Lenders soon won't be able to consider unpaid medical bills as a credit history factor when they evaluate potential borrowers in the U.S. for mortgages, car loans or business loans.

Unpaid medical bills will no longer appear on credit reports, where they can block people from mortgages, car loans or small business loans.

The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported.

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. adolescents with commercial insurance received gender-affirming medications during a recent five-year period.

Federal health officials are proposing changes to make sure medical devices that measure oxygen levels are working for patients of color.

People are getting less iodine because of changes in diet and food manufacturing.

Moderate drinking was once thought to have benefits for the heart but better research methods have thrown cold water on that idea.

While West Virginia's employee health insurance program covers drugs like Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, officials decided to indefinitely pause covering their use for weight loss patients because of the cost.

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.

Colorado becomes the second state to allow psychedelic therapy this week after two years of rulemaking.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter spent decades waging war against an ancient parasite.

If you're making New Year resolutions, experts say keep them small and focused on specific goals.

New laws taking effect with the new year will affect Hollywood actors, social media stars and chatty motorists.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule that cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure that any products containing talc are free of asbestos.

The death of an Oregon house cat from bird flu and a pet food recall are raising questions about how people can protect their pets.

Thousands of workers are facing an unsettling reality heading into 2025.

The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer.

The battles over abortion in the U.S. are increasingly focusing on the pills that are now the most common way pregnancies are ended.

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the outbreak of the virus, also known as Type A H5N1.

The U.S. flu season is underway.

Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland.

Some people who use flexible spending accounts may lose money left in the accounts if they don’t spend it by year’s end.

The World Health Organization and the Rwandan government have declared the outbreak in Rwanda of the Ebola-like Marburg fever over after no new cases were registered in recent weeks.

The man arrested in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is being held without bail after a New York federal court appearance on charges including a death-eligible murder count.

Packaged foods in the U_S_ must follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy.”.

The federal government is phasing out off-brand copies of two blockbuster drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes.

As the new year approaches, it’s a time when many consider their health goals. Part of that might mean reviewing insurance options for 2025.

A man in western Congo has died with hemorrhagic fever symptoms.

U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year.

The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act.