Health
Research panel contends that teens and kids should have no caffeinated or sweetened drinks
A panel of experts convened by the Healthy Eating Research program have released new beverage guidelines for kids and teens recommending they avoid caffeinated and sweetened drinks altogether.
Racial gap widened in deaths among U.S. moms around the time of childbirth
Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023, as maternal mortality fell below prepandemic levels overall but racial gaps widened, according to federal health data released Wednesday.
Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump
President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to profound differences with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday.
Trump’s ban on gender-transition drugs, surgeries for youth hit with lawsuit
Transgender rights advocates sued Tuesday to block President Trump's order cutting off federal funds for gender-transition drugs and surgeries prescribed to those under 19, arguing that the directive exceeds the president's authority.
Sen. Cassidy backs RFK Jr. after vaccine agreement
Sen. Bill Cassidy said he voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday after the Trump administration agreed to work closely with him on vaccines and other health matters.
Inflation and a pivot in U.S. to healthier snacks weighs on PepsiCo in the fourth quarter
PepsiCo said Tuesday that high prices and changing consumer tastes have weakened U.S. demand for its snacks and drinks but it's confident it can turn that around in the coming year.
RFK Jr. clears major hurdle before full Senate vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services after Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a swing vote, joined other Republicans in backing him.
Waffle House adding 50 cent surcharge per egg due to bird flu outbreak
A bird flu outbreak nationwide is keeping egg prices high. As of Monday, restaurant chain Waffle House is charging 50 cents per egg to offset the cost of landing each one.
San Francisco ready to grant new mayor greater powers to battle fentanyl crisis
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is poised to grant newly elected Mayor Daniel Lurie greater powers and flexibility to expedite the city's response to a fentanyl crisis that has turned sidewalks into open-air dens of drug consumption and homelessness.
Medical experts dispute evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murder
A panel of experts has disputed the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and trying to kill seven others, a doctor who led the examination said Tuesday.
Mexico and Canada agree to border security deals, avoiding Trump tariffs
The deals, reached just hours before the tariffs were set to take effect, resulted in a one-month delay on the president's proposed trade restrictions.
GOP holdouts threaten to sink nominations of RFK Jr., Gabbard with committee votes
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. head into key committee votes on Tuesday with separate holdout GOP senators mum on their plans.
Goodell: NFL is looking into ‘serious’ allegations against Tucker
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL will look into the "serious" allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct with several massage therapists.
Trump’s directives on abortion funding raise questions about abortion pills
Trump administration policies blocking federal funding for abortion have left advocates on both sides of the issue wondering if federal restrictions on mail-order pills are next.
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities on Monday began a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in the outbreak declared last week.
New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday told hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at curtailing federal funding for such treatments.
Tariff threats take aim at fentanyl trafficking. Here’s how the drug reaches the U.S.
President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the illicit flow of fentanyl into the U.S., where the opioid is blamed for some 70,000 overdose deaths annually.
New York shields abortion pill prescribers after a doctor was indicted in Louisiana
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a bill to shield the identities of doctors who prescribe abortion medications, days after a physician in the state was charged with prescribing abortion pills to a pregnant minor in Louisiana.
Lawsuit blames deaths on 2023 train derailment in Ohio as J.D. Vance visits
A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litigation.
Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio drive of the year
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Monday a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio vaccination drive of the year, police said.
