By Dan Levine, Chad Terhune -Dr. Ali Sherif normally gives about 50 doses of the measles vaccine to children each month at his clinic in Hobbs, New Mexico, near the Texas state line.
April 23, 2025
From her home on Louisiana's "Cancer Alley," Lydia Gerard looks down at her 8-month-old great-granddaughter and wonders if she will one
April 23, 2025
The Slovak government halted purchases of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday pending a review of their safety by the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
April 23, 2025
Eli Lilly said on Wednesday it had sued four compounders for selling unapproved products containing tirzepatide, after a U.S. judge last month blocked pharmacies from making copies of its
April 23, 2025
Sweden will allow its microbreweries, vineyards and distilleries to sell their drinks on-site to visitors, in a relaxation of strict rules on alcohol sales that aim to protect
April 23, 2025
Most adults and parents have read or heard false claims about measles and the measles vaccine, leaving many unsure of what to believe, a poll by the nonprofit organization KFF showed on
April 23, 2025
Rock throwing trial nears end, behavioral researcher called to testify
April 23, 2025
New animal ordinances help combat stray population
April 23, 2025
Novavax says its closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full U.S. approval after additional discussions with the Food and Drug Administration
April 23, 2025
Carlos Santana rushed to hospital prior to concert
April 23, 2025
A 3-week-old baby received a heart transplant 14 years ago and gained a ‘donor mom’
April 23, 2025
Cancer prevention report finds US smoking rates continue to fall but HPV vaccination rates stall
April 23, 2025
The democratic process of scientific study, public debate and comment helps regulators arrive at a rule that balances the needs and interests of workers, companies and the public.
April 23, 2025
The evidence is anecdotal, but psychologists and flight attendants say they are seeing and hearing increased worries about flying
April 23, 2025
Harvard’s fight with the Trump administration is just getting started. The cost is already high
April 23, 2025
European drugmakers are urging the EU to allow higher medicine prices, warning that without stronger investment incentives, the bloc would fall further behind the U.S., where
April 23, 2025
Fake tan, fancy nails: How marathons became a catwalk for beauty
April 23, 2025
Measles misinformation is spreading in the US, and most aren’t sure what they believe, poll finds
April 23, 2025
Pope Francis had a learning curve on clergy sexual abuse, with the turning point coming in 2018
April 23, 2025
US fertility rate hovers near record low as Trump administration pushes for a baby boom
April 23, 2025
The pope called them every night until his final hours. Now, Gaza’s Christians cling to the hope he left behind
April 23, 2025
Nearly half of Americans live in an area with a failing grade for air pollution, and the problem is only getting worse
April 23, 2025
Florida sued Snap, the owner of photo-sharing app Snapchat, on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally employing features that addict children and opening accounts for
April 22, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F.
April 22, 2025
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency says his agency will be providing Mexico a list to complete to stop the flow of sewage from Tijuana
April 22, 2025
U.S. health officials say they'll urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply
April 22, 2025
Family of man who drowned in river remembers his love for life
April 22, 2025
FDA says it will phase out petroleum-based food dyes, authorize four natural color additives
April 22, 2025
Firefighter found unresponsive, dies on duty
April 22, 2025
New, 'phenomenal' test for Alzheimer's is now in labs
April 22, 2025
Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a preemptive lawsuit against Republican President Donald Trump over the administration's push to ban transgender athletes from girls and women's sports
April 22, 2025
AstraZeneca has rejoined the main U.S. drug lobby group, roughly two years after leaving it, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) said on Tuesday.
April 22, 2025
From coma to Boston Marathon, Oklahoma woman defies all odds after scooter accident
April 22, 2025
Kansas City funeral home suspends operations after decomposed body found, complaints mount
April 22, 2025
Firefighters battle dozens of wildfires across Maine
April 22, 2025
Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees
April 22, 2025
11-year-old collecting Uber gift cards to combat drunk driving in South Carolina
April 22, 2025
Advocates plan to rally for 'housing over handcuffs' in national day of action
April 22, 2025
Simone Biles is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028
April 22, 2025
Teens jump into Ohio River, rescue man who crashed while having medical emergency
April 22, 2025
Young woman with Down syndrome spreads joy with handmade greeting cards
April 22, 2025
Deputies rescue man in cardiac emergency during Dirty 30 bike race
April 22, 2025
Veteran's resource clinic helps vets access benefits they may not know they earned
April 22, 2025
The Texas health department reported 624 cases of measles in the state on Tuesday, an increase of 27 from April 18, as the United States battles one of its worst outbreaks of the childhood
April 22, 2025
West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito asked U.S.
