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The ongoing outbreak of measles in the South Plains region of Texas has continued to grow. There were 481 confirmed cases as of Friday, an increase of 59 from the count on Tuesday.

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers - drawing rebukes from firefighters, coal miners, medical equipment manufacturers and a range of others.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said some of the department's 10,000 workers who were fired this week will be rehired and certain programs will be reinstated.

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, was confirmed this week to have died by carbon monoxide poisoning while vacationing in Costa Rica.

The Trump administration's aggressive deportation strategy could cost understaffed U.S. medical providers more than 1 million non-citizen workers, including a third who are undocumented, according to an estimate published Thursday.

Christine Grady, the wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, was among several top officials who were notified they were being reassigned from the National Institutes of Health to regional offices of the Indian Health Service.

The norovirus broke out on the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, leaving 224 cruise passengers and 17 crew sick with symptoms including diarrhea and vomiting.

Young women, especially those between 18 and 24 years old, are increasingly using Botox as part of their beauty regimen, but some health experts warn of risks from the cosmetic toxin.

Fasting three days a week may be more effective -- and more doable -- than counting every calorie, new research suggests.

The Supreme Court weighed arguments Wednesday over whether Medicaid recipients in South Carolina can use their benefits at Planned Parenthood.