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Two of the largest private insurers are discontinuing some Medicare Advantage plans amid higher costs and a spike in utilization.

The CDC is accused of covering up measles deaths while the health secretary is busy campaigning for Republicans...

Mike Rogers and Abdul el Sayed clashed over patriotism, the economy, healthcare, and Iran during their final debate Wednesday night.

At least 10 patients with kidney failure near Taiz, a city under a Houthi siege, died because they were unable to get to their dialysis treatments.

The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.

States are turning to older and newer methods amid lethal-injection drug shortages, while public opinion on capital punishment shows complex shifts.

FDA scientists said none of the popular drugs have been proven safe or effective.

Patients travel miles to be treated at public hospitals in Delhi. Those in need get financial aid for their care. But for overnight accommodations, families are often on their own — and on the street.

The pontiff will give the traditional Angelus prayer and blessing in St Peter's Square on Sunday.

State has confirmed six measles-related deaths and county at center of outbreak lacks its own health department...

Amanda Janoo is running for governor of Vermont. Her health reform proposal has a twist.

New guidance says trans patients should be cared for on single-sex hospital wards or bays that align with their biological sex.

The state ranked the fourth highest in health insurance stress, according to a report by NiceRX.

Pope Leo XIV, 71, said he will have surgery this week to remove a nodule in his lung. Chris Livesay has the latest in Rome.

CDC allocated $1.6M for study on alleged harms of hepatitis B vaccine.

As McDonald's automates and Chick-fil-A sticks with people, hospitality is up for grabs...

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday.

Police rushed a wounded father to the hospital as protests erupted over ICE shooting witnessed by his young son...

The US Department of Health and Human Services launched a program this week to study and capture the breadth of vaccine injuries, reviving a longtime priority for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and stoking concerns from some public health advocates.

The deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife, already facing narcoterrorism and drug charges, are accused of conspiring to torture American detainees.

Amid a decline in youth mental health, momentum is building for a federal crackdown on social media companies over protections for kids.

As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.

Tariffs on tomatoes could turn one of dining's smallest gestures of hospitality into a line item...

The Tennessee death row inmate got two doses of a lethal drug but survived.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz will announce new efforts Monday aimed at strengthening healthca…...

President Trump sent $500 checks to some Affordable Care Act enrollees, while 20 million Medicare recipients will soon get $90 checks. Will they make a difference?

Several hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined.

ICE arrests have reached a record high—nearly fifty-one thousand in August alone—with agents conducting operations nationwide at hospitals, at airports, and outside schools.

Frank Strada resigned as Tennessee's corrections commissioner after Christa Pike's botched lethal injection left her hospitalized on a ventilator.

Healthcare companies have become "filthy rich" from Democrats' Obamacare, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said during a Breitbart News roundtable event.

The Affordable Care Act $500 refund checks are in the mail to nearly a million Americans, along with a letter from President Donald Trump touting his healthcare accomplishments and casting blame on his predecessor.

Blindly importing European pricing approaches could pose real risks to future innovation and patient access.

Christa Gail Pike was hospitalized after she survived two doses of a lethal drug.

Nicole Saphier, a radiologist and former Fox News contributor, is the third person the president has nominated to be surgeon general in his second term.

Retatrutide is a triple-hormone obesity drug simulating GLP-1, GIP, and glucagon.

Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed has criticized anti-fentanyl laws designed to punish drug dealers and deter drug use as draconian while advocating for supervised consumption sites where individuals can use illegal drugs under observation. | Politics...

Lawmakers say the proposed Medicare policy could make it harder for patients to access newer cancer treatments by discouraging medical innovation.

It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

Politicians' superpower is that we, members of the voting public, often do not understand how elected officials' actions can impact issues such as healthcare costs.

In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA approval. Now those patients' children want recognition.

Minutes into a run, Caroline McCaffrey was struck with a massive headache. The resulting medical journey would reveal a family risk for a dangerous condition.

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Congress’ slow pace and inexperience with AI are colliding with a fast-moving technology. Though one Democrat countered: “We don’t have to be biologists or chemists to set up the FDA.”...

Despite barely being seen since he was released from hospital, Mitch McConnell and other Republicans joined forces to take aim at the president’s deference on Taiwan.

Dr. Heidi Overton also tells senators she's open to investigating abortion pill manufacturers.

The New York Times wants to know how a GLP-1 medication may have affected how readers plan vacations.

With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.

The BBC's Catherine Burns spoke to some young mental health ambassadors who called for an increase in mental health support.

The incident, which left the victim in hospital, is the latest involving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Agreements with Pfizer and Eli Lilly include tariff protections, overseas pricing inducements and broad confidentiality clauses.

Interestingly, FDA’s impending rule has attracted support from the far left.

Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, argues 'whole a--' doctors should decide trans treatment without government interference.

It was the first known strike against a suspected drug-trafficking ship by U.S. Southern Command to have occurred in September.

The issue of medication abortion was back before a New Orleans-based appeals court on Wednesday, in the latest iteration of a years-long legal effort to end the provision of abortion drugs via telehealth.

An illegal immigrant fleeing from federal immigration authorities crashed into a local New Jersey mayor’s wife, sending her to the hospital Sept. 2.

Kennedy now acknowledges a Pennsylvania infant died from the virus, but the death still isn’t reflected in CDC data...

Republican candidate Thomas Ross and former campaign manager allegedly devised plan to stash drugs in rival Louise Secker’s purse or vehicle...

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.

In a highly unusual move, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not counting two measles-associated deaths reported by the state of Pennsylvania in its measles death tally, saying it doesn’t have enough information to determine whether measles caused or contributed to the fatalities.

Sen. Ron Johnson called for a “COVID reckoning,” saying officials involved in the pandemic response must be exposed and held accountable.

Trump delivered historic drops in prescription drug prices, but Congress must rein in PBM middlemen to make those savings last.

Fans worldwide describe "post-Parton depression" as Dolly Parton's death triggers intense parasocial grief that psychologists say mirrors real loss.

The U.S. military employed laser technology this week to take down cartel drones at the border according to a statement from the Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB).

Anti-vaxxers are spreading conspiracy theories after two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania...

Hospitals, technology firms and other companies could soon be at risk from AI-enabled cyberattacks, according to a new open letter from more than 100 signatories.

US officials on Wednesday exposed a major alleged Chinese cyber-espionage campaign they say has compromised numerous federal agencies including NASA, the Federal Reserve, the departments of Justice and Energy and the US Senate.

A doctor makes a case for cautious optimism about R.F.K., Jr.,’s war on vaccines.

The US military said early Monday it struck an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, marking the first known strike in more than two months.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz touted the Trump administration’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices.

Potassium phosphate was injected instead of an anesthetic into four patients' spines during joint replacement surgeries at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital.

The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.

She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.

Federal officials referred over 150 healthcare organizations for investigation into allegations of fraud.

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high for the 2025-2026 school year...

Sen. Bill Cassidy blasted President Donald Trump's recent executive order that calls for unbundling the childhood MMR vaccine into three individual shots.

A longtime FDA official warned Anthony Fauci that failing to study COVID vaccine side effects would “come back to bite” him, a new email shows.