AP Health

Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment

Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have given final approval to a bill requiring most private health insurance plans and the state’s Medicaid program to cover abortions

A judge has blocked Michigan’s 24-hour waiting period for abortions and some other abortion-related provisions

Federal food safety regulators are warning Bimbo Bakeries USA to stop using misleading labels that say products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don't

U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be alert for dengue cases as the tropical disease breaks international records

Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use

Meteorologists have for the first time issued a heat advisory for the entire island of Puerto Rico as it struggles with chronic power outages

Officials say a days-long intense heat wave has disrupted normal life in Pakistan, especially in the southern city of Karachi, where doctors have treated thousands of victims of heatstroke

Russian authorities say one person has died and scores more remain hospitalized in an outbreak of botulism spanning several regions

The U.S. surgeon general is declaring gun violence a public health crisis, driven by a growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country