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George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94

Maharis, a native New Yorker, was one of seven children born to Greek immigrants. He hoped to be a singer but damaged his vocal cords, so he switched to acting.

Gary Gray's liver was failing. But doctors told him he might die waiting for a liver transplant, thanks to a policy change that disadvantaged Kansans and people from some other Southern and Midwestern states.

One man left Kansas for a lifesaving liver transplant — but the problems run deeper

It's harder for people in some Midwestern and Southern states to get liver transplants than it used to be, highlighting inequities in a system that doctors say has always been unfair.

Travelers sit in a waiting area at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in Providence, R.I., on April 19. A federal judge's decision to strike down the federal mask mandate has left travelers to assess the risks of public transit on their own.

Here's why you might still want to wear masks on public transport

Sure, you don't have to wear a mask on airplanes, buses and ride shares anymore, but you still might want to depending on the circumstances. Here's what experts say about the risks.

Larry Jordan, 74, served 38 years in an Alabama prison and is in poor health now. One reason the U.S. trails other developed countries in life expectancy, experts say, is that it has more people behind bars and keeps them there far longer.

When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts say incarceration has serious health impacts. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of people in prison or jail in the developed world.

A health worker administers a measles vaccine during a vaccination drive, prompted by a measles outbreak, in Navi Mumbai, India, in December 2022. A new UNICEF report finds that India has the world's largest number of children with zero doses of childhood vaccines: 2.7 million

Why millions of kids aren't getting their routine vaccinations

COVID-19 disrupted health care across the globe. causing the biggest drop in childhood vaccination rates in decades. UNICEF's latest estimates find that nearly 50 million children entirely missed out.

Check your frozen strawberries: Hep A outbreak linked to fruit sold in San Diego stores

Frozen strawberries tied to a hepatitis A outbreak has sickened at least seven people. Some of the potentially contaminated berries were sold in San Diego.

An illustration of the San Diego Police Department COVID-19 vaccination exemption requests is overlaid on an undated file photo of the SDPD headquarters.

Questions raised over similarities in San Diego Police Department requests for COVID-19 vaccine exemptions

A review of 105 exemption requests on religious grounds from SDPD staffers showed that nearly all included the same Bible passages copied from the Internet.

Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Scientists sequence Beethoven's genome for clues into his painful past

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair, and found clues about the ailments that plagued him in life.

This 1978 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Legionella pneumophila bacteria which are responsible for causing the pneumonic disease Legionnaires' disease.

Five things to know about Legionella pneumonia — otherwise known as Legionnaires' disease

San Diego State University this week confirmed a professor died after contracting the disease, but experts say chances of catching it are rare.

President Biden speaks with reporters at the White House on Feb. 24.

Biden unveils his budget plan in a campaign-style speech. Here's what is in it

President Biden is using his budget to show how he could cut the deficit and still fund his pledges like universal preschool, paid leave and more childcare funding.

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