Health

Charlotte Freed first got a hormonal IUD when she was a teenager. She wasn’t sexually active at the time, but she wanted to be protected from pregnancy before she started …

Noah Cox, a lawyer in the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office, formed the neurocognitive disorder team built on the premise that prison is not always the right place for …

Public health leaders and researchers are kicking off a meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to counter what they see as dangerous ideas coming from the Make America Healthy …

Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces starts Nov. 1. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Sison/AP This year’s Obamacare open enrollment period, which starts Saturday …

The flu vaccine is among those that contain an aluminum additive. The Trump administration is questioning the safety of such additives. Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sebastian …

Some women are quitting hormonal birth control, even though they’re not ready for pregnancy. Doctors warn some may be swayed by misleading medical claims online. LEILA FADEL, HOST: As part …

Dr. Casey Means, surgeon general nominee (left), with journalist Megyn Kelly (right). Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP Update: The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s surgeon general nominee …

This is the 75th year that costumed kids are asking not only for candy but trick or treating for UNICEF to help children in need. The program has raised over …

Four-year-old Vasiliki Vourgou and her teacher, Maria Kokkinopliti, in their kindergarten class in the village of Thanos on the Greek island of Lemnos on Sept. 29. Ordinarily there are two …

The adolescent brain is still developing, and the use of cannabis regularly may disrupt healthy neural development. Sara Ruiz//iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sara Ruiz//iStockphoto/Getty Images Teens who start …