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RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

In the Trump administration鈥檚 quest to 鈥淢ake America Healthy Again,鈥 there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban

Kentucky lawmakers add specific medical exceptions to the state's near-total abortion ban

FRANKFORT, Ky.
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

LONDON (AP) 鈥 There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels

Some La Roche-Posay, Proactiv and Walgreens acne treatments recalled due to benzene levels

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 U.S. health officials are asking retailers to pull a small number of acne creams from their store shelves after government testing found they contain slightly elevated levels of a chemical associated with cancer.
Aches, pains and joy for 40-year-old man savoring his second chance to play college volleyball

Aches, pains and joy for 40-year-old man savoring his second chance to play college volleyball

Damon LaSalle keeps the athletic trainers busy at New Jersey City University. As he gets out of bed, his hamstrings, knees and back give him daily reminders that playing college volleyball can take a toll on the body.
US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) 鈥 Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa鈥檚 capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said Thursday, ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers to discuss other fin
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) 鈥 Vaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $6 a dozen .
South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid

South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the US cuts aid

JOHANNESBURG (AP) 鈥 Lawmakers in South Africa laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax by 0.
'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

MEKELE, Ethiopia (AP) 鈥 As a displaced person in Ethiopia鈥檚 northern Tigray region, 76-year-old Haile Tsege is no stranger to hunger.
The pope's improving condition confirmed with a chest X-ray, Vatican says

The pope's improving condition confirmed with a chest X-ray, Vatican says

ROME (AP) 鈥 Pope Francis ' recovery from double pneumonia continued Wednesday as a chest X-ray confirmed improvement, two days after doctors declared he鈥檚 no longer in imminent danger of death.
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