A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.

Coleman served for more than 30 years. He championed several healthcare and mental health bills.

Mayor John Whitmire, the Houston Parks Board and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department launched the Let’s Play Houston initiative with a groundbreaking at Lawrence Park.

A federal health panel has endorsed an experimental cancer test that uses a blood sample to detect multiple forms of the disease.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.

A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.

Patrick Clancy gave his first televised interview on "60 Minutes" on CBS News.

Congo has begun vaccinating healthcare staff against Ebola in Bunia, the epicenter of the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease in history.

It's not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies.

Italian health authorities are seeing evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.

President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored Nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs.

The decision clears the way for the 1-month-old’s biological parents to relocate him from Dallas to Los Angeles, where the couple lives, to seek treatment there. Their surrogate wants him in Texas.

Tierra Walker, who was 20 weeks pregnant, died of a serious complication known as preeclampsia in December 2024.

Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, has faced scrutiny over her stance on childhood vaccines.

The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has surpassed a record 100,000 this year.

An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management for failing to protect babies at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven infants.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is proposing free home visits from nurses for every new parent in the state and expanded mental health screenings for new mothers.

A red tide bloom near Crystal Beach is prompting Galveston County health officials to urge beachgoers to pay close attention to how they feel — and to be ready to move if something seems off.

Galveston County commissioners voted unanimously Monday to approve an agreement that would give the county administrative control of the Galveston County Health District.

A Houston woman who was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters List after authorities accused her laboratory of generating more than $100 million in health care fraud has been captured in Vietnam.

Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City.

Thousands of people have gathered in Romania’s capital to set a Guinness World Record with a miles-long table made of recycled materials.

A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth to a baby girl from an embryo frozen for 22 years.

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has now spread to seven provinces in the country, local authorities said.

Houston fitness coach and U.S. Navy veteran Fenix Shepard knows what it means to completely transform your life. After losing 70 pounds and rebuilding her strength and confidence, she now helps others discover what they’re capable of. Then there’s Mark Ackley, a U.S. Marine veteran, former athlete and cancer survivor whose life was changed by Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and a serious back injury that left him struggling with his mobility. When Mark met Fenix, he gave her one very specific goal: help him get strong enough to scuba dive again. Twelve weeks later, he was back on the water. Now, the two Houston veterans are sharing their stories of resilience, the importance of having a goal and why a setback doesn’t have to be the end of your story.

Texas SNAP recipients in 16 counties affected by Tropical Storm Edouard have until Sept. 21, 2026 to request replacement benefits for lost or destroyed food after the USDA extended the reporting period.

U.K. lawmakers have voted down a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.

U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over.

There is promising news in the fight against opioid overdoses in Texas, with data showing overdose deaths have declined in recent years.

Experts say children need to struggle with everyday problems to develop independence.