AP Health

An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine — decades after the shots were made widely available in other countries, including the U.S., Canada and Australia

Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the World Health Organization has paid $250 each to at least 104 women in Congo who say they were sexually abused or exploited by Ebola outbreak responders

Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months

Error-ridden state reviews have purged millions of the poorest Americans from the Medicaid program in recent months

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children

Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas

Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against Hamas

The White House says Jill Biden will be in charge of a new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health

A terminally ill baby at the center of a legal battle involving her parents, British health officials and the Italian government has died