Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidance
Read full article: Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups' guidancePresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different single-disease shots.
Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kids
Read full article: Defense lawyer takes aim at psychiatrist's care before Lindsay Clancy killed her 3 kidsA defense lawyer for the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children is questioning her psychiatrist's expertise, prescribing decisions and overall treatment.
WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared
Read full article: WHO says Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak started months before it was declaredThe World Health Organization says the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak started in February, months before it was officially declared in May.
Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves
Read full article: Ocasio-Cortez says she's freezing her eggs as she decides her next political movesDemocratic New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves.
Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infections
Read full article: Health officials urge caution for Gulf Coast beachgoers during surge of deadly bacterial infectionsHealth officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria.
COUNTY-BY-COUNTY: Diarrhea-causing parasite flares up across Central Florida
Read full article: COUNTY-BY-COUNTY: Diarrhea-causing parasite flares up across Central FloridaA microscopic parasite making waves across the country has also ramped up in Florida, according to the latest data from the state health department.
Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 children
Read full article: Lindsay Clancy trial spotlights her psychiatric care before she killed her 3 childrenLindsay Clancy’s murder trial is zeroing in on her psychiatric care before she killed her three children.
Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error
Read full article: Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling errorA Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with aggressive cancer due to a labeling error and underwent an unneeded hysterectomy.
A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and dies
Read full article: A 2-year-old at the center of a Texas brain-death dispute is taken off life support and diesA 2-year-old girl whose parents sued a Texas hospital to prevent it from testing if she was brain-dead after she drowned on Memorial Day has been removed from life support and died.
Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
Read full article: Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulationsPresident Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children.
Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributor
Read full article: Jalapeños linked to a US salmonella outbreak are tracked to a Mexican farm and a distributorFederal officials have traced a multistate salmonella outbreak to jalapeño peppers from a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico.
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions
Read full article: Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questionsA Senate committee has voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops
Read full article: Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troopsMilitary officials say the majority of American troops wounded in the Iran war have suffered traumatic brain injuries.
New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccine
Read full article: New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna's mRNA-based vaccineThe Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
How extreme heat is changing Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Read full article: How extreme heat is changing Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC pollA new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are increasingly noticing the impact of extreme heat on their lives, and they say much of that shift is happening in the West and Midwest.
Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root
Read full article: Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes rootScientists are creating a new kind of vaccine that teaches the immune system to intercept a type of brewing colon cancer before it turns into a full-fledged tumor.
WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over pay
Read full article: WHO chief says Ebola outbreak is outpacing response as aid workers strike over payThe world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in Congo is still spreading faster than efforts to track it, according to the head of the World Health Organization.
US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures
Read full article: US moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failuresThe federal government is taking steps to shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life.
Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency
Read full article: Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agencyDr. Erica Schwartz has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
Read full article: Fauci's decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt voteDr. Anthony Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress will be put to the test this week.
A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico
Read full article: A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to MexicoSwaths of sargassum are blanketing the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs
Read full article: The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costsMillions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face higher monthly costs in 2027.
Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them
Read full article: Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on themA Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is rippling far beyond immigration courts.
Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC director
Read full article: Senate committee advances nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to be Trump's CDC directorPresident Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has cleared a hurdle in the Senate.
Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
Read full article: Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearingDr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warns
Read full article: The fastest growing Ebola outbreak is worsening hunger in eastern Congo, a UN agency chief warnsThe head of the U.N. food agency is warning that the fastest growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded is leaving thousands more people hungry in eastern Congo.
Orlando restaurant shuts down for 5th time this year, records show
Read full article: Orlando restaurant shuts down for 5th time this year, records showLast week, nearly a dozen Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down temporarily after a visit from a health inspectors, according to state records.
5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy
Read full article: 5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energyFive states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs.
Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight
Read full article: Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fightJohnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer.
Federal survey shows promising trends for youth mental health and drug use
Read full article: Federal survey shows promising trends for youth mental health and drug useA key U.S. government report on mental health, substance use and addiction shows continued improvements in several metrics, especially among young people.
Clinton Foundation launches an institute to help state governments find nonpartisan solutions
Read full article: Clinton Foundation launches an institute to help state governments find nonpartisan solutionsThe Clinton Foundation has launched a new initiative to develop nonpartisan policy solutions with state and local governments.
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
Read full article: More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deathsHealth workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo have gone on strike over payment issues, disrupting patient care.
FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencers
Read full article: FDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencersFederal health advisers are recommending broader access to controversial chemicals called peptides.