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The first licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms have been issued.

Over the weekend, biotechnology company 23andMe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 

The head of the U.N. AIDS agency says the sudden loss of American money has been “devastating” for efforts to stop HIV and will cost many lives of the world’s most vulnerable people

Precious Osagie-Erese, Precious Canna Co. founder, and medical toxicologist Dr. Stephanie Widmer discuss marijuana edibles after the announcement that Edible Arrangements would sell products with THC.

NIH has been terminating grants relating to LGBTQ+ issues and DEI.

With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations

Dr. Alok Patel, ABC News medical contributor, says the US is approaching 400 cases of the measles across 18 states.

The total number of confirmed measles cases in the U.S. is now 378, per the CDC.

Decades of road salt use is taking a toll on New York City’s water reservoirs

A new study finds that a common blood test for ovarian cancer may miss some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment

Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted people

Experts say most vaccinated adults don't need another dose.

A jury has found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is hearing arguments in a lawsuit pitting a suburban Ohio school district’s policy on preferred pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two genders

Members of the Sackler family who own the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma would hand over the company and up to $7 billion in cash in the latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

A three-judge panel has ruled that Ohio’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and ordered it permanently blocked by a trial court

U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don’t see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline

The majority of cases are among children and teens 17 and under, the state said.

A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in communities hardest hit by climate change

Arizona highest court has created a pair of AI-generated avatars to deliver news of all rulings issued by the justices

ABC News’ Mireya Villarreal reports on infant mortality rates in Ft. Worth, Texas, where local leaders are coming together with new solutions to create a template for communities across the country.

The HHS said it is complying with an executive order from President Trump.

Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped workspaces and missing equipment

A new study out Monday finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef is no less carbon-intensive than industrial beef

The study acknowledges other factors may also play a part.

Plus, why the FDA has recalled certain skincare products and a new report that children should avoid slushies.

RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.

Behavioral sleep medicine specialist Jade Wu discusses some potentially surprising ways we can improve our sleep.

A look at the numbers since Covid was announced as a global pandemic five years ago today, and how low vaccination rates still fuel serious infections and illnesses.

It's been five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic.

The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit criticizes the decision as something coming from a “science resistant” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.