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Having long played female roles in traveling theater productions, Chapal Bhaduri struggled to find work after more women started performing in the 1960s and 1970s.

In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, the agency released guidance Wednesday for the US government, external partners and the public that offers a narrower definition of sex than the ones used by many scientists and that aligns with a January executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

At his latest show in London, the gallery space becomes a classroom — and while there are no wrong answers, there is always scope for further reading.

Measles, one of the world’s most contagious infectious diseases, can cause serious complications – such as blindness, pneumonia or encephalitis, swelling of the brain – and even turn deadly, especially in children younger than 5.

The actor’s red halterneck Louis Vuitton dress housed two pockets filled to the brim with popcorn.

A photographer’s Covid-era hobby turned into a four-year project that produced around half a million photos. But one stood out from them all.

Hong Kong has more outdoor basketball courts than any other city in the world, according to photographer Austin Bell, who spent several years photographing over 2,500 of them for his new book, “Shooting Hoops.”

The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic.

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations and infant mortality rises disproportionately, new research suggests.

Costume designer Molly Emma Rowe discusses her approach to dressing Bridget Jones in a new chapter of her life.

For years, people taking Ozempic or other drugs in the same class for diabetes and weight loss have noticed the medicines don’t just curb their desire to eat; for some, they also lead them to drink less alcohol.

Universities that do breakthrough-level studies are scrambling to understand the effects as their funding agencies slash their budgets.

The Fall-Winter season, featuring Calvin Klein and Thom Browne, marks a series of debuts, returns and decisive shake-ups for American designers.

The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government, the agency said late Friday – a move that scientists said could be devastating for the nation’s position as a research leader.

See all the best fashion from the Barker Hangar in LA, where the stars gathered for the twice-postponed Critics Choice Awards.

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

The explosive rise of run clubs has made fashionable clothing and community engagement a key area of focus for brands.

German fashion designer Kasia Kucharska uses 3D-printed latex to reimagine lace. Her fantastical designs were on show at Berlin Fashion Week and have been worn by celebrities including Julia Fox and Chloe Bailey.

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of Agriculture.

The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, with a 30% test positivity rate — and there are still months to go.

Here is what we know about polio as a disease, its vaccines and the likely number of lives saved through inoculation.

The Australian model’s risqué approach to dressing in public reached new heights on Sunday, with a controversial barely-there look that stoked controversy.

Haute couture week in Paris showcased extraordinary designs and had plenty of celebratory moments.

The president is taking optics more seriously. Now it seems the first lady has taken a leaf out of her husband’s book.

Several US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to comply with executive orders from President Donald Trump.