There were some fireworks at Tuesday night’s House Rules Committee meeting ahead of the lower chamber’s Wednesday vote to reopen the federal government. When Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the committee…
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.…
After President Trump’s first nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to gain traction with Senate Republicans, he turned to Susan Monarez, a career federal…
Large majorities of Americans, including Republicans, oppose federal funding cuts to Medicaid, according to a new poll from health policy research group KFF. The results are yet another warning sign…
Florida is poised to become the second state to outlaw the addition of fluoride to its public water, despite concerns from dentists and public health advocates. Lawmakers approved broader legislation…
More American women died around the time of childbirth last year than in 2023, according to provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Wednesday. …
President Trump steadily chipped away at abortion access during the first 100 days of his second term. Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, and has so far…
A key House committee is pushing forward with trying to advance its portion of President Trump’s legislative agenda next week, even as Republicans disagree over how deeply to cut Medicaid.…
Novo Nordisk is partnering with online telehealth companies to sell a direct-to-consumer, lower cost version of its popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. The pharmaceutical company announced it would be partnering with…
Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to manufacture household plastics may be connected to more than 356,000 cardiovascular-related deaths in 2018 alone, a new analysis has found. These chemicals, called…
WASHINGTON (WDCW) — The Trump administration is planning to eliminate the 988 suicide and crisis prevention hotline, which serves members of the LGBTQ+ community. According to a leaked draft of the…
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said President Trump told him to “love and cherish” Medicare, while focusing his efforts on cutting waste,…