HEALTH

The Kalalau Trail is closed until at least Thursday because of a norovirus outbreak, according to state officials. At least 50 people fell ill.

Tactics used to persuade U.S. doctors that potent painkillers could be safely prescribed have been used abroad, an investigation shows.

Researchers have long flagged antimicrobial resistance as a public health concern, but this study is the first to analyze such trends around the world and over time.

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Scientists have taken the most detailed picture yet of the dynamic brain changes that unfold over the course of a human pregnancy and early infancy.

Proposed age bans and other limits on Instagram and TikTok use could harm some kids’ mental health, advocates say.

More than five percent of women who get their tubes tied later become pregnant, a new analysis suggests — and researchers say the failure of tubal sterilization procedures, which are widely considered permanent, “may be considerably more common than many expect.”

Longer life spans, rising rates of divorce, widowhood, and childlessness, and smaller, far-flung families are fueling a “gray revolution” in older adults’ living arrangements. It can have profound consequences for their health.

The company said that the production process for liverwurst was the culprit for contamination and that it will no longer produce liverwurst at its facilities.

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As the FDA considers new food labels, experts say the government is not doing enough to protect Americans amid exploding obesity rates.

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A campaign is ongoing to vaccinate children in Gaza after its first polio case in 25 years. The threat to the United States is only in communities with low vaccination levels.

The former president admits he has only “concepts of a plan” to replace the health law, after years of trying to do away with it.

The vice president now believes that incremental change, not a sweeping overhaul, is the best path to improving U.S. health care.

Research shows 9/11 responders face higher rates of dementia and cognitive impairment.

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Inspectors discovered rusted equipment, condensation dripping on the floor and green mold on the wall two years before a deadly nationwide listeria outbreak.