year, government data shows

26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for in South Sudan a month after attacks

Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California

White House attributes redness on Trump's neck to skin cream but doesn't say what it's treating

Experts talk how to navigate distressing news stories and finding coping mechanisms

South Africa probes sanitary products suppliers after study flags health risks

What to know before asking an AI chatbot for health advice

Trump's Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions

Accessible walks bring the joys of birding to people with mobility and other limitations

Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome

A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

Electrolyte supplements are everywhere. Who benefits from them and when?

Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s 'Matter of Time'

New sleeping sickness pill gets nod, paving the way for use in Africa

Black fathers embrace resources to support their pregnant partners through birth

Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks' estate over use of her 'stolen' cells to advance medicine

Congo and US agree to $1.2 billion health partnership

Mom of a preemie crochets colorful yarn octopi for tiny tots at Detroit hospital NICU

Backpacker drowned after dingo attack, officials say

Civil rights activist Bernard LaFayette dies

Dream job alert: Wendy’s hiring Chief Tasting Officer

Phoenix Suns’ Dillon Brooks arrested, accused of DUI

Dispatch audio from Britney Spears’ arrest released