April 22, 2025
An ageing population need not be the demographic time bomb it is frequently said to be, the International Monetary Fund concluded in a report on Tuesday, citing possible upsides for job
April 22, 2025
Billionaire Carl Icahn has built an economic interest covering about 34% of Bausch Health's shares, according to a filing on Tuesday, days after the pharmaceutical firm adopted a "poison
April 22, 2025
U.S. health insurer Elevance Health spent less than expected on medical care in the first quarter and said on Tuesday that demand for healthcare services
April 22, 2025
Swiss pharmaceuticals powerhouse Roche says it plans to invest $50 billion in the United States over the next five years and create 12,000 jobs
April 22, 2025
Tina Knowles was diagnosed with breast cancer after missing a mammogram
April 22, 2025
Teen use of cannabis edibles increases 43% after legalization in Canada, study finds
April 22, 2025
Hailey Bieber shares she has ovarian cysts
April 22, 2025
Drugmakers have been warned that the Trump Administration is considering linking U.S. medicine prices to lower amounts paid by other developed countries, according to
April 22, 2025
The Israeli military launched one of the biggest waves of strikes in Gaza for weeks on Tuesday, residents said, and health officials issued a new warning that
April 22, 2025
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Tuesday it has signed a deal worth more than $3 billion with contract drug developer Fujifilm Diosynth, potentially doubling its U.S. manufacturing
April 22, 2025
Nearly half of teens say social media is bad for youth mental health, report finds
April 22, 2025
Among Pope Francis' final words was a thank you to his nurse, who had helped the pope surprise crowds in St.
April 22, 2025
European shares ended slightly higher on Tuesday on the back of rising financials and post-earnings gains in L'Oreal, though sentiment
April 22, 2025
One small thing you can do to help reduce your role in the climate crisis
April 22, 2025
Walgreens has agreed to pay up to $350 million in a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, who accused the pharmacy of illegally filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade for opioids and other controlled substances
April 22, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food
April 21, 2025
NIH moving to ban grants to universities with DEI programs, Israeli boycotts
April 21, 2025
UnitedHealth Group spent nearly $1.7 million on security for its top executives in 2024, the healthcare conglomerate disclosed on Monday, months after the fatal shooting of senior executive
April 21, 2025
Norway's Queen Sonja, 87, was admitted to the National Hospital on Monday evening for examinations due to shortness of breath, the Norwegian royal court said.
April 21, 2025
Poison control calls are rising as more people use psilocybin, study finds
April 21, 2025
Delays in cancer screenings brought on by COVID-19 aren’t making a huge impact on cancer statistics
April 21, 2025
Viral TikTok "Miracle Tree" draws hundreds seeking healing and hope
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis, voice for the poor who reshaped the Catholic Church, dies at 88, the Vatican has announced.
April 21, 2025
Most approved COVID-19 treatments cause few serious side effects, according to new research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. The comprehensive analysis evaluated evidence from 54 U.S. studies spanning clinical trials and observational research in inpatient and outpatient settings. Oral antiviral medications – including Paxlovid – showed no significant association with serious adverse events. These findings offer reassurance to patients who may require COVID-19 treatment, particularly those with risk factors such as advanced age, obesity, cardiovascular issues, diabetes, or compromised immune systems. “The main message is, if your doctor puts you on Paxlovid, you
April 21, 2025
A genetic condition associated with autism undergoes significant brain connectivity changes during puberty, potentially explaining its link to psychiatric disorders, according to new research from University of California, Los Angeles Health and international collaborators. Scientists found that chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome – which is caused by missing genetic material on chromosome 22– produces dramatic shifts in brain connectivity patterns that coincide with puberty, according to findings published in Science Advances. The research team used brain imaging in humans with the condition and laboratory mice with similar genetic modifications to track these changes. “Differences in functional connectivity observed on MRI are
April 21, 2025
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a key preventive care provision of the Affordable Care Act
April 21, 2025
FSU announces new option to resume classes following deadly campus shooting. Some say it’s too soon to return
April 21, 2025
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard is listed as questionable for Game 2 of the Bucks’ first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday
April 21, 2025
Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a
April 21, 2025
The U.S.
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in a death certificate released on Monday for the 88-year-old pontiff.
April 21, 2025
Supreme Court could help preserve Obamacare’s no-cost preventive care task force
April 21, 2025
Wyoming’s only abortion clinic is resuming abortions after a judge suspended two state laws
April 21, 2025
Health Secretary Robert F
April 21, 2025
The main Palestinian rescue service in Gaza has condemned Israel’s probe into the killings of 15 medical workers last month, calling it a “fabricated investigation.”
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis has died at age 88
April 21, 2025
Walgreens has agreed to pay $300 million to settle U.S. prosecutors' allegations that it illegally filled millions of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, the
April 21, 2025
Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply
April 21, 2025
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore the socioeconomic causes behind the drop in childhood immunizations, using data from the CDC.
