Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University, says Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s action makes the U.S. “less prepared for infectious disease threats.”
Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end their own lives with pharmaceutical drugs under a bill that's been approved by the New York state Legislature
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday he is removing all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee.
President Donald Trump’s National Institutes of Health director says some employees’ critical letter to him has “fundamental misconceptions about the policy directions the NIH has taken.”
Dr. Alok Patel breaks down this week’s top health headlines, including new research linking chronic marijuana use to heart disease, a rise in measles cases and more.
The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency is taking aim at dozens of rules aimed at protecting the environment, including one that requires big polluters to report greenhouse gas emissions
Just as the summer season begins, the FDA has recalled tomatoes sold under the brand name H&C Farms in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina due to potential salmonella contamination.
Two Chinese researchers are accused of smuggling a dangerous fungus, known to cause billions of dollars in crop damage worldwide each year, into the U.S.
Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data
A federal investigation has found that a Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law
People on calorie-restricted diets were more likely to be clinically depressed compared to people on other diets, according to a new study from BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health.
England defender Millie Bright has withdrawn herself from selection for the European Championship because she is “not able to give 100% mentally or physically.”
A residential treatment school for girls in the North Carolina mountains has closed after a state investigation and the recent deaths of two of its students who took their own lives
A judge says the federal Bureau of Prisons must keep providing hormone therapy to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment
A law firm says the number of former rugby players taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to more than 1,000
Sunday was National Cancer Survivor's Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the strength, resilience, and triumph of individuals who have overcome the disease.
Dr. Jessica Shepherd, a women's health expert and chief medical officer of "Hers," discusses the recent conflicting information on the COVID vaccine for children and pregnant women.
Clinical psychologist Kahlila Robinson, author of "The Self-Regulation Workbook for Kids," shares tips on how to help your child better calibrate their emotions.
Dr. Stephanie Widmer, an emergency medical physician and medical toxicologist, shares safety tips for dealing with mushrooms in light of the “mushroom murder” trial in Australia.