Novo Nordisk is chopping prices again for its popular obesity treatment Wegovy, but doctors say the expense will remain challenging for patients without insurance.

If you’re an older swimmer or returning to the pool after years away, few are more qualified than Rowdy Gaines to guide your workouts.

If you tend to get upset after your favorite team loses, you’re not alone.

At the halfway point of annual United Nations climate negotiations in Brazil, it appears the talks may do more than just focus on implementing past promises, as some observers had expected.

Reconnecting with old friends can be challenging.

Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.

A dietitian shares which foods can help keep your immune system strong this cold and flu season and which ones to avoid.

Women experiencing hot flashes, night sweats and other menopausal symptoms don’t need to suffer.

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks to demand progress from negotiators on the problem of climate change — among other causes.

The Food and Drug Administration is adding a new warning to a gene therapy linked to two patient deaths earlier this year.

Researchers are reporting what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy triggered by tick bites.

A London judge has ruled that BHP Group is liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.

Lawmakers in Washington will be asking themselves if they can extend the Affordable Care Act and, if they don’t, will they be able to stem the rising costs of health care while keeping Americans insured.

First lady Melania Trump is leading a new initiative to improve career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums.

Doritos and Cheetos are getting a makeover.

State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has finally ended.

The parents of two babies who were sickened in an infantile botulism outbreak linked to recalled ByHeart infant formula are suing the company.

Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their incomes amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs.

There's a new frontier in treating autoimmune diseases.

The British government has confirmed that a memorial wall in London created by relatives who lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic will be preserved.

Federal workers are expressing relief and frustration as the longest government shutdown has come to an end.

U.S. Catholic bishops have voted to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals.

Researchers are reporting two promising approaches to counteract malaria's growing drug resistance.

As United Nation climate talks get underway in Belem, a different kind of conference is kicking off: the People’s Summit, a gathering of activists, organizers, environmentalists and Indigenous groups from around the world.

Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care.

The White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.

U.N. humanitarian affairs and relief head Tom Fletcher has told The Associated Press that the situation is getting “horrific for civilians” in Sudan.

More than 80 organizations that provide health care for women all over the world received grants Wednesday totaling $250 million from Melinda French Gates after a year-long application process.

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.

A federal appeals court has heard arguments about a spending law that stopped Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

Israel’s longest war is leaving a trail of traumatized soldiers in its wake.

The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus and the country into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when some of his members defected.

The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime regulator of cancer medications to lead the agency’s drug center.

This year's United Nations climate talks in Brazil are putting a special focus on Indigenous peoples.

President Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Republican congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee.

Researchers in South Africa have launched clinical trials for the first vaccine developed entirely in the country.

Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday.

The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments.

A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions.

International health experts say Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.

The Food and Drug Administration says it will remove a long-standing warning from hormone-based drugs used to treat menopause symptoms in women.

The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold.

Storing food properly can prolong the life of groceries, minimize waste, and prevent foodborne illnesses.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

Federal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 U.S. states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that is being recalled.

Pfizer has signed a deal to purchase Metsera Inc., an obesity drugmaker in the development stage, after winning a bidding war against Novo Nordisk.

Reusable bottles get grubby no matter what liquid they’re filled with, so it’s important to clean them regularly.

Don't lose sleep over headlines linking melatonin to heart failure.

Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

It’s OK to not be OK.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.

President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies.

An American man and his teenage son have died after they were stung by a swarm of wasps while ziplining in Laos last month.

Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates.

U.S. health regulators are warning about unapproved versions of Botox and similar anti-wrinkle injections.

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual.

In the leadup to the annual United Nations climate conference, the U.N. Development Programme has released new data about how climate change is going to affect agriculture, extreme weather and other factors that often mean life or death for people in poverty.

The fall COVID-19 vaccine season is starting slowly for Pfizer, with U.S. sales of its Comirnaty shots sinking 25% after federal regulators narrowed recommendations on who should get them.

World leaders and diplomats have gathered for 30 years to tackle climate change, but progress has been slow.

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.

Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in an approximately $48.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, creating a massive consumer health goods company.

The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct.

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

Long lines have formed at food pantries across the U.S. as federal food benefits were cut off due to the government shutdown.

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head.

The Food and Drug Administration is restricting the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth.

Pfizer is suing over some unsolicited competition in its nearly $5 billion bid to buy the drugmaker Metsera.

Authorities say at least 11 people have been sickened with salmonella infections linked to powder supplements sold at Sam's Club stores nationwide and online.

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drugmakers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride over concerns it may include a cancer-causing chemical.

The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for educators, wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws.

A federal judge in Hawaii has ruled that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration violated the law by imposing restrictions on a medication used for abortions and miscarriage management.

This type of cancer treatment can have reduced side effects, yet be more precise in attacking cancer near sensitive organs. It is particularly beneficial in treating children.

Two new deaths and more illnesses have been reported in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to precooked pasta meals sold in grocery stores in many states.

A network of medical clinics that serves low-income residents in Maine says it will shut down its primary care operations on Friday because of Trump administration cuts to abortion providers.

The market for obesity and diabetes treatments remains scorching hot, funneling billions in sales to Eli Lilly and spawning a bidding war over another drugmaker.

A federal judge in Boston is considering a motion that would require the Trump administration to continue funding the SNAP food aid program despite the government shutdown.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that only 12% of U.S. adults support the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.

A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor.

Bill Swick, who has a rare degenerative brain disease, has lost access to virtual speech therapy due to the federal government shutdown.

The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that’s expected to determine who can provide abortion care in the state.

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry.

More than half of Virginia’s zip codes lack a single physical pharmacy location, highlighting a growing healthcare crisis as rural and underserved communities struggle with diminishing access to prescription medications and pharmaceutical care.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end.

Federal regulators are trying to make it easier to develop cheaper alternatives to powerful drugs that many Americans depend on to treat autoimmune diseases or cancers.

There may be no rank-and-file Democratic senator with more at stake from the federal government shutdown than Georgia’s Jon Ossoff.

Producing and manufacturing electric vehicles and their batteries uses a lot of energy, leading many to be skeptical about the environmental benefits of going electric.

A federal appeals court has overturned a landmark decision in an opioid lawsuit in West Virginia.

The Trump administration is moving to overrule state laws that protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is accusing the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers.

Carilion Clinic announced Tuesday that it had reached and exceeded its fundraising goal to build a new cancer center, raising $105 million. It was fundraising feat Carilion Clinic CEO Nancy Howell Agee said consultants told them would not be possible to accomplish.

In a story published Oct. 28, 2025, about climate anxiety leading people to decide against having children, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a subject interviewed.