Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill Friday that will put mifepristone and misoprostol in the same controlled-substance category as opioids. The law takes effect Oct. 1.

Other news from around the nation is on cesarean sections outside of hospitals, childhood vaccine requirements, "just brutal" heat in Phoenix, and more. Health News Florida: A Lawsuit Claims A Palm ...

At issue is a bill from Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) that would wrest methadone from the control of specialized clinics and allow any board-certified addiction doctor or addiction psychiatrist to ...

Reuters reports on the study, which was published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Other related news is on dairy cows, an experimental mRNA vaccine, and more. Reuters: Raw Milk ...

The weeklong meeting of the World Health Assembly kicked off Monday in Geneva. Other related news is on summer covid, the new FLiRT subvariants, long covid patients of color, and more.

A study examining the childhood obesity epidemic keys in on the effect of endocrine disruptors in utero. Other news stories look at the promises and pitfalls of popular weight loss drugs.

A Florida law was enacted this spring making the Sunshine State the first in the nation to let cesarean sections be performed ...

A sedative shouldn’t be the first thing tried to help people with dementia who exhibit distressing behaviors. A new website ...

A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his ...

Vaccine scare tactics haven’t shifted, but more parents are falling for them. Here’s what the rhetoric gets wrong and how it ...

Federal regulations prevent gay and bisexual men from donating tissue, such as corneas, ligaments, and blood vessels. Similar ...

A single Central Florida county reported 13% of all U.S. leprosy cases in 2020. Researchers have teamed up to investigate ...