Chinese officials have showcased what they claim will be the world's largest solar farm on the Tibetan plateau.

Get ready to make a difference in the fight against brain cancer during the 12th annual Head for the Cure 5K, turning miles into hope for those affected by brain tumors.

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices.

A man accused of fatally shooting an “American Idol” music supervisor and her husband in Los Angeles will undergo a mental evaluation to determine if he's fit to stand trial.

What is the best physical therapy clinic in San Antonio? You can now vote for your favorite among the SA Picks finalists.

States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters.

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states after federal health officials warned of potential radioactive contamination.

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.

A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for Gaza is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has taken emergency action to ban the sale of a synthetic drug known as “designer Xanax” in his state.

A federal appeals court has upheld a law strengthening the rights of pregnant workers, vacating a judge’s earlier order that had stripped those protections from Texas state employees.

Health officials in Texas have declared the state's measles outbreak over.

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules and promoting fringe views about antidepressants and other products.

Switching to a heat pump is often touted as a climate-friendly choice that can help your wallet, too.

People interested in starting to train for marathons or other events this year now have the support of a group to start their running journey.

An Italian hospital says a 20-year-old Palestinian woman has died after being transferred from Gaza for treatment.

Health officials are alerting hundreds of people who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins at Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that could exclude teachers, social workers and nurses if their employers engage in activities deemed illegal.

The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

Global talks to slash plastic production and the toxic chemicals used to produce plastic products fell apart in Geneva this week.

A report promised by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

Project MEND completed its ‘Gear Up For Mobility’ collection drive in New Braunfels and is now excited to bring the effort to San Antonio, offering two locations.

A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City.

An Oregon university says Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny Knight have pledged a record $2 billion to its cancer center.

WK Kellogg Co. plans to remove artificial dyes from its breakfast cereals in the next two and a half years.

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials.

COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country.

Republican lawmakers are blaming Canada for not preventing and containing wildfires, whose smoke has fouled the air in several states this year.

New York’s legal marijuana agency allowed dozens of cannabis dispensaries to open too close to schools after regulators misread state law and are now pushing for a legislative fix to prevent the pot shops from having to relocate.

A network of clinics that provides health care in Maine asked a judge on Thursday to restore its Medicaid funding while it fights a Trump administration effort to block federal money for abortion providers.

Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic.

Health officials in Sudan have launched a 10-day cholera vaccination campaign in the capital, Khartoum, to curb what humanitarians call a rapidly spreading outbreak.

For Emily Hutcheson and her young children, biking isn’t just a fun family activity: it’s a way to build community and promote healthy habits.

After years of being told that red wine was good for heart health, more Americans appear to be heeding warnings that even moderate alcohol consumption can be unhealthy.

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wanted to send a message against COVID-19 vaccines.

It's the first free Narcan dispenser of its kind in San Antonio. The medication helps reverse opioid poisoning or overdose and has saved countless lives.

The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 windows.

Aaron Rodgers joined Pittsburgh.

A Food and Drug Administration official who stepped down less than two weeks ago is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator.

KSAT is trying to help families get ready for the start of the new school year. We spoke with a pediatrician about the important health preparations every family should keep in mind.

Local health officials in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 55 people overnight, including a well-known journalist who Israel said was a militant and people who witnesses say were seeking humanitarian aid.

Reusable menstrual products, including cups, discs and period underwear, have gained traction as a cost-effective, long-lasting, environmental alternative to single-use products.

A Georgia man who blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him suicidal has been identified as the person who fired shots at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced.

More than 70 million Americans have experienced the muggiest start to summer on record, with climate change increasing humidity in the Eastern U.S. An Associated Press analysis shows that parts of 20 states and Washington, D.

A review by The Associated Press shows that several of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the federal courts have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.

Many of President Donald Trump's picks to be federal judges have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions.

International condemnation is growing over Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City.

A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a Georgia man who opened fire Friday on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal.

