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Attorney General Merrick Garland accompanied by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram, looks at photographs of people who had died from drugs during the Second Annual Family Summit on …

Left to right: Barbies in India; Maya softball players in Mexico; walking on a frozen fountain in the mountains of Pakistan, where efforts are underway to revive the ancient art …

The former Akorn pharmaceutical plant in Decatur, Ill., that made a wide range of generic drugs used in hospitals is being reopened under new ownership. Emilija Manevska/Getty Images hide caption …

Terminally ill hospice resident Evelyn Breuning, 91, right, sits with music therapist Jen Dunlap in her bed in August 2009 in Lakewood, Colo. The nonprofit hospice, the second oldest in …

Elizabeth Weller speaks at a press conference in Austin, Texas on July 19. She’s one of 20 women suing the state after being denied abortions despite serious pregnancy complications. Suzanne …

A research participant in the Levi Lab at University California, Berkeley undergoes treatment for amblyopia using virtual reality. Elena Zhukova/UC Regents hide caption toggle caption Elena Zhukova/UC Regents A research …

As the drugs fentanyl and xylazine spread, 2023 emerged as a devastating year for Americans struggling with addiction.

The war between Israel and Hamas has devastated Gaza’s health infrastructure and overwhelmed the remaining hospitals. Health professionals are growing concerned about infectious disease outbreaks. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In Gaza, …

Public health experts say conditions in war-torn Gaza are ripe for the spread of infectious disease. Health workers are struggling to spot and contain outbreaks, even as the health system …

“The therapy has really transformed my life more than I could have ever imagined,” Victoria Gray, the first person to receive the CRISPR gene-editing treatment tellls NPR. “It gave me …