Conservative activist Laura Loomer is sparring on social media with the brother of President Trump’s new nominee to serve as U.S. surgeon general. Loomer, who is known to speak with…
Lifestyle factors, such as regular exercise and healthy eating, accounted for less than a quarter of the optimism-lifespan association in the study, indicating that other factors may be at play.…
The Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Marty Makary to be the Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Makary was easily confirmed by a 56-44 vote, picking up three Democrats. Democratic Sens.…
A new study from the University of British Columbia says an ingredient used in popular weight loss drugs could have side effects linked to hair loss. Semaglutide, the main ingredient…
After withdrawing his first nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), President Trump chose Susan Monarez, a longtime federal employee and current acting CDC director, as…
Five top-level officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced their departures — described as retirements — during a Tuesday meeting at the agency, according to a…
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban in an interview with The Hill said he is hopeful the Trump administration will move to lower prescription drug prices. Cuban has criticized President Trump in…
Mehmet Oz is a step closer to being confirmed as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced his…
A person with measles traveled through the District of Columbia while contagious, city health officials said Tuesday, marking the city’s first recorded infection this year. The individual traveled on Amtrak’s…
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed health researcher Jay Bhattacharya as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya was confirmed on a party- line vote, 53 to…
The company behind Roundup weedkiller herbicide was ordered to pay more than $2 billion in a man’s cancer lawsuit. According to his attorneys, John Barnes developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after using…
The White House has picked Susan Monarez, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as the new nominee to lead the agency. Monarez’s selection comes…