The FDA has resumed inspections of some high-risk foods, like cheese and milk, with inspectors returning to work without pay during the government shutdown.

The market for a little understood type of cannabis derived from the hemp plant -- CBD -- is exploding in the United States.

Women could soon have a long-acting contraception option for birth control they can apply to themselves, study says.

On Jan. 15, 1919, 21 people were killed when a vat holding 2.3 million gallons of molasses exploded and sent torrents of the syrup into the streets of Boston.

The government shutdown entered its 22nd day, making it the longest closure in U.S. history -- a milestone members of Congress observed in their home states.

Federal employees, who are either not working or working without pay, will miss their first paycheck Friday and thousands have filed for unemployment.

Parts of the federal government have been closed since midnight Dec. 22, making it the second-longest shutdown on record. How this affects the broader economy.

The Food and Drug Administration has stopped performing most domestic food inspections during the partial government shutdown, but that could soon change.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the all-clear to romaine lettuce after declaring the E. coli "outbreak appears to be over" in final update.

A Kentucky candy company voluntarily recalled its products over concern they may be contaminated with hepatitis A, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.

Drug maker Torrent Pharmaceuticals said it is expanding a recall of Losartan potassium tablets because it detected trace amounts of N-nitrosodiethylamine above permitted FDA levels.

The herbal drug kratom, which U.S. drug regulators have said is essentially an opioid, has been linked to some narcotic overdose deaths, but whether it's dangerous by itself isn't clear.

Despite being slashed by half in recent months, the price tag for advanced cholesterol-fighting drugs is still too high to make them cost-effective, a new analysis has concluded.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a French-made vaccine that can immunize children against six different diseases.

As the federal government shutdown entered its fifth day over border wall funding, the Department of Justice wants lawsuits tied to immigration put on hold.