One of the eateries — a Chinese restaurant in Orlando — suffered its fourth closure this year, according to state records.

Ebola cases in Congo have reached 2,011, with 754 deaths, according to government data.

France's National Assembly is set to give final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication.

A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms.

Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing.

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems that disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs.

Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation's worst year for reported cases.

An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau.

The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains.

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is renewing focus on the country’s aging lawmakers.

Many people will experience a serious injury or medical condition at some point in their lives.

Voters in one of the most conservative U.S. states will decide whether to roll back the state's abortion ban.

Another round of sweltering heat is in store for much of the U.S. this week.

Lake County will soon have its own neonatal intensive care unit for babies. Orlando Health announced it will begin building a Level 2 NICU at South Lake Hospital, with work expected to be completed in 2027.

The aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill.

Dozens of workers at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo have gone on strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses.

British brothers Jordan and Cian Adams ran 33 marathons in 33 days on their mission to raise awareness of frontotemporal dementia or FTD.

The Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak.

A US citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak.

Fermented foods are trending, but experts say they are not all the same.

Martha Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient using an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma.

Health experts advise washing hands and produce amid a significant outbreak of a parasitic infection in Michigan, affecting more than 1,500 people.

After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.

Here’s the first thing to understand: most food date labels are about quality, not safety. Manufacturers use many of these dates to tell you when a product is expected to have its best flavor, texture or freshness. Consumers, however, often assume the date means the food has become dangerous. Manufacturers care about quality. Consumers care about safety. Those are two very different things. And can the average shopper really tell the difference?

Akiko Sugaya wheels a cart through the alley-like streets of eastern Tokyo selling tofu, the protein-rich staple favored in much of Asia.

Migrants deported from the U.S. and detained in a hotel in Equatorial Guinea say authorities have used the facility to quarantine a suspected Ebola patient.

New suspected Ebola cases have been reported in previously unaffected parts of Congo, according to the government.

New World screwworm cases in dogs in Texas and New Mexico are prompting warnings from veterinarians and humane societies that pet owners need to remain vigilant to protect their animals.

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea.

A new analysis of early rate filings shows that Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing another year of double-digit premium increases.

Healthcare workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak are walking off their jobs to protest delays in their payments.

The parents of a Bucknell University football player who died after collapsing during the first day of training camp in 2024 say they appreciate that the Pennsylvania attorney general has brought criminal charges against the strength and conditioning coach who oversaw the session.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland had a brain abnormality linked to repeated head trauma when he killed himself after a high-speed chase with police in November 2025.

When it comes to losing weight, it turns out the simple math of counting calories doesn’t always add up.

New federal data reveals the first 50-state look at a steep drop in Affordable Care Act enrollment after enhanced subsidies expired in January.

Heavy rain and flooding are breaking a heat wave that gripped New York City and much of the Northeast last week.

Authorities report that at least 500 people have died from over 1,500 confirmed Ebola cases in Congo.

An AI program in the state of Utah has sparked a vigorous debate about the role of the technology in health care.

For the fourth year in a row, one Florida city ranked at the top of the list.

As Russia’s full-scale invasion enters its fifth year, a group of Ukrainian amateur climbers is trying to build something new: a climbing culture inspired by the sense of community surrounding California’s Yosemite National Park.

Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years.

A microscopic parasite making waves across the country has now been identified in Florida, according to the CDC.

Forecasters say the hottest World Cup tournament match so far this year could hit Saturday afternoon, during the knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia.

Researchers are beginning a highly anticipated study of two possible treatments for the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo.

Irisleydis Tristá, a cancer patient in Cuba, has been unable to get a crucial CT scan for seven months because the machine at Havana’s leading hospital is broken.

The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from marking up discounted drugs for Medicare patients.

An 18-year-old sickle cell patient is in a race against time as doctors urgently seek 50 units of rare, specially matched blood from donors of African descent to perform a life-saving bone marrow transplant.

New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.

Former NFL star Chris Johnson is bringing back the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise awareness of ALS as he fights the fatal nervous system disease.

West Nile virus season is off to its earliest and worst start since 2004.

With far more dead than living people taken from the rubble a week after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, doctors say the biggest dangers now facing survivors were untreated wounds and infectious diseases.

The federal government has launched a new program to make GLP-1 weight loss drugs more affordable for older Americans.

Hospitals in the Paris region are urgently upgrading their defenses against heat waves.

For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities.

California is making food labels less confusing by banning "sell by" dates.

The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

The Orlando Fire Department certified 50 young adults in CPR at no cost as part of the Orlando Fire Teen Academy, a weeklong program introducing high school students to the fire service. The course is conducted through the city’s Take Heart Orlando program, which offers free hands-only CPR training to all city residents and certified CPR courses at a discounted rate.

Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat.

Aid groups are warning that Venezuela's healthcare system is at its breaking point nearly a week after two powerful earthquakes hit the South American country.

Opposition and civil society groups in Congo are protesting a new ban on public demonstrations related to the Ebola outbreak there.

The next time you get a trophy on a smartphone app, it might not be from a game.

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.

Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda.

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday.

Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements.

New Mexico's governor says the state could seek billions in civil damages after DEA agents allowed fentanyl shipments into communities.

A judge has delayed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

A heat wave is gripping the Midwest and is shifting eastward, causing summer camps and outdoor activities to be canceled or delayed.

A record-breaking heat wave has overwhelmed mortuaries in Paris, leaving funeral directors struggling to find space for bodies.

New federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year.

You scratched that bug bite and now it's a big itchier bump.

Legislators across the U.S. are trying to lower prescription costs by reining in big companies that handle drug coverage for health insurers.

New Mexico's attorney general has opened a criminal investigation into claims that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets.

Summer is barely underway, and Seminole County fire crews are already busy. With dozens of heat-related emergency calls logged in June alone — and the hottest months still ahead — local fire officials are urging residents to take simple steps to stay safe, especially as thousands prepare to head outdoors for the Fourth of July holiday.

With about a week to go until the nation marks its 250th birthday, the VA Medical Center in Lake Nona is reminding veterans that help is available close to home. The medical center hosted a resource fair, filling hallways with booths for health services, benefits assistance, and community support organizations. Displays recognizing America’s 250th anniversary were set up throughout the facility.

Orlando Health is moving forward with plans to convert the former Tupperware World Headquarters in Kissimmee into a full-service hospital, bringing new life to a campus that sits vacant following the iconic brand's 2024 bankruptcy.

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out.

A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program.

Vermont is set to become the first U.S. state to ban paraquat, a commonly used herbicide that experts say is linked to Parkinson’s disease.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is calling for a criminal investigation into whether federal authorities broke state law by allowing fentanyl pills to reach the streets.

Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals.

Rip currents are one of the coast’s greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year.

A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France.

Last week, another six Central Florida eateries were told to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

A study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has been published after being blocked from a government health journal.

A judge has ruled that the U.S. government cannot stop people enrolled in the biggest food aid program from using benefits to buy candy and soda.

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against 455 people as part of a two-week healthcare fraud crackdown that officials say involved more than $6.5 billion in false claims submitted to insurers.

Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project.

The last eight Americans who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility.

Authorities say confirmed cases of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths.

A woman in South Africa found opportunity in a COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 when she used the suspension of her studies at an agricultural college to plant her own vineyard at her family home.

France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades.

Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks in almost every county.

African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda.

Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week.

The mother of a teenage girl who died after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed treating her for cancer because she was pregnant is challenging the country’s strict abortion ban.

The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed 204 deaths, with 894 confirmed cases, Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.