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South Carolina Sued Over its Ban on LBGTQ Sex Ed Discussions
It is against state law in South Carolina for public school sex education classes to mention anything other than heterosexual relationships, unless the talk involves sexually transmitted diseases. A federal lawsuit now aims to change that.
Facebook Bans Ads with False Claims about New Virus
Facebook said Wednesday that it is banning ads that make false claims about products tied to the new coronavirus.
Democrats Sharpen Health Care Attacks As Primaries Heat Up
The ideal began to get real on Tuesday, as seven of the top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination sparred over the price tag on health care reform and even revealed similarities on issues like marijuana legalization.
Gwyneth Paltrow Reacts to Coronavirus: 'I've Already Been in this Movie'
Actor and lifestyle/health CEO Gwyneth Paltrow took to Instagram Wednesday to react to the coronavirus virus affecting numerous parts of the world.
How Deadly is New Coronavirus? It's Still Too Early to Tell
Scientists can't tell yet how deadly the new virus that's spreading around the globe really is — and deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even within China.
Trump to Hold News Conference on Coronavirus US Threat
President Donald Trump said he'll discuss the coronavirus threat at a White House news conference Wednesday, a day after he sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S.
Dozens of HIV-Positive S. African Women Forcibly Sterilized
A scathing new report reveals that dozens of HIV-positive women were forced or coerced into sterilization after giving birth at public hospitals in South Africa.
How Deadly is Coronavirus? It's Still Too Early to Tell
Scientists can't tell yet how deadly the new virus that's spreading around the globe really is — and deepening the mystery, the fatality rate differs even within China.
World Braces for Long Battle Against Virus as Cases Spread
Scientists raced to find a treatment, crews scrubbed everything from money to buses, and quarantines were enforced Wednesday from a beachfront resort in the Atlantic to an uninhabited island in the Pacific as the world fought the spread of a new virus.
Desperate to Stop Virus' Spread, Countries Limit Travel
Officials scrambled Tuesday to halt the spread of the burgeoning new virus, from northern Italy where troops were dispatched to enforce quarantines, to South Korea, where some neighborhoods in a city of 2.5 million were brought to a near standstill.
Blacks Are at Higher Risk of Alzheimer's, But Why?
Blacks are at higher risk for several health conditions in the U.S. This is true for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, stroke and more. And it is also for Alzheimer's disease, in which blacks have two times higher incidence rates than whites.
US Appeals Court Upholds Trump Rules Involving Abortions
In a victory for the Trump administration, a U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld rules that bar taxpayer-funded family-planning clinics from referring women for abortions.
Five Years Later, HIV-Hit Town Rebounds. but Nation Slow to Heed Lessons
The CDC deemed 220 U.S. counties vulnerable to HIV outbreaks because of overdose death rates, the volume of prescription opioid sales and other statistics tied to injecting drugs.
Italy Tries to Contain Virus as Isolated Towns Hunker Down
Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north on Monday and residents stocked up on food as the country became the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread.
Bill Would Ease Penalties for HIV Exposure in Washington
Washington state health officials want to change a rarely used law that makes it a felony to intentionally expose a sexual partner to HIV, saying the current penalties don't have an impact on reducing transmissions or improving public health.
Virus Pushes Beyond Asia, Taking Aim at Europe and Middle East
The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed signs of stabilizing at its Chinese epicenter but posed new threats far beyond.
Italy Tries to Contain Virus as Neighbors Fear Its Spread
Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy's north on Monday as authorities sought to contain cases of COVID-19 virus that have made Italy the focal point of the outbreak in Europe and fears of its cross-border spread.
Breast Cancer Survivors Create Products to Help Others
Women fighting breast cancer are increasingly seeing more options for bras as well as clean beauty treatments and other products that help them look and feel better.
Stress, Rumors, Even Violence: Virus Fear Goes Viral
You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus.
China's Leaders Say Nation Yet to Turn Corner in Virus Fight
China's leadership sounded a cautious note Friday about the country's progress in halting the spread of the new virus that has now killed more than 2,200 people, after several days of upbeat messages.