Health

Maternal mortality rates fell in 2022 after spiking in 2021, a new federal report found.

The government regulator said in October that it would propose a ban on the use of the chemical, which is commonly in hair relaxers used primarily by Black women.

The H5N1 virus has infected at least 36 herds across nine states, raising the risk of potential human spread, federal health officials said Wednesday.

The deal, pending approval by claimants, would allow J&J to resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company.

Authorities said they started receiving an increase in opioid calls around 9 a.m. Monday. Two persons of interest have been detained.

A new study suggests an explanation for a previously observed link between anger and heart attacks.

More than 9,000 people traveled to Florida for abortions last year. The new law means the state is no longer a refuge for abortion access in the South.

Clinic staff described packed waiting rooms, full parking lots and phones ringing nonstop in the final days before the state's new law takes effect.

Women in their 40s and older should get a mammogram every other year, according to official new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

A new report comes as the CDC is updating its guidance for infection control. A committee advising the agency seems poised to brush the latest science aside.

The agency said it remains confident the meat supply is safe.