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A three-judge panel has ruled that Tennessee cannot discipline doctors who provide emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother while a lawsuit challenging the state’s sweeping abortion ban continues

Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year

U.S. health officials say whooping cough is at its highest level in a decade for this time of year

An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada’s most populous province has identified several cases where patients asked to be killed in part for social reasons such as isolation and fears of homelessness

Africa's top public health agency says the number of mpox-related deaths in the continent has surpassed 1,000 and warned of the continuing threat of cross-border contamination and a lack of rapid test kits

Adult day centers are the most racially diverse long-term care setting in the U.S. They also serve the least amount of people of all long-term care settings, in part because of the cost and limited insurance coverage options

It takes water to flush a toilet yet tens of thousands of North Carolinians have been without it since Hurricane Helene ripped through the state three weeks ago

The international authority on hunger crises says the Gaza Strip is still at risk of famine more than a year into the Israel-Hamas war

Donald Trump has been shifting his stances on abortion and reproductive rights

Voters in nine states are deciding next month whether to add the right to abortion to their constitutions