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

Arizona’s 15-week abortion ban blocked following voter referendum

By Annabella Rosciglione March 6, 2025 9:44 am

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's choice to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, appears before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee for his confirmation hearing, at Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump NIH pick Jay Bhattacharya

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 5, 2025 3:36 pm

Trump NIH nominee pledges not to use aborted fetal products in research

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 5, 2025 1:37 pm

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 3, 2025.

Here’s the Medicaid math facing Republicans seeking $880 billion in deficit reduction

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 5, 2025 5:00 am

Measles outbreak threatens US’s 25-year elimination status: UN agency

By Emily Hallas March 4, 2025 4:19 pm

RFK Jr. advocates vaccination as measles outbreak continues

By Jenny Goldsberry March 3, 2025 9:21 am

Info about Medicaid eligibility and stethoscope.

What to know about Medicaid work requirements

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 3, 2025 6:00 am

Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death

By Associated Press March 1, 2025 11:42 am

Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) speaks during the Democratic National Convention, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.

Audit reveals Pritzker massively underestimated cost of programs for illegal immigrants

By Ross O'Keefe February 28, 2025 5:29 pm

Trump health nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz faces scrutiny for Medicare and Medicaid stances

By Andrea Ruth February 28, 2025 6:10 am

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Trump strengthens his own medical transparency rules after enforcement waned under Biden

By Emily Hallas February 26, 2025 12:27 pm

First measles death reported in Texas outbreak

By Brady Knox February 26, 2025 11:30 am