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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientist works with polio virus material. The first case of polio in nearly decade was detected in a New York patient Thursday. The individual was unvaccinated and likely contracted the virus from an individual outside of the country.

The first U.S. polio case was discovered in nearly a decade. Should you worry?

The CDC confirmed that a patient in New York has contracted polio, the first U.S. case since 2013. But most people shouldn't be concerned about contracting the virus because of high vaccination rates.

Kristi Alcayaga's teenage son, Michael, was able to try a cancer drug called clofarabine that got an accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration. But the medicine didn't help him.

Drugmakers are slow to prove medicines that got a fast track to market really work

Stalled confirmatory trials and lax enforcement plague the Food and Drug Administration's accelerated approval pathway for pharmaceuticals that target urgent medical needs.

Even though Democrats had bigger majorities in Congress under Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, large numbers of anti-abortion Democrats in both chambers meant abortion protections could not be codified.

3 common myths about the abortion debate that many people get wrong

Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion.

Actors for the Donetsk Regional Drama Theatre of Mariupol, on stage during a rehearsal for their play <em>Cry of a Nation</em> at the Uzhhorod municipal theater on July 14.

The bombed Mariupol theater troupe is back on stage with a homegrown Ukrainian play

Displaced when Russia bombed their historic building, a Mariupol theater troupe has reconstituted what's left of the group and is putting on a play by a famous Ukrainian playwright.

President Biden departs Holy Trinity Catholic Church in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C., after attending a Mass on July 17.

Biden tests positive for COVID and shows mild symptoms, White House says

The 79-year-old president "will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time," a White House statement said.

Volunteer clinic escorts shield a patient from anti-abortion activists outside the Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Illinois, last month. Clinics in states like Illinois, which has less restrictive laws, have been reporting an influx of patients from neighboring states.

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions

A report from the Guttmacher Institute finds that state abortion restrictions do not necessarily correlate to a lower abortion rate, as more patients travel out of state.

Police tape surrounds Tops Friendly Market the day after the fatal shooting of 10 people on May 14 in Buffalo, NY.

American gun violence has immense costs beyond the death toll, new studies find

Two new studies outline the massive financial, social and health care costs of America's gun violence epidemic on victims and the large pool of often forgotten survivors.

In states that outlaw abortion, some patients and health care workers worry that in vitro fertilization could be in legal jeopardy too.

Infertility patients fear abortion bans could affect access to IVF treatment

As more states outlaw abortion, some define human life as starting at fertilization. Some patients and health care workers worry that this could jeopardize in vitro fertilization treatments.

Italian Premier Mario Draghi (center) flanked by Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (left) and Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini, delivers his speech at the Senate in Rome on Wednesday.

Italian Prime Minister Draghi wins a confidence vote, but his coalition unravels

The rapid collapse of Mario Draghi's 17-month-old coalition could prompt President Sergio Mattarella to dissolve Parliament, opening the path to holding an early election.

The Veterans Village of San Diego campus is shown on June 3, 2022.

Veterans Village executive resigns after inewsource reporting

John Laidlaw, the COO of the renowned San Diego nonprofit, has stepped down from his position.

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