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GLP-1 drugs for pets could be the next frontier for the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs.

Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade jobs and improve patient care.

While the president said he had a M.R.I. exam, a physician's memo released by the White House was less specific.

He spent months searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center for his son's remains, then suffered lung illnesses attributed to toxic dust.

Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.

The agency's top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died "because of" the shots. But public health experts want to examine the data.

On its own, LATE dementia is less severe than Alzheimer's, but in combination, it makes Alzheimer's symptoms worse, scientists say.

The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products.

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

The State Department warned employees not to use government funds for the occasion and to "refrain from publicly promoting World AIDS Day through any communication channels."