Pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed on Thursday a repeal of the state's Civil War-era ban on most abortions.

Some of North Carolina’s restrictions on dispensing abortion pills are unlawful because they sidestep the goal of Congress to use federal regulators to ensure the drug is distributed safely.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will test ground beef for bird flu particles, though officials said Tuesday they’re confident the nation’s meat supply is safe.

Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a time frame at which many women do not yet know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday.

At least a dozen people in California and Washington have been sickened with E. coli food poisoning linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk in 19 states, health officials said Tuesday.

Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday.

Routine mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start at a younger age, with screenings every other year from age 40 to 74, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says.

The EPA said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems.

Developers of medical tests will be subject to government oversight to ensure accuracy, according to regulation finalized Monday by U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart, but newer research is disputing that assumption.

Medical device manufacturer Philips said Monday it will pay $1.1 billion to settle hundreds of personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. in connection with its defective sleep apnea machines.

North Carolina’s and West Virginia’s   refusal to cover some health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

Three women who were diagnosed with HIV after receiving “vampire facial” procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa.

The U.S. influenza season appears to have concluded. It was lengthy, but not unusually severe.