Higher premiums and rising medical bills have intensified Americans’ dissatisfaction with their medical coverage.
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California announced that it’s phasing out paraquat, a pesticide widely used in the United States that is linked to Parkinson’s disease.
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Prominent Republicans and others have claimed this week that the shots aren’t safe for pregnant women, but years of data show otherwise.
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The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.
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President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments instead of the standard combination shot.
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Transgender rights advocates said the new rule would face a legal challenge.
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Many women say being open about the fertility treatment is a form of empowerment. But critics say all the talk can be misleading.
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New York State’s generous health plan for working-class people was hit hard by federal funding cuts. More than 400,000 people are now looking for new coverage or living without it.
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At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.
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The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
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Nearly 20 million eggs were recalled in July over salmonella concerns. The new classification signals a “reasonable probability” of “serious adverse health consequences or death.”
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Turn that burning resentment into insight and motivation.
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His disclosure in an interview revived a key question about sobriety: whether someone who once drank dangerously can ever drink moderately.
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The company said it was unaware of any reported illnesses linked to its products containing jalapeños, which were distributed to major retailers across 26 states.
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She challenged the conventional view that most head and neck cancers resulted from cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption.
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Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
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Small produce stands and farmers’ markets are seeing a surge in demand for leafy greens as sales of lettuce and salad kits from grocery chains and big retailers drop.
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The drug targeted inflammation, and its shocking failure has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease.
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Most raves turn a blind eye to drugs. At Shambhala, free testing offers peace of mind — but can’t eliminate risk altogether.
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The development comes as a Senate committee prepares to vote Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony S. Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions at a hearing.
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