The state of Texas reports that there are about 3.4 million family caregivers whose unpaid care amounts to approximately $41 billion. More than 1 million of those caregivers— about a third — care for loved ones with dementia.

The federal government’s decision to slash $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine research has sparked concern among health experts.

A man previously convicted of sexual assault who killed a Connecticut visiting nurse at a halfway house has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder.

Authorities say a Florida woman posed as a licensed nurse and provided medical care to thousands of patients.

Dr. Kenneth-Nwosa, a sports medicine physician for UT Health San Antonio and the head physician for UTSA Athletics, joined GMSA to discuss concussions and the signs that parents should be aware of as school athletics get underway.

Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, particularly around climate.

Women in Liberia are leading the charge against the rampant drug abuse ravaging youths in the West African nation.

University Health has shared data revealing a significant increase in COVID-related health visits, more than double between June and July.

Health Secretary Robert F.

Hundreds of Harvard researchers have fallen victim to the freeze on funding by the Trump administration.

A new federal report finds that most Americans get more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods.

U.S. health officials have issued warnings on two separate Boston Scientific heart devices recently linked to injuries and deaths.

President Donald Trump once hailed mRNA vaccines as a "miracle" for combating COVID-19.

Research shows mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Authorities in Belarus have launched new raids and detentions against government critics who participated in opposition rallies abroad earlier this year.

Egypt's foreign minister has criticized the international response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and called it shameful.

Three new studies highlight the severe health impacts of recent wildfires on Maui and in Los Angeles.

Chinese authorities have taken action to curb the spread of chikungunya, a virus causing fever and joint pain.

Chinese authorities are battling a chikungunya virus outbreak using nets, insecticide, and drones.

The mother of the man who killed four people at a Manhattan office tower home to the NFL told 911 dispatchers during a 2022 incident when he threatened to kill himself that he suffered from a sports-related concussion and other issues.

The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.

On the latest episode of "The Conversation," KSAT’s Stephania Jimenez spoke with a local doctor about glioblastoma and a promising new clinical trial for patients.

The Gates Foundation has committed $2.5 billion over five years to advance women's health research.

Public health officials in Florida are reporting 21 cases of campylobacter and E.

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City has killed three people and sickened more than five dozen since late July.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is calling for an end to abortion coverage in the medical plans for veterans and their families.

Republican congressman Mike Flood has gotten an earful during a Nebraska town hall held to defend his support of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts law.

The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was in serious pain after the lethal injection started.

Nations have started a crucial meeting to finalize a treaty to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis.

Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during the lethal injection.

Somalia is seeing quiet agricultural revolution centered around camels.

COVID-19 activity is rising in much of the country.

U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation’s top medical organizations that they will no longer help establish vaccination recommendations.

Lindsey and Tim Pierce have welcomed a baby boy using a 30-year-old embryo.

Democratic attorneys general and others are accusing President Donald Trump of intimidating hospitals into dropping gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Delayed treatments, canceled doctor visits and skipped prescriptions: Researchers say all will increase because of the tax and spending bill signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this summer.

The Trump administration says it is weighing what to do with family planning supplies stored in Europe.

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high.

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to relax rules aimed at reducing auto tailpipe emissions.

A bipartisan program in Michigan aims to address the high costs of parenting by giving mothers thousands of dollars in cash with no strings attached.

Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.

President Donald Trump has downplayed the influence of Laura Loomer, a right-wing provocateur known for her incendiary social media presence, in his administration’s decision-making.

President Donald Trump's announcement of a new private health tracking system to help patients access their health records and monitor wellness is raising a host of privacy concerns.

The Trump administration is pushing for Americans to upload personal health data to new apps run by private tech companies.

Dr. Vinay Prasad is stepping down as the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator after a brief tenure.

West Virginia is banning seven artificial dyes from school meals before the start of class.

This summer, President Donald Trump has begun to chisel back Medicaid and food stamps.

At least 48 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for food at a crossing in the Gaza Strip.

The latest episode of “The Conversation” focuses on one of the deadliest cancers that you don’t hear about as much: stomach cancer.