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At a rehabilitation facility in Kyiv, some of Ukraine's wounded warriors are working hard to learn how to use their new limbs. As John Yang reports, a very special dog named Lavr is giving them inspiration to persevere.

"Early diagnosis quite simply saves lives," the king said.

When the U.S. Senate votes on rival, partisan health bills on Thursday, they'll have two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will otherwise result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year. But ...

In about 22 days, a large portion of government health care subsidies expire, affecting the cost and availability of insurance for no less than millions of people. And yet, Congress is set to leave Washington in two weeks.

Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts, and a Democratic bill to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years lack the bipartisan support needed for passage.

It's estimated that around 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a number that's expected to double by 2060. But researchers have found that some of the highest rates of cognitive impairment and dementia exist in a population that's long been ...

The battle over who can skip long lines on popular rides because of their disabilities marks the latest struggle by Disney to accommodate disabled visitors while cracking down on past abuses. But some Disney fans say the company has gone too far and ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday to end its recommendation that newborns be universally vaccinated against hepatitis B. Here are four fact-checks from the panel's deliberations.

Last year, 1 in 10 U.S. babies was born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, which is considered preterm. That's one of the highest premature birth rates among developed nations, according to the March of Dimes. We hear from parents of preterm babies about ...

The federal vaccine advisory panel, all appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted to drop the universal recommendation that children should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth. William Brangham discussed this and other changes .. ...