What you think you know isn’t always correct. Just because a false claim gets repeated over and over again doesn’t make it true. And not everything that you see in a photo is actually what ...

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"In an ideal world, an unassisted childbirth wouldn’t have been our first choice, but it turned out to be the best decision ...

Global maternal mortality had declined, yet WHO data showed Nigeria, Chad, and South Sudan remained among the worst countries ...

Officials at the US Department of Health and Human Services, which awarded funding for the controversial study, say it will ...

Prolonged heavy rains have caused deadly flooding across Southern Africa. Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed, ...

This is a poignant scene that captures what are probably the final months of this magnificent lion’s life. We learn from the ...

Africa. This is happening along the East African Rift, a long stretch of land where the Earth’s surface is slowly pulling ...

A planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine drew widespread condemnation from researchers. Now the host country says it cannot proceed.

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...

The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. Local officials say the trial is suspended. U.S. officials say that's inaccurate.