Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.…
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 Trump administration on Monday denied reporting by The Guardian that said new Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals could refuse care to veterans based on factors like marital status and political…
A multistate salmonella outbreak has been linked to Emek-brand pistachio cream, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “CDC and public health officials in two states are…
The Senate’s version of a bill to enact President Trump’s agenda goes further than a House-passed bill to reduce Medicaid spending, according to GOP aides familiar with the legislation. GOP aides…
The attorneys general of all 50 states, Washington D.C. and four territories have agreed to sign on to a $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the members of the…
A leading bipartisan mental health advocacy group launched a $1 million targeted TV and radio advertising campaign Monday, calling on senators to protect Medicaid. Republican’s One Big Beautiful Bill…
Jerome Adams, President Trump’s first-term surgeon general, is becoming one of the most prominent voices speaking out against the public health policies and decisions carried out in the president’s second…
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to fire the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) entire vaccine board even as childhood vaccination rates drop…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s moves to upend decades of vaccine policy could hit patients hardest in their wallets, as shifting guidance over shots could make…
Democratic political strategist David Axelrod on Friday condemned changes Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made to a key vaccine advisory committee. Kennedy earlier this week fired all…
The average age of first-time mothers in the U.S. has risen to almost 30, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). New…