An upstate New York food bank was offered more than 40,000 pounds of coho salmon — a bountiful feast.

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The Trump administration has made or initiated major policy changes that impact nonprofits and their missions in its first week.

You’ve had all of the yearly check-ups and everything seems fine. Still, your child could have a deadly heart condition that could strike at any moment. This terrifying reality led one family to push for more testing to help as many people as possible in the area.

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A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.

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President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.

Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a Belgian production plant.

A recent episode of “Houston Life” shed light on a crucial aspect of oral health that often goes unnoticed—periodontal disease. Dr. Michel Azer from the Texas Dental Implant Center, along with his patient Donald Toney, discussed the prevalence and impact of this condition, which affects nearly half of the U.S. population.

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

More U.S. adults are being diagnosed with ADHD.

Experts say more studies may also reveal how the gut can be manipulated to treat cancer or answer why cancer behaves differently in everyone affected.

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A trial over North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for kids is happening in Bismarck.

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

With so many styles of yoga out there, which one is right for you.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player.

An Alabama woman is thriving a record 61 days and counting after receiving a pig kidney, a new milestone in the quest for animal-to-human transplants.

Weeks after the worst of the deadly fires tore through Los Angeles suburbs, families are grappling with the reality that toxic ash from burned cars and homes could be a health issue for awhile, especially for children.

President Donald Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment.

A New York region once synonymous in the culinary world for duck may lose its last commercial farm.

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots.

North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September.

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President Donald Trump’s new Justice Department leadership is curtailing prosecutions against people accused of blocking reproductive health care facilities, calling the cases an example of the “weaponization” of law enforcement.

President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who advised him on the COVID-19 pandemic.

We breathe over 22,000 times a day, but what if the air we breathe is harming us and our children? The World Health Organization reports more than 90 percent of children breathe polluted air that puts their health at risk.

President Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, are celebrating gains in the anti-abortion movement with activists in the annual March for Life.

A new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United States.

President Donald Trump is pardoning anti-abortion activists who were convicted in the October 2020 invasion and blockade of a Washington clinic.

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller.

One of President Donald Trump's executive orders offers a new federal government definition of the sexes that could have a major impact on transgender people.

Digital screens are pervasive at work and in homes and schools stores.

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Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to die by lethal injection next week want his execution halted so they can get more information about the drug that will kill him.

The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the end of the month.

Republicans in statehouses are emboldened by GOP electoral successes to push a new wave of bills to restrict transgender rights and gender-affirming care.

The residents who question whether Norfolk Southern's $600 million settlement offers enough compensation for the East Palestine train crash don't plan to let a judge's order requiring an $850,000 bond derail their appeal.

While children across Houston have likely been looking forward to playing in the snow during today’s winter storm, it’s important to be aware of the dangers that extreme temperatures can pose to the body.

U.S. President Donald Trump has used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years.

Thomas Tighe led the humanitarian aid organization Direct Relief for 24 years as its president and CEO.

Cecile Richards, a national leader for women’s rights who led Planned Parenthood for 12 tumultuous years, has died.

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in more than 88% of cases without treatment.

During the February Freeze in 2021, Memorial Hermann Hospital said they saw over 100 patients in one day with carbon monoxide poisoning. That’s typically more than they get in a whole year!

In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.

Donald Trump has promised sweeping actions in his second administration.

Missouri voters last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban.

About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and too few have it under control.

Abortion policy could see more changes across the U.S. as President-elect Donald Trump begins his second term and state legislative sessions get rolling.

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids.

Over 1,100 California inmates have worked around the clock to help fight Los Angeles-area fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

A new lawsuit alleges that Vermont's child welfare agency routinely targets and tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for parenthood.

Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s.

Health experts are sending a warning about Carbon Monoxide poisoning ahead of this week’s arctic blast.

When desperate, some people are tempted to turn to dangerous ways to stay warm.

The Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers.

The recent decision is a victory for food safety advocacy groups who’ve been petitioning the FDA for years to end its use because they say, it’s in some products that aren’t even detectable just based on the color alone.

Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department.

A federal judge in Texas is allowing three other states to pursue a challenge seeking to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationwide.

Washington Commanders kicker Zane Gonzalez has lived with obsessive-compulsive disorder his entire life.

The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather.

Federal health officials are backing the health benefits of nicotine pouches, ruling that Philip Morris International’s Zyn can help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes.

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life.

Pope Francis has fallen and hurt his right arm.

Many U.S. adults are skeptical about President-elect Donald Trump's ability to bring down costs.

The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink.

U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply.

Evidence shows that the synthetic dye can cause cancer in lab animals.

The Biden administration is floating a long-awaited proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine levels.

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and also take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

As cold and flu season ramps up, one local doctor wants you to know about a link between AFib and COVID-19. It’s a type of irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, and other heart-related issues.

President Joe Biden's tenure in the White House is ending with a gulf between his policy record and his public reputation.

A panel of federal appeals judges has ruled that Tennessee can begin enforcing a law that requires pornographic websites to verify their visitors’ age.

U.S. food inspectors documented unsanitary conditions at several Boar's Head deli meat plants, not just the Jarratt, Virginia, factory that was shut down last year.

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

The Biden administration is releasing a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them.

As fires burn in Los Angeles, water utilities are responding to extensive damage to pipes and storage and treatment facilities.

The Princess of Wales visited the hospital where she was treated for cancer.

More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes have released an open letter calling for a dramatic increase in research and a commitment to new food distribution efforts.

Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant have been dumped ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods.

Elon Musk says a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink.

New research suggests that Americans' risk for developing dementia over a lifetime may be higher than previously thought.

Johnson & Johnson will spend more than $14 billion to move deeper into treating central nervous system disorders by purchasing Intra-Cellular Therapies.

Shares of Moderna tumbled Monday after the vaccine maker predicted a steeper-than-expected sales drop in the new year.

The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic.

The wildfires tearing through Los Angeles have taken lives and thousands of homes.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, many elected officials in Republican and Democratic states are preparing to either aid or oppose his policies.

The Texas Medical Board (TMB) has temporarily suspended the medical license of a Houston physician, saying he poses a threat to public safety.

The week began with a biting cold snap that hammered much of the U.S., the product of a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more often these days.

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider some reinstating preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court.

It's a new year and a chance to switch it up even if it's just for the month.If that's the case, Derrick and Tessa tried some guilt-free sips for January, from alcohol-free chardonnay to antioxidant-packed red wines. The best part is, most are under 20 dollars! Advanced sommelier Wanda Cole-Nicholson has something for detoxing, celebrating, and everything in between.

A California man says his two cats died and a third was hospitalized after he fed them raw milk recalled for bird flu risk.

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds.

As the New Year kicks in, many are feeling the toll of holiday indulgence on their knees.

A U.S. intelligence report finds no evidence linking a foreign power to the mysterious “Havana syndrome” injuries experienced by U.S. personnel.

Court records claim Dr. Nathan Starke was performing surgery on a patient when he first “showed signs of impairment.” He was suspended a month later and a month after that, he tested positive for cocaine and kratom.

The District of Columbia is suing the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, hoping it will lead to a cleanup of the urban waterway.