April 08, 2025
Ro reports that unflavored sparkling water can be a smart way to stay hydrated without adding extra calories, and it may also support weight loss by helping you feel fuller.
April 14, 2025
After spending more than five weeks in hospital for a bout of double pneumonia, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the
April 21, 2025
The Palestinian Red Crescent called on Monday for a "serious investigation" into the killing of 15 aid workers in Gaza last month, a day after the Israeli military
April 21, 2025
3 officers possibly exposed to fentanyl during traffic stop
April 21, 2025
Cancer death rates declining, new report says, but diagnosis rates are on the rise for women
April 21, 2025
Argentines long waited for Pope Francis to visit the homeland he left in 2013 to become the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
April 21, 2025
With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes
April 21, 2025
Migrants living in Canada are facing longer waits to renew paperwork that would allow them to keep working legally, as growing backlogs and changing rules
April 21, 2025
Parents need to talk to their tweens sooner about puberty
April 21, 2025
Instagram is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their ages on the app, parent company Meta Platforms said on Monday
April 21, 2025
Francis: The ‘outsider’ pope who faced fierce resistance to his reforms
April 21, 2025
Following are some of the major events of the life and ministry of Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88.
April 21, 2025
Pope Francis has emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless people in St. Peter’s Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the square
April 20, 2025
U.S.
April 21, 2025
Two-year-old Sumaiya Ansari, a resident of India's Byrnihat town which is ranked the world's most polluted metropolitan area by Swiss Group IQAir, was
April 21, 2025
CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks with former CDC communications director Kevin Griffis about his decision to step down after President Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., took over.
April 20, 2025
An Israeli investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian medics last month in Gaza by Israeli forces says it has found “professional failures.”
April 20, 2025
Twin Cities woman survives traumatic brain injury after being hit by a car in what doctors call a "miracle"
April 20, 2025
Trump is defending Obamacare at the Supreme Court. A win could boost RFK Jr.’s influence
April 20, 2025
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt
April 20, 2025
Many in the autism community say RFK Jr. is pushing harmful and regressive rhetoric about who they are
April 19, 2025
The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration's cuts can be seen everywhere
April 20, 2025
Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds
April 20, 2025
Pope wishes ‘Happy Easter’ to delighted crowds at Vatican after briefly meeting Vance
April 20, 2025
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla briefly greeted onlookers after an Easter service at St George's Chapel in Windsor, an important fixture in the calendar of the monarch, who
April 20, 2025
America’s two largest retailers want to deliver prescriptions to your doorstep, sometimes in a matter of hours
April 18, 2025
Family loses ‘acquired daughter’ to Columbine shooting, 26 years later
April 20, 2025
'I saved her life.' 7-year-old honored for remembering school lesson and dialing 911
April 19, 2025
What these experts on happiness want you to know about making your weekdays more fulfilling
April 19, 2025
Allergy season can be miserable for tens of millions of Americans each year
April 18, 2025
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers recovering bodies and clearing debris are contending with regular aftershocks and lack of resources, humanitarian services say
April 19, 2025
What the UK ruling on the definition of ‘woman’ means for same-sex spaces, culture wars and more
April 19, 2025
Colombian government declares health emergency due to increase in yellow fever cases
April 18, 2025
'It's hard': A year after the tornado, families reflect on loss and recovery
April 18, 2025
Dentist fights Kansas Dental Board to keep therapy dog in office
April 18, 2025
San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich is doing well at home after needing medical attention earlier this week following an incident at a restaurant
April 18, 2025
Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, did not attend an annual procession on Friday at Rome's Colosseum with thousands of Catholic faithful for the third year
April 18, 2025
Despite experiencing negative mental health and economic impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of eligible Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California did not receive available care and financial assistance, according to a new report released this month. The California Pacific Islander Well-being and COVID-19 Economic Survey – known as CAPIWAVES – surveyed more than 900 NHPI adults in California between January and May 2024. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research’s NHPI Data Policy Lab, UC Irvine, and UC Riverside collaborated on the study. The report revealed about one in three NHPI
April 18, 2025
Man with autism says RFK Jr.'s comments don't reflect his reality
April 18, 2025
Alabama House approves 'Lulu's Law': shark alert system inspired by Mountain Brook teen
April 18, 2025
Republican U.S.
