Health

RALEIGH, N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Last-minute revisions to North Carolina's new abortion restrictions that take effect this weekend were signed into law on Thursday by Gov. Roy Cooper.

U.S. health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials on Thursday approved drugmaker BioMarin's gene therapy for the most common form of hemophilia, a $2.9 million infused treatment that can significantly reduce dangerous bleeding problems.

TORONTO — Sue Johanson believed informed sex was safe sex and she shared that message broadly, becoming one of the foremost TV sexperts in Canada and the United States when she was in her 60s.

The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has spiked again, increasing by 9% since last year in the latest marker of how deep the crisis is of people sleeping in cars, encampments or shelters in California.

Federal health officials have notified Congress of a data breach that could involve the information of more than 100,000 people. A representative of the U.S.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties — and potential bankruptcy — after a jury found it submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims to the U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) — Massive fires are burning up stretches of Canadian forests and sending plumes of smoke into the U.S. As a haze stretches over parts of the U.S., health authorities have raised the alarm about poor air quality .

Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials recommended Thursday.