The South Carolina measles outbreak has surpassed the recorded case count in Texas' 2025 outbreak, as health officials have logged almost 600 new cases in just over a month.The outbreak
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released its own childhood vaccine schedule, breaking with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The AAP recommends that children be vaccinated
Nearly a quarter of working-age adults have health insurance that leaves them underinsured, according to recent estimates. While having some coverage might seem better than none at all, experts say
The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday.But it's hardly
The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing its biggest health care overhaul in three decades, a plan that would slash the number of regional networks from 18 to five and
Lawmakers have reached a bipartisan agreement on health care reform as part of legislation designed to avoid a partial government shutdown. A vote is expected in the coming days.With insurance
The American Heart Association reported Wednesday that heart disease and stroke deaths declined in 2023, but the two conditions still kill more people in the U.S. than any other cause.The
Donating blood during a critical national shortage could also send one lucky donor to the Super Bowl.The American Red Cross says donors who give blood through Jan. 25 will be
There was the pregnant woman who missed her medical checkup, afraid to visit a clinic during the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown. A nurse found her at home, already
The surge in the popularity of GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy has transformed the weight-loss landscape for millions of adults in the U.S. These medications, originally developed to