Health News

5:17 PM on Saturday, February 21

Thousands of nurses at a major New York hospital system have approved a new contract, voting to end a strike after more than a month

6:02 AM on Saturday, February 21

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes

5:36 PM on Friday, February 20

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi says she has stage one cervical cancer, and she is urging fans to get screened

4:44 PM on Friday, February 20

Eric Dane shared his thoughts about his life and a final message for his daughters in a new episode of a Netflix series called “Famous Last Words.”

4:30 PM on Friday, February 20

The Trump administration says it supports a strict Biden-era rule that forces cities to replace most lead water pipes within 10 years

4:01 PM on Friday, February 20

Cuban officials say a U.S. fuel blockade is pushing Cuba’s health system toward collapse and putting lives at risk

2:15 PM on Friday, February 20

11:05 AM on Friday, February 20

Lindsey Vonn has undergone more surgery on her badly broken left leg and remains hospitalized nearly two weeks after her terrifying crash in the Olympic downhill

11:00 AM on Friday, February 20

10:30 AM on Friday, February 20

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants

10:02 AM on Friday, February 20

The Baltimore Orioles say third baseman Jordan Westburg has a partial ligament tear in his right elbow and will be sidelined at least through April

9:42 AM on Friday, February 20

The fatal nervous system disease known as ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, killed actor Eric Dane less than a year after he announced his diagnosis

9:00 AM on Friday, February 20

8:39 AM on Friday, February 20

A ransomware attack has forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close all clinics and cancel elective procedures for a second day

8:09 AM on Friday, February 20

A Portland, Oregon, company is recalling nearly 3.4 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice products sold at Trader Joe's stores and in Canada

7:49 AM on Friday, February 20

Safely disposing of household batteries is good for the home and good for the environment

6:43 AM on Friday, February 20

New York City’s largest nursing strike in decades may be on the verge of ending

6:37 AM on Friday, February 20

6:36 AM on Friday, February 20

Last hospital system in New York nurses' strike reaches tentative deal to end city’s biggest nursing walkout in decades

2:45 PM on Friday, February 13

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to overturn a reprimand against a Houston doctor for prescribing ivermectin to a patient at a hospital where she did not have privileges