Health

Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across the U.S., infecting millions and claiming hundreds of thousands of lives.…

4 weeks ago

Georgia justices order new look at whether lawsuit challenging near-ban on abortion can proceed

ATLANTA -- A lawsuit challenging Georgia's near-ban on abortion is headed back to a trial court to decide if the…

2 months ago

Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing

Abortion rights advocates feared the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to state abortion bans would also…

2 months ago

New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes

New York on Thursday sued some of the country’s biggest distributors of electronic cigarettes, accusing the companies of violating state…

2 months ago

Pope is sitting up out of bed at hospital as he recovers from pneumonia

ROME -- Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia, eating breakfast out of bed on Thursday morning after a…

2 months ago

Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah may soon loosen its B.Y.O.B. rules, but not in the way some might hope. The…

2 months ago

Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered if it would be her last…

2 months ago

Trump administration orders halt of NYC toll meant to fight to fight traffic and fund mass transit

NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which…

2 months ago

No pain, no gain? Hardly. This year’s fitness buzzword is ‘recovery’

If you ever turned on the TV in the 2000s after midnight, you might have seen an informercial for P90X.The…

2 months ago

Italian Premier Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital, says he’s in good spirits

ROME -- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in the hospital on Wednesday and said he’s “alert and responsive”…

2 months ago