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Federal judge rules Trump directives canceling NIH grants are 'void,' 'illegal'

Some estimates have suggested that up to $1.8 billion in research funding had been cut.
3 hours ago
Two lawsuits had been filed against the administration: One led by the American Public Health Association and the other filed by a group of 16 states. Some estimates have suggested that up to $1.8 billion in research funding had been cut.
June 17

Federal judge rules Trump directives canceling NIH grants are 'void,' 'illegal'

Some of the grants that were canceled involved LGBTQ+ issues.
June 17
The patient's entrance at the National Institutes of Health is shown in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 16, 2014.
June 16

RFK Jr. recently removed 17 people from a CDC vaccine panel. Now they're speaking out

RFK Jr. replaced the entire panel with eight new personally selected members.
June 16
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 20, 2025.
June 16

States agree to $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma in opioid litigation

All eligible U.S. states and territories have agreed to sign a $7.4 billion settlement with the company and family behind OxyContin, officials announced Monday.
June 16
All eligible U.S. states and territories have agreed to sign a $7.4 billion settlement with the company and family behind OxyContin, officials announced Monday.
June 16

Judge tosses defamation case brought by doctor who was acquitted of killing patients

A former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14 patients has lost a defamation lawsuit against his former employers
June 16
FILE - Fired doctor William Husel, center, sits between his defense lawyers, Diane Menashe and Jose Baez, during a court hearing Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kantele Franko, File)
June 16

Midway along the Appalachian Trail, weary thru-hikers find refuge and an ice cream challenge

Midway up the Appalachian Trail, a little country store in Gardners, Pennsylvania, invites hikers to take on an additional challenge: eating a half-gallon of ice cream in one sitting
June 16
Appalachian Trail thru-hiker Noritaka Mizumoto, from Osaka, Japan, walks the Appalachian Trail at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)
June 16

AP-NORC poll: Many say Medicaid, food stamps underfunded amid GOP cuts push

A new poll shows most U.S. adults don’t think the government is overspending on the programs Republicans in Congress have focused on cutting, like Medicaid and food stamps
June 16
Activists with the Poor People's Campaign protest against spending reductions across Medicaid, food stamps and federal aid in President Donald Trump's spending and tax bill being worked on by Senate Republicans this week, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
June 16

New warning about ‘gas station heroin’

Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.
June 16
Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.
June 15

Ananda Lewis' passing lays bare why choosing 'natural' cancer care can be risky

Alternative therapies for cancer care can have dire consequences, experts say.
June 15
Ananda Lewis visits Hallmark's "Home & Family" at Universal Studios Hollywood on March 21, 2019 in Universal City, California.
June 15

Kalen Jackson is carrying on her father's legacy through her mental health advocacy

Breaking down barriers surrounding mental health was a personal mission for Jim Irsay, the beloved owner of the Indianapolis Colts who passed away last month
June 15
Indianapolis Colts owners Carlie-Irsay Gordon, center, is joined by her sisters Casey Foyt, right, and Kalen Jackson, poses following a press conference at the NFL football team's training facility in Indianapolis, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
June 13

Israel's spy agency Mossad claims it was able to attack Iran from within

Israel's spy agency Mossad claimed Friday that it was able to attack Iran from within following a barrage of strikes that targeted the heart of the country's nuclear program.
June 13
Israel's spy agency Mossad claimed Friday that it was able to attack Iran from within following a barrage of strikes that targeted the heart of the country's nuclear program.
June 13

US women waiting longer to have children, CDC data shows

Data shows stark differences in maternal age between urban and rural areas.
June 13
June 13

FDA expands approval of Moderna's RSV vaccine to some adults under age 60

The next step is a vote from the CDC's vaccine advisory committee.
June 13
A sign marks the headquarters of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine maker Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 28, 2022.
June 13

COVID-19 patients with reduced kidney function, are vaccinated more likely to survive

Unvaccinated patients were 5.54 times more likely to die in the hospital.
June 13
Registered Nurse Mariam Salaam administers the Pfizer booster shot at a Covid vaccination and testing site decorated for Cinco de Mayo at Ted Watkins Park in Los Angeles on May 5, 2022.
June 12

Louisiana AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages lobbying against legislation

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill plans to send a cease and desist letter to CVS for mass text messages sent to customers lobbying against legislation and is opening an investigation into whether the pharmaceutical giant improperly used customers’...
June 12
FILE - The CVS Pharmacy logo is displayed on a store on Aug. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
June 12

Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism -- and each other

A growing number of Black fathers with autistic children are looking to be more visible in the national autism conversation through podcasts, nonprofits and summits that specifically address their experience
June 12
Evan Polk and his daughter, Jordyn Polk, 13, sit for a portrait in Secane, Pa., Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
June 12

Officials investigate license-plate data shared with police for woman over abortion

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has asked for an investigation into a suburban Chicago police department for allegedly sharing data from automatic license-plate readers with a Texas sheriff seeking a woman who had an abortion
June 12
FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, then-Illinois Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
June 12

Supreme Court rules for girl with epilepsy in opinion that could affect education access lawsuits

The Supreme Court is siding with a teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy in a ruling that could make it easier for families like hers to go to court over access to education
June 12
FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
June 12

Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans

Every month, thousands of women evade abortion bans in their home states by turning to telehealth clinics willing to send them pregnancy-ending drugs through the mail
June 12
Star stickers are placed on a map showing where in Texas and Louisiana the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project sends medication to their clients, May 13, 2025, in Somerville, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
June 12

Man speaks again in medical-first brain implant breakthrough

Casey Harrell, who lost his voice to ALS 5 years ago, can now communicate in real time thanks to an interface which turns brain activity into speech.
June 12
Casey Harrell, who lost his voice to ALS 5 years ago, can now communicate in real time thanks to an interface which turns brain activity into speech.
June 11
FILE - Dr. Robert Malone gestures as he stands in his barn on his horse farm July 22, 2020, in Madison, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
June 11

What may be next for CDC vaccine committee after RFK Jr. removed all its members?

The committee has a meeting on some vaccines scheduled for the end of June.
June 11
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 20, 2025.
June 10

Big changes are being proposed for a U.S. food aid program

Big changes are being are being proposed to a food aid program as part of President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation
June 10
FILE - United States Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, left, and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speak outside the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew DeMillo, file)
June 10

Invasive stinging Asian needle ants detected in 20 states. What to know

Stings from Asian needle ants can lead to anaphylaxis.
June 10
The emblem of the US Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture.
June 10

Removal of CDC panel ‘undermines value of vaccines’: Doctor

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.”
June 10
Removal of CDC panel ‘undermines value of vaccines’: Doctor
June 10
In this image from video provided by C-SPAN, Calley Means, a key adviser to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks during a news conference where the HHS and FDA announced plans to ban petroleum-based food dyes, in Washington, on April 22, 2025. (C-SPAN via AP)
June 09

Lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for terminally ill

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
June 09
FILE - The New York state Senate meets in the Senate Chamber on the opening day of the legislative session at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
June 09

Why RFK Jr. says he terminated every member of CDC vaccine committee

The committee makes recommendations on the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
June 09
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.
June 09

What to know about rare, brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri

Most infections with Naegleria fowleri occur when people swim in contaminated water and submerge their heads, causing the amoeba to enter the nose.
June 09
Most infections with Naegleria fowleri occur when people swim in contaminated water and submerge their heads, causing the amoeba to enter the nose.
June 09

More than 300 NIH staff sign open letter criticizing Trump administration's actions

The letter called for staff to be reinstated and funding to be restored.
June 09
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Gateway Center is seen in the rain in Bethesda, Md., June 8, 2025.
June 09

RFK Jr. says he is removing all 17 members of CDC's vaccine advisory committee

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.
June 09
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.
June 09

US measles count nears 1,200 cases as Ohio officials confirm 3 outbreaks are over

The U.S. is up to 1,197 confirmed measles cases this year
June 09
FILE - A sign is seen outside of Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
June 09

What to know about rare brain-eating amoeba after Texas woman dies

The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can lead to a rare brain infection known as PAM.
June 09
Naegleria fowleri.
June 09

NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research

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.”
June 09
This photo obtained by The Associated Press shows cardboard tombstones symbolizing canceled research grants at the NIH Visitors Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, on June 7, 2025. (AP Photo)
June 07

Weekend health roundup

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.
June 07
VIDEO: Weekend health roundup
June 07

Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states

Federal health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest
June 07
FILE - A sign stands at an entrance to the main campus of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy, File)
June 06

Emissions fell when firms reported them—EPA may end rule

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
June 06
Abbie Brockman, right, goes through the results of a water quality test with colleague Karen LaMar, left, Thursday, April 10, 2025, in Leopold, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
June 04

FDA elevates tomato recall in 3 states over potential salmonella contamination

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.
June 04
FDA elevates tomato recall in 3 states over potential salmonella contamination
June 04

Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus pathogen into US, DOJ says

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.
June 04
Chinese nationals charged with smuggling dangerous fungus pathogen into US, DOJ says