Learn about the journey to get a new smile with Dr. Michel Azer, a board-certified periodontist, and his patient Andrea Park.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doubling down on his support for an executive order that would aim to boost the production of a controversial weedkiller ingredient called glyphosate, even though it is widening a political fault line for the administration ahead of the midterm elections.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a system for approving customized drugs and medical treatments for patients with rare or hard-to-treat diseases.

More than 60 million women in the U.S. live with cardiovascular disease.

The British Academy Film Awards and BBC have apologized Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film “Sinners” were onstage.

The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years.

Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is pushing Cuba’s health system toward collapse and putting lives at risk.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants.

The fatal nervous system disease known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed actor Eric Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis.

A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day.

Nurses on strike at a major New York City hospital system have reached a tentative deal to end a more than monthlong strike.

The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most.

Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid coverage for up to a year after giving birth following passage of a measure by the Wisconsin Assembly.

Doctors are sounding the alarm about an often-overlooked danger linked to vaping.

Nearly every day, KPRC 2 is flooded with emails and phone calls from viewers who say their health and quality of life are being destroyed by black mold. It’s a nightmare that KPRC 2 producer and multi-skilled journalist Paige Hubbard knows all too well. She’s now sharing her story after she says she was poisoned by toxic black mold while living in Austin.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies for new drug approvals.

A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.

The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.

Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all.

Bernie Sanders has traveled to Los Angeles to kick off a campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats.

Colorectal cancer has become the deadliest cancer for U.S. adults under 50 over the last two decades, and doctors say diet, lifestyle and gaps in preventive care are helping drive the trend.

This American Heart Month, cardiologist Dr. Nidal Ganim explains how smartwatches and rings can track your heart health and why stress, emotions, and lifestyle choices matter.

Bayer has agreed to a proposed $7.25 billion deal to settle thousands of U.S. lawsuits that blame Roundup for causing cancer.

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.

As the definition of autism has widened, there’s a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis.

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now.

Stella Olise of the Harris Center explains how depression can look different in Black girls and how families can recognize the signs.

The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles.

Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust.

Nurses on strike at two major New York City hospital systems have approved new contracts, but ones striking at another system have rejected a proposal to bring an end to the monthlong walkout.

Scientists are testing an entirely new way to fight heart disease: whether gene editing might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol.

The Thai government is urging coffee chains to cut sugar in drinks by half to combat health issues.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology.

A young cancer patient at one of the remaining New York City hospitals where nurses are on strike says he misses his regular caregivers.

Two Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire.

South Korea plans to increase medical school admissions by over 3,340 students from 2027 to 2031.

Stylist Dale Volpe with Styled by Dale and InTwo Shopping's Alexandra Bruskoff are teaming up for a Cure, a one-day shopping event benefiting Breakthrough T1D. The cause hits especially close to home for Bruskoff, whose daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 11.

Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived.

It is National Cat Health Month, and we celebrated in the most Houston way possible with a local celebrity who has claws, confidence, and couture. Meet Mersha the Mini Panther, a stylish black cat with more than 170,000 followers on Instagram. Joining him were the humans who keep him healthy, happy, Stef and Adam Eaton.

Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety and other issues.

The need to move a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility often comes suddenly — after a fall, a medical crisis or the loss of a caregiver.

A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states.

Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue.

Four people have died and three others have required a liver transplants after eating the death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.

U.S. births slightly decreased in 2025.

The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.

The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate.

A new study reveals that cancer patients diagnosed during the early COVID-19 pandemic had worse short-term survival rates than a similar group before the pandemic.

Company and federal officials said the Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly 2024 listeria food poisoning outbreak is back in business.

A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is spreading in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region and has now engulfed two more towns there.

Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S. But 80 years later, the brand’s parent company is halting sales of frozen juice concentrates in the U.S. and Canada, saying it wants to focus on the fresh juices that customers now prefer.

The Pan American Health Organization has issued an alert due to a surge in measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is recommending that surgeons delay gender-affirming surgeries until patients turn 19, including chest, genital and facial surgeries.

A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.

China has significantly increased its coal power capacity, reviving concerns about its climate-changing carbon emissions.

MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities.

People use music to set moods, create a desired atmosphere and evoke memories of family and friends.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is demanding a civil rights investigation into Dr. Mehmet Oz, saying he discriminated against Armenians in a video about hospice fraud in Los Angeles.

Shares of Altria dipped Thursday after the tobacco giant reported flat earnings due to declining cigarettes sales and challenging competition for newer products, including flavored nicotine pouches.

U.S. life expectancy has hit the highest mark in American history.

Two companies made dried milk powder that could be linked to the outbreak of botulism in ByHeart formula that has sickened dozens of babies.

The government has proposed new rules for the nation's transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups.

The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country.

Being a night owl can be bad for your heart.

Indian authorities have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in eastern West Bengal state.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Delaware nurse practitioner accused of illegally shipping abortion-inducing drugs into the state.

Parts of Australia have sweltered in record temperatures close to 50 degrees Celsius or 122 Fahrenheit during a prolonged heat wave.

Officials warn that shoveling snow after this weekend's massive storm could be hazardous to your heart.

Dr. William Foege, a leader in the global eradication of smallpox, has died.

Millions of people rely on wearable devices to monitor how well they're sleeping.

U.S. health officials say testing showed that powdered whole milk used to make ByHeart infant formula could be a source of contamination that led to an outbreak of infant botulism that has sickened dozens of babies.

Vice President JD Vance is encouraging anti-abortion activists to celebrate progress in limiting abortion.

Floods in Mozambique have led to a new threat.

Houston honors a cancer-care pioneer. Dr. Philip A. Salem’s conference center dedication is Jan. 29, 2026. Watch our sit-down to see why Dr. Salem says ICTriplex is changing the game.

The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

The Trump administration is ending the use of abortion-derived fetal tissue in research funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Rwanda will test technology powered by artificial intelligence in more than 50 health clinics as part of a new initiative by the Gates Foundation to support 1,000 clinics across Africa with the aim to improve health care services.

Acts of kindness can go a long way at work.

Americans who smoke may soon be hearing a lot more about Zyn.

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.

Houston’s weather is known to be unpredictable.

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

Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown.

International health officials plan to meet in a few months to reevaluate the United States’ measles-free status.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying with nurses in Manhattan during the ninth day of their strike.

A Portland, Oregon, baby got sick with infant botulism after drinking contaminated ByHeart formula donated through a program that helps poor and homeless families.

China's population continues to shrink.

New York City nurses on strike say they have restarted contract talks with another one of the major hospital systems affected on the fifth day of the walkout.

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit once dedicated an entire track on its coveted show floor to getting consumers comfortable with electric vehicles and charging.

New York City nurses on strike are set to resume negotiations with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to a walkout that’s in its fourth day.

Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements.

President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up.

The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country.

Fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year.

In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or stunningly direct.