Health Care

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WOWK) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said on Monday that bromazolam, also known as “Designer Xanax,” has received an emergency state designation as a Schedule I controlled…

An experimental cancer vaccine has shown promising results in keeping pancreatic and colorectal cancers from coming back. In a clinical trial led by the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at the…

Copycat versions of popular drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro have continued to proliferate in a postshortage era, with some experts saying “regulatory neglect” is allowing for potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs…

Confidence in the government’s ability to ensure food safety in the U.S. has hit a new low — a drop driven largely by distrust among Democrats, according to a poll…

Texas health officials on Monday declared the measles outbreak that began in West Texas earlier this year is now over after more than 700 cases were confirmed. The Texas Department…

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) hammered Costco on Friday for appeasing “far-right extremists,” after the retailer said earlier this week that its pharmacies would not dispense the abortion medication mifepristone. “I…

Lawmakers and activists in Europe and the United States are scrambling to stop the State Department from destroying nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives funded by the United States Agency…

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he is not running for president in 2028, denying speculation amid attacks from right-wing activist Laura Loomer.  “Let me…

Costco Wholesale Corporation will not dispense the abortion medication mifepristone at its pharmacies.   The wholesaler did not immediately respond to questions from The Hill about the move, but the…

(WPIX) – A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem, health officials in New York City confirmed. The outbreak had sickened at least 99 people…