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A New York judge has upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone.

Several groups and nonprofit organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency over the canceling of a $7 billion Solar for All program intended to make solar power accessible to more than 900,000 lower-income Americans.

Claims about the benefits of cold-water immersion date back centuries.

That water bottle you just drank from? It might be leaving behind tiny pieces of plastic smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.

Andrew Cuomo is apologizing to New York City’s Jewish community for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic when he was governor.

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it is shutting down its primary care operations because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.

It's flu vaccine time again.

Walmart says it plans to remove synthetic dyes and 30 other food additives from its store brands sold in the United States by January 2027.

After a career as a presidential aide, publisher of two newspapers and CNN president, Tom Johnson has plenty of stories to swap.

A British High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to a lingerie tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds.

It felt more like summer than fall this past weekend in Metro Detroit, but many people say they’re ready for cooler temperatures and all that the fall season has to offer.

Henry Ford Health will offer free mammograms for eligible patients this week to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

A Seattle-area nonprofit group called Community Loaves donates home-baked bread and cookies to food banks in four states.

A medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study.

Air travel results in a lot of planet-warming emissions, but it's also sometimes necessary.

Albertsons Companies has recalled several deli products due to potential listeria contamination.

About 58 million pounds of corn dogs and other sausage-on-a-stick products are being recalled across the U.S. because wood pieces may be embedded in the batter.

Some mothers of autistic children say President Donald Trump was blaming moms when he suggested taking Tylenol while pregnant causes autism.

It’s known as “nightmare bacteria,” and cases are on the rise in the United States.

Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's stores nationwide.

Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local doctors and hospitals.

The man who killed four people in the New York City skyscraper that is home to NFL headquarters carried a note blaming the league for his mental health problems.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable.”.

Pakistan's health minister says the country has vaccinated about 9 million adolescent girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer, as part of a continuing national campaign that has overcome early setbacks fueled by skeptics online.

Health workers in Sumenep, Indonesia, are delivering measles vaccines to children.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin says it will stop scheduling patients for abortions starting next week as it works to provide the service in the face of Medicaid funding cuts in President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill.

Health authorities and organizations say they lack funds to respond to a deadly Ebola outbreak in southern Congo.

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028.