June 26 (UPI) -- About 217 million people worldwide abused illicit drugs in 2017, representing a 30 percent jump from 10 years prior, according to the latest figures released Wednesday by the United Nations.

Patients with psoriasis typically begin using complementary or alternative medicine when traditional treatments don't help or cause unwanted side effects, a new survey says.

June 26 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he will allow a vote that could block use of military force against Iran without congressional approval.

A new urine test may help men diagnosed with prostate cancer decide whether to treat the disease despite potential side effects or wait and see if it's a slow-growing tumor that never needs treatment.

June 26 (UPI) -- At least one in seven children in the United States has children abuse or neglect just over the past year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

June 26 (UPI) -- Federal agencies have failed to address key weaknesses in their cybersecurity defenses, leading to hackings and data theft over the past decade, a Senate report said Wednesday.

June 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court voted unanimously Wednesday to uphold a prior ruling that gives broad powers to government regulators for interpreting agency rules, but placed new limits on that authority.

June 26 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania man recorded video when a snake came out from under the hood of his car and slithered around while he was driving.

Young women are far less likely now to get an annual pelvic exam than they were in decades past, a new report finds.

June 26 (UPI) -- With more than two dozen Democrats running for president in 2020, Rep. Eric Swalwell says he's setting himself apart by making gun control his "top priority."