Public Health

Relatives of the 10 Black people massacred in a Buffalo supermarket are pleading with the nation to confront and stop racist violence.

The CDC moved Montgomery County into the "high" community level.

Groups that provide abortion pills are preparing to face significant new obstacles, as anti-abortion states push back against expanded online access.

If the CDC agrees as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids, just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.

The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.

The school district opposes the bill, saying asbestos is already tightly regulated, and the bill will only complicate things.

As Americans commemorate 1 million COVID deaths, the partisan divide of who has gotten sick and died continues to grow, mostly due to disinformation about the vaccines.

The cases point to possible sexual transmission of this cousin of smallpox — a previously unknown method of spread for monkeypox.

Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.

Companies that collect data from digital clues people leave online often know their most sensitive health info — gleaned from web searches, health apps and location trackers.

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the CDC that call for masking and other precautions.

Benjamin Franklin is revered in history for his fixation on inventing practical ways to make everyday life easier.

The exposure to racist acts of gun violence is a mental health concern, local mental health professionals say.

The Food and Drug Administration’s action Tuesday now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.

The governor says he’s “feeling well” but will follow CDC guidelines and work remotely. Cases and hospitalizations have risen sharply since late March.