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FDA Vaccine Policy

Inside the FDA's vaccine uproar and the push to overhaul the U.S. immunization system

Health Insurance

Trump's idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt

Donald Trump Health

Breast cancer and birth control: A huge new study shows how science can be distorted

Birth Control Cancer

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

Is COVID during pregnancy linked to autism? What a new study shows, and what it doesn't

Covid-19 Pregnancy Autism

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

Federal Loans Doctors

Despite the hoopla, vaccines should be in reach this cough-and-cold season

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a chemtrail? New conspiracy theory takes wing at Robert Kennedy's HHS

How to pick the right cosmetic surgeon

Cosmetic Surgery

Health Insurance

AI will soon have a say in approving or denying Medicare treatments

Health Insurance

Trump administration's answer to ballooning Obamacare premiums: Less generous coverage

RFK Jr.'s take on vaccine science fractures cohesive national public health strategies

Why are more older people dying after falls?

Falls Deaths Medications

Children's Health

Do pediatricians recommend vaccines to make a profit? There's not much money in it

Health Insurance

As insurers struggle with weight-loss drug costs, some seek to wean patients off

Senior CDC officials resign after Susan Monarez's ouster, citing concerns over scientific independence

It's almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?

This test tells you more about your heart attack risk

Sorting out COVID vaccine confusion: New and conflicting federal policies raise questions

In rush to satisfy Trump, GOP delivers blow to health industry

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

Many older people embrace vaccines. Research is proving them right

Health Insurance

The price you pay for an Obamacare plan could surge next year

Alternative Medicine

As cannabis users age, health risks appear to grow

Cannabis Older Adults

American doctors are moving to Canada to escape the Trump administration

American Doctors Canada

A ministroke can have major consequences – including steep cognitive decline

Mini Stroke Cognitive Decline

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

Fast action from bystanders can improve cardiac arrest survival. Many don't know what to do

Measles misinformation is on the rise — and Americans are hearing it, survey finds

Trump eliminates HHS office that sets poverty levels tied to benefits for 80 million people

Misinformation about fentanyl exposure threatens to undermine overdose response

'I am going through hell': Job loss, mental health and the fate of federal workers

How the FDA opens the door to risky chemicals in America's food supply

MRNA vaccines, once a Trump boast, now face attacks from some in GOP

With RFK Jr. in charge, supplement makers see chance to cash in

The COVID 'contrarians' are in power. We still haven't hashed out whether they were right

Blood transfusions at the scene save lives. But ambulances are rarely equipped to do them

Ambulance Blood Transfusion

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

Cats Drinking Milk

Led by RFK Jr., conservatives embrace raw milk. Regulators say it's dangerous

Junk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington

Can medical schools funnel more doctors into the primary care pipeline?

Primary Care Med Schools

Climate change threatens the mental well-being of youths. Here's how to help them cope

Stimulant users are caught in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

Stimulants Cocaine Fentanyl

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