The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its vaccine center

Columbia University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital have agreed to a $750 million settlement of hundreds of sexual abuse claims by patients of imprisoned former gynecologist Robert Hadden

Utah dentists say theyre bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the states most vulnerable people

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is running for governor in 2026 and sharing new anecdotes in her upcoming political memoir, The Purposeful Warrior, including her experience with miscarriage

Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D

It was an unusual study about trust, vaccines in a historically Black community.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being

Kentucky is reporting a 30.2% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro doctors say he has left intensive care but remains hospitalized after undergoing bowel surgery

New U.S. government data shows that more U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline

Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice

Florida is poised to ban fluoride in public drinking water, over the concerns of dentists and public health advocates who say the mineral is a safe, effective way to protect people of all ages from developing cavities

The Trump administration is expected to soon say whether it intends to stand by strict drinking water standards for forever chemicals set last year

A woman in Kansas City, Missouri, has pleaded not guilty in the fatal stabbing of a paramedic as she was being taken to a hospital in an ambulance

U.S. health officials are pushing to get artificial colors out of the nation's food supply

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago but the disaster unleashed by American use of Agent Orange continues unabated

The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products

With the world awash in stress and anxiety, nature can be the perfect spring antidote

Novavax says its closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full U.S. approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration

The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about flying

Health officials in the Gaza Strip say more than 400 dialysis patients have died during the 18-month Israel-Hamas war because of lack of proper treatment

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says his agency will be providing Mexico a list to complete to stop the flow of sewage from Tijuana

Californians can now buy opioid reversal drugs directly from the state under a program aimed at making the life-saving medication less expensive and more accessible

A woman in the southern African country of Namibia runs a program that harnesses the power but also the gentleness of horses to help children with learning disabilities and conditions like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism

Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans each year

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Federal officials are circulating a draft budget proposal that would make dramatic additional cuts to federal health programs and serve as a roadmap for more mass firings

Taking a mental health leave from work is becoming more of an option for people in the United States even thought most of them probably don't know it

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that a woman is someone born biologically female and that transgender women are excluded from that legal definition

European regulators have finally approved the Alzheimers treatment Leqembi after an advisory committee initially rejected the drug last summer

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure not with a transplant but temporarily attached outside the body

An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours

A new study has found that fewer people crossed state lines for abortions in 2024 than the previous year

A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six members of a close-knit family of physicians and distinguished student-athletes

The measles outbreak in West Texas didnt happen just by chance

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs

Rugby star Sbastien Chabal won two Six Nations titles with France, reached a World Cup semifinal and played 62 times for his nation as a powerful forward

The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office

Public officials in 16 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration to restore access to federal pandemic relief funding for schools

Outdoor enthusiasts are worried about the loss of their favorite vistas as President Donald Trump's administration considers weakening a 26-year-old rule designed to improve visibility over national parks and wilderness areas

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county thats part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F

A medical charity working in Greece says it has diagnosed six young children living in a migrant facility on the eastern Aegean island of Samos as suffering from malnutrition

A new study suggests that health care systems can reduce suicides through patient screening, safety planning and mental health counseling