The family of an inmate who died at a Missouri jail is suing the agency, claiming in a lawsuit that corrections officers and doctors ignored his deteriorating health in the days and hours leading up ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services is recommending fewer vaccines for most American children, health officials said Monday. Health officials will continue to recommend the measles, mumps ...

In a useful entry in the growing canon of “quit lit,” Charles Knowles blends science and memoir to persuade readers to cut down on alcohol. Credit...Anthony Kwan for The New York Times Supported by By ...