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

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

RFK Jr. announces states can remove soda from SNAP coverage

By Annabella Rosciglione March 28, 2025 3:27 pm

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks during a news briefing during the final day of the Utah Legislature, March 1, 2024, in Salt Lake City.

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride from public water systems

By Elaine Mallon March 28, 2025 1:26 pm

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Health and Human Services Secretary in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

RFK Jr. to cut HHS staff by 20,000 in massive department overhaul

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 27, 2025 10:36 am

Alaska medical board asks legislature to ban transgender medicine for minors

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 26, 2025 11:06 am

Measles vaccination rates up near outbreak epicenters

By Jenny Goldsberry March 26, 2025 10:15 am

The Utah Dugway Proving Ground was inspected by the CDC,Â and lawmakers hope the documents will shed light on the shipments' safety lapses.

CDC yanking billions in COVID funding for health departments across US

By Ross O'Keefe March 25, 2025 11:10 pm

Vashon Island High School nurse Sarah Day holds information about measles vaccinations as she poses for a photo in Vashon Island, Wash.

First measles case confirmed in DC with exposures in Union Station and Adams Morgan

By Elaine Mallon March 25, 2025 5:19 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at a dinner with Senate Republicans at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Trump set to freeze Planned Parenthood family planning funds pending DEI review

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 25, 2025 4:07 pm

Senate committee advances Dr. Oz nomination for top healthcare post

By Gabrielle M. Etzel March 25, 2025 3:22 pm

In this April 5, 2009 file photo, the Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington. Really? The Supreme Court's big health care decision means 30 million or more uninsured Americans are soon going to have coverage? It's far from that simple. The ruling points a way forward for millions who can't get affordable coverage because they've been sick, self-employed or otherwise shut out of insurance plans that most Americans get in the workplace. But the path is clouded for millions more: the people on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder who are expected to be reached by a major expansion of Medicaid.

HHS to close long COVID office as part of agency reorganization

By Annabella Rosciglione March 25, 2025 12:11 pm

Dispersing red dye in a glass of water with space for text.

West Virginia passes extensive ban on artificial food dyes

By Brady Knox March 25, 2025 10:16 am

In this Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, soft drink and soda bottles are displayed in a refrigerator at El Ahorro market in San Francisco.

Soda companies push back against MAHA efforts to cut them out of food stamps

By Lauren Green and Zach Halaschak March 25, 2025 5:00 am