The price of remission
Cancer Prescription drugs Health care policy See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow This story was originally published on ProPublica, a nonprofit …
Trump signs executive order aiming to lower US drug costs
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday morning that promises to crack down on “unreasonable and discriminatory practices” by foreign countries that result …
Trump policies at odds with ‘Make America Healthy Again’ push
In his March address to Congress, President Donald Trump honored a Texas boy diagnosed with brain cancer. Amid bipartisan applause, he vowed to drive down …
Utah’s ban on fluoride in public water is a simple change that raises complicated new health risks, experts say
Water availability See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow Dentists in Utah can tell rather quickly whether their patients grew up in …
988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal
The preliminary memo, dated April 10, previews the administration’s possible plans to slash discretionary federal health spending and rework health agencies as President Donald Trump …
Milwaukee announces additional school closures, new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
Milwaukee will temporarily close two more school buildings as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district also announced …
With future of gun research in question, new report finds US emergency departments see a firearm injury every 30 minutes
When Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, thinks about her time working at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, one case always comes rushing …
Top NIH nutrition researcher studying ultraprocessed foods departs, citing censorship under Kennedy
When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services, one group of …
New antibiotic is effective against gonorrhea, could be first new treatment since 1990s, study says
A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could …
US autism rate continues to rise, CDC says, pointing to greater awareness and better screening
A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has increased among US children, continuing a …
