Health

Immigration-Hospitals
FILE - A sign is displayed outside a hospital in Miami, on July 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Health

Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next

SEPT. 16, 2024

Drug Inspections
FILE - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

General

AP data analysis reveals how far behind FDA is on drug factory inspections

SEPT. 13, 2024

Social Media Tainted Drugs
Mikayla Brown and her husband, Tyler, visit the grave of their son, Elijah, who died of a fentanyl overdose at 15, in Paso Robles, Calif., Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Health

How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills

SEPT. 13, 2024

South Africa Health Train
A patient eyes are tested for lenses to be made for a new pair of glasses outside the Phelophepa eye clinic carriage, in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Health

How a traveling ‘health train’ has become an essential source of free care in South Africa

SEPT. 12, 2024

Michael Hanchor
Shoshone-Paiute tribal member Michael Hanchor visits his mother’s grave, March 15, 2024, in Owyhee, Nev., on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation that straddles the Nevada-Idaho border. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Climate

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer. What role did the US government play?

SEPT. 10, 2024

US-MED–Drug Inspections
(AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Health

Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds

SEPT. 6, 2024

Teen Vaping
FILE - Elf Bar and Esco Bar flavored disposable vaping devices are displayed in Washington on Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Health

Teen vaping hits 10-year low in the US

SEPT. 5, 2024

Paris Paralympics Athlete Nutrition
Pierre Bigot, a local sous chef, dries spinach in the kitchen of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee's High Performance Center's kitchen on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. The USOPC brought in staff from Colorado and also hired local chefs to work in the kitchen. (AP Photo/Nathalee Simoneau)

Health

Paralympians face nuanced nutrition challenges. Dietitians seek solutions

SEPT. 4, 2024

Maternal Mortality-Government Programs
Areana Coles receives an ultrasound during a prenatal visit at the Oklahoma State University obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Tulsa, Okla., on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Health

America is trying to fix its maternal mortality crisis with federal, state and local programs

SEPT. 4, 2024

Brazil Medical Cannabis
Maria Aparecida Carvalho speaks during an interview while standing next to the marijuana plants she cultivates for medicinal purposes, in the backyard of her home in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Health

Brazilian moms are leading the charge to secure CBD for sick kids

AUG. 27, 2024

Be Well-Ultraprocessed Foods
FILE - A customer makes a purchase at a convenience store in Boston in this July 12, 2005 file photo. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, file)

Health

Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?

AUG. 26, 2024

Emergency Rooms Pregnancy
Kyleigh Thurman, one of the patients who is filing a federal complaint against an emergency room for not treating her ectopic pregnancy, talks about her experience at her studio, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Burnet County, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

General

AP analysis shows pregnant women in medical distress are turned away from ERs

AUG. 23, 2024

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