April 18, 2025
A video shows a Texas doctor, who has been treating children in a measles outbreak, with a measles rash on his face in a clinic while caring for patients a week before he met with Health Secretary Robert F
April 18, 2025
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard isn’t sure exactly when he will be playing again
April 18, 2025
Half of US states have reported measles cases this year
April 18, 2025
A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak
April 18, 2025
How fathers can control their thoughts and find calm in the storm
April 18, 2025
White House touts Covid-19 ‘lab leak’ theory on new website
April 18, 2025
Measles cases rose to a total of 800 patients so far in 2025 as of Thursday in 25 U.S. jurisdictions, including Texas and New Mexico, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on
April 18, 2025
Working out can make your posture worse. Here’s how to correct that
April 18, 2025
"Music and Mindfulness" program helps patients manage pain and anxiety during rehab
April 18, 2025
Woman hospitalized after car crashes into fence, hits house
April 18, 2025
Robbie Williams says fan photos can trigger anxiety and cause ‘discomfort’
April 18, 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services on Friday, reported 597 measles cases in the state since late January, an increase of 36 since the update on Tuesday.
April 18, 2025
Pope Francis’ Easter is going to look a little different this year. Here’s how
April 18, 2025
Although millions of US parents approve, decades of research shows that spanking is harmful.
April 18, 2025
6th annual Blind Ski Day held at Palisades Tahoe
April 18, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of food and drug safety inspections throughout the world
April 18, 2025
Head Start and heating assistance targeted in Trump draft budget proposal
April 18, 2025
Harvard has an endowment of over $50 billion. So why do federal cuts of a few billion matter?
April 18, 2025
Portrait of a wounded Palestinian boy wins Press Photo of the Year
April 18, 2025
Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip
April 17, 2025
Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island affected the main airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers
April 17, 2025
The U.S.
April 17, 2025
UnitedHealth has traditionally been a company investors saw as reliable, having not missed earnings estimates since the 2008 global financial crisis. Until Thursday.
April 17, 2025
Program that offers shelter beds to drug addicts if they accept treatment
April 17, 2025
Fighting Parkinson's disease one swing at a time through boxing in Visalia
April 17, 2025
Man devastated by theft of custom electric wheelchair
April 17, 2025
The Michigan health department confirmed a measles outbreak in Montcalm County on Thursday, marking the first such occurrence in the state since 2019.
April 17, 2025
U.S.
April 17, 2025
A draft budget proposal circulating among federal officials would dramatically deepen cuts at the nation’s top health agency, eliminating some public health programs entirely and serving as a roadmap for more mass firings
April 17, 2025
The Trump administration is asking Congress to eliminate the Head Start program, a move that would cut early education for some of the nation’s neediest children as part of drastic proposed cuts to federal health funding
April 17, 2025
At 13, he partially lost his legs and couldn't play sports. At 19, he was back on the court
April 17, 2025
$46 million project underway to remodel aging detention facility
April 17, 2025
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health
April 17, 2025
The U.S. government released new data this week showing that rates of autism diagnoses among U.S. children reached record highs in 2022.
January 14, 2025
A surprising Medicare Advantage cost spike helped push UnitedHealth into a rare deep dive Thursday, after the health care giant chopped its 2025 forecast following a worse-than-expected first quarter
April 17, 2025
As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right time.
April 17, 2025
A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing and selling organs and other parts of cadavers donated to the school for medical research and
April 17, 2025
Gianni Infantino tells CNN that FIFA is being careful with player health as it expands Club World Cup
April 17, 2025
The head of the U.K. Equality and Human Rights Commission says a Supreme Court ruling will exclude transgender women from women’s toilets, hospital wards and sports teams
April 17, 2025
Pope Francis has visited Rome’s main prison and kept an Easter season appointment to spend Holy Thursday among the least fortunate
April 17, 2025
UnitedHealth Group surprised investors with what its CEO said was an "unusual and unacceptable" quarterly earnings miss, and it lowered its outlook for the
April 17, 2025
Eli Lilly's experimental pill worked as well as blockbuster drug Ozempic to lower weight and blood sugar in a trial of diabetes patients, and the company
April 17, 2025
Ohio teen reunited with man who helped save his life after horrific crash
April 17, 2025
Pope Francis, still recovering from double pneumonia, paid a surprise visit on Thursday to Rome's Regina Coeli, one of Italy's most overcrowded prisons, to
April 17, 2025
About 429,000 portable power banks are under recall because they can overheat and potentially catch fire while charging phones, posing a burn hazard to consumers
April 17, 2025
A Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator for TikTok, who died in unclear circumstances last month, has been buried in a public cemetery as colleagues eulogized her as “selfless.”
April 17, 2025
Walking faster may reduce your risk of abnormal heart rhythms, study finds
April 17, 2025
SporTran bus explodes at bus stop; all CNG buses pulled from service
April 17, 2025
Trump has begun another trade war. Here's a timeline of how we got here
Canada's leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Chinese EV giant BYD's fourth-quarter profit leaps 73%
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