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Addis Ababa—Ministers of Health from the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region today opened the Seventy-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa in Addis Ababa, launching three days of deliberations on policies and priorities that will guide the region’s health agenda in the coming year and beyond

Penn State Health RecFest celebrates inclusive recreation for all ages and abilities Attendees at Penn State Health RecFest 2026 played wheelchair basketball and took part in other adaptive activities.

California is weighing stiff penalties for hospitals and other healthcare entities that don’t stay under state spending limits, potentially levying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if these providers don’t take steps to rein in rising healthcare costs

A group of former cricket captains, including Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and one of England’s longest-serving skippers Sir Alastair Cook, have called on Pakistan to ensure its ex-PM Imran Khan be given proper care while in custody

Zack Morgan plays keyboard for a number of bands in Austin, Texas. He’s been a full-time musician since 2015. Ysa Mendoza/KUT Newshide caption

Wellness has become a bit of a buzzword – and one that often comes with a hefty price tag

Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated — even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility, and financial and time considerations

Northern Ireland’s new health minister has said his party leader has given him “no red lines” in the wake of a policy row that saw his predecessor quit

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assumed the role of the nation’s top health official last year, scientists and health professionals were naturally fretting about how the anti-vaccine activist would approach vaccine policy

Supreme court ordered transfer of ex-leader whose health is reportedly deteriorating, but he was returned to prison several hours later