The next time you get a call about an upcoming medical appointment you may not be talking to a human.

Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ability to provide reliable electricity, supply water to farmers and protect communities from floods.

Federal health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of laughing gas, including some brands sold in colorful, flavored canisters.

A judge finds that Virginia law does not consider frozen embryos to be property that can be divided up in a partition lawsuit.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly.

The Senate has passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers.

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month.

Dr. Mehmet Oz is promising to fight health care fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The estate of deceased actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports related to the deaths of Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa, especially photographs and video.

A group backed by Trump adviser Elon Musk is running ads targeting Republican lawmakers in several states over their support of a federal drug pricing program.

Cancer can impact anyone, including those who treat it.

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have added several medical exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.

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The Food and Drug Administration is asking retailers to remove a small number of acne creams from their shelves that contain slightly elevated levels of a chemical linked to cancer.

Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other financing options.

There were 127,350 reported cases of measles, including 38 deaths, in Europe and Central Asia last year, marking the highest total in nearly 30 years, according to figures from UNICEF and the World Health Organization.

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If you’re one of the many out there finally getting over a stubborn cold or the flu, you may want to consider tossing your toothbrush.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly burdened industry.

New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a disease that affects several million people in the country.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.

Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.5%, a move that will raise the cost of living.

President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before Congress.

Much of the world knows the story of “Swan Lake,” the most iconic of all ballets.

The Trump Administration's quest to “Make America Healthy Again” is targeting ultraprocessed foods.

A National Institutes of Health study aims to find out whether ultraprocessed foods lead people to eat more.

Five years have passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Pope Francis’ recovery from double pneumonia continues.

An advocacy group says it's time for states to stop requiring abortion providers to file reports for every abortion.

A Louisiana woman has pleaded not guilty to a felony after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate a pregnancy.

The Trump administration is canceling studies about ways to improve vaccine trust and access.

Authorities say a medical helicopter that crashed in a wooded area in Mississippi reported “a flight control problem” shortly before a Monday crash.

Caribbean leaders are pushing back against a new U.S. policy that aims to crack down on Cuban medical missions, saying that the work of hundreds of Cuban medical staff across the region is essential.

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico now have nearly 300 cases in total.

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

A potential measles outbreak was detected in the Washington Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia, sparking concern that the disease could begin spreading in the Virginia Commonwealth.

Utah's governor intends to sign legislation making the state the first to ban fluoride in public water systems.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case.

The Virginia Department of Health announced they are investigating a possible measles exposure that may have occurred at the Dulles International Airport (IAD), which is located in the northern portion of Virginia.

Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a $25,000 payment.

Helping people clear out some old junk and keeping the environment safe, that was the goal for Carilion’s Electronics Recycling day.

Daylight saving time has been observed in the United States since 1918, and is still used in all states aside from Hawaii and Arizona.

Daylight saving time begins on Sunday, which means you need to spring your clocks forward this weekend!

Polish abortion rights activists have opened a center across from the parliament building in Warsaw where women can have abortions with pills, either alone or with other women.

Authorities say hantavirus is blamed in the death of Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa.

Health officials say West Texas now has almost 200 measles cases and New Mexico's case number has tripled to 30.

Friday marks three weeks since Pope Francis was hospitalized for bronchitis, which then led to double pneumonia.

Nearly 100 people have died of cholera in two weeks since the waterborne disease outbreak began in Sudan’s White Nile State.

Seed oils have been the focus of fiery critics from internet influencers to high-profile politicians like HHS Secretary Robert F.

North Carolina Republicans who are resolved to promote President Donald Trump’s agenda want to compel the new Democratic governor to aid the president's immigration policy.

An adult who was infected with measles has died in New Mexico, though the virus has not been confirmed as the cause.

Africa’s top public health agency says that Uganda’s Ebola caseload increased to 14 in the last week with a new cluster emerging from a 4-year-old child who recently died of the infectious disease.

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is celebrating National School Breakfast Week, and making sure kids know why it’s so important to start every day with a nutritious breakfast.

Menopause affects about half the world’s population at some point in life.

Dr. Marty Makary is largely sidestepping Senate questions about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case.

A Democratic lawmaker who gained attention last year with a speech revealing she was planning to get an abortion is resigning from the Arizona Legislature.

A new study finds the number of butterflies has dropped 22% since 2000, a new study finds.

Ripple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America.

A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding.

The nation’s top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work.

Officials say roughly 650 Marines and Army soldiers who were forced out of the military for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine have so far expressed interest in returning to the force under an executive order from President Donald Trump.

Makers of the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound are cutting prices for people without insurance.

The Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began.

Dentists and hygienists often propose fluoride treatments after teeth cleanings or dental work.

A handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

While measles cases are on the rise across the country, there are no cases of measles in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

A bucktoothed llama that spends its days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity.

Many children in our area are not able to get dental care due to the cost.

A federal judge has extended a nationwide block on President Donald Trump’s executive orders halting federal funding for providers of gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19.

The Trump administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents near its Louisiana plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is promising to help restore trust in medical research.

Wyoming's Republican governor has vetoed bill that would require women seeking medication abortions to get ultrasounds.

Food and Drug Administration nominee Dr. Marty Makary is known for his contrarian views and fiery criticism of traditional medical institutions.

James Harrison, who was credited with saving 2.4 million babies through blood plasma donations over six decades, has died at 88.

Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day _ it also could harm your health.

Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.

There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional Republicans about potential cuts to Medicaid.

The World Health Organization says a 4-year-old child has become the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda.

Dr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging “respect” for its embattled workers.

Countries around the world already are feeling the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cut some $60 billion in funding.

A judge has continued to block President Donald Trump’s plan to pull federal funding from institutions that provide gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.

Iowa has became the first U.S. state to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code.

Wyoming’s only full-service abortion clinic has stopped providing abortions, but it remains open after the state's governor signed a law requiring such facilities be licensed as surgical centers.

Texas health officials say the number of people with measles has increased to 146 in rural West Texas outbreak that led this week to the death of a school-aged child who was not vaccinated.

Czech firefighters are battling a major blaze in eastern Czech Republic after a freight train derailed and carcinogenic benzene from damaged tank wagons caught fire.

Federal health officials are trying to tell if this year's harsh flu season led to an increase in a rare but dangerous brain complication in children.

A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened for cervical cancer.

Hundreds of people have tested positive for malaria in northwest Congo as health officials try to understand what is behind illnesses that have surpassed 1,000 cases and killed at least 60 people.

Measles is rarely seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West Texas.

As Ramadan approaches, keeping healthy fasting practices in mind can make the month more meaningful.

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in Texas.

Dr. Hector Granados treats children with diabetes at his El Paso clinics and makes hospital rounds under the shadow of accusations that have thrown his career into jeopardy: providing care to transgender youth.

Measures in several state legislatures this year have called for new approaches to weaken the power of judges.

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions in contract cuts after an uproar that critical veterans health services were harmed, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

President Donald Trump's administration has given New York until March 21 to comply with its order to halt Manhattan’s new congestion pricing system.

The Mennonite population being affected by a measles outbreak in West Texas is part of a larger, loosely affiliated group of churches worldwide with varied beliefs and leadership structures — and with sometimes strained or distant relations with public authorities.

A child who was not vaccinated has died from measles in West Texas.