Healthcare

Most Americans not getting COVID-19 booster this fall, survey says

By Gabrielle M. Etzel August 1, 2025 5:00 am

FDA requires overdose risk on opioid prescription labels

Gabrielle M. Etzel Jul 31, 2025

Democratic states sue HHS over Medicaid cuts to Planned Parenthood

David Zimmermann Jul 30, 2025

Republican attorneys general urge Congress to ban abortion shield laws

David Zimmermann Jul 30, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a news conference on the FDA's intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

FDA commissioner predicts ‘record’ drug approvals this year

Jenny Goldsberry Jul 30, 2025

Argentina joins US in WHO withdrawal after RFK Jr. visit

By Gabrielle M. Etzel May 27, 2025 2:27 pm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

CDC no longer to recommend COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children or pregnant women

By Jenny Goldsberry May 27, 2025 1:28 pm

Senate faces push to defund Planned Parenthood after House vote

By Mabinty Quarshie May 26, 2025 7:00 am

Alcoholism among young people - teenager drinking beer

Alcohol notably absent from MAHA report

By Gabrielle M. Etzel May 26, 2025 5:00 am

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary speaks during a news conference on the FDA's intent to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation's food supply at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

FDA commissioner looks to get in front of disease with nutrition and eliminating environmental toxins

By Jenny Goldsberry May 25, 2025 4:56 pm

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, attends a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025

Dr. Oz asks why states are ‘paying for illegal immigrants getting healthcare’

By Jenny Goldsberry May 25, 2025 3:24 pm

Trump orders overhaul of science funding in latest blow to establishment

By Gabrielle M. Etzel May 23, 2025 2:16 pm

Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testifies at a Senate Health, Education, and Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill, on Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Dr. Fauci addressed the testing of vaccines and if they will be ready by the end of the year or early 2021.

GOP Senate report finds Biden health officials misled public about risks of myocarditis from COVID-19 vaccines

By Emily Hallas May 22, 2025 7:06 pm

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) speaks at a news conference in Austin, Texas, June 8, 2021.

Texas bill to ban alternative forms of THC moves to Greg Abbott’s desk

By Elaine Mallon May 22, 2025 5:04 pm

Trump MAHA Commission blames pharmaceutical and food industries for chronic disease epidemic

By Gabrielle M. Etzel May 22, 2025 12:00 pm

Delaware Gov. elect Matt Meyer speaks during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.

Delaware governor signs physician-assisted suicide bill vetoed by predecessor

By Gabrielle M. Etzel May 20, 2025 4:09 pm

In this March 16, 2017 photo, Margaret Atkinson speaks during an interview as she shops for soda at the IGA supermarket in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Philadelphia. Less than three months into Philadelphia's new tax on sweetened drinks, the stakes have escalated: Beverage makers say the measure is hurting sales so much they need to cut jobs, while city officials say the moves are a ploy to get the tax struck down. Atkinson said she has switched to generic brands and is asking a nephew in the suburbs to pick up soda for her. She's also drinking more homemade iced tea and bottled water with flavor packets.

Nebraska receives first-ever waiver to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP benefits

By Morgan Kromer May 20, 2025 1:47 pm