California officials confirm 1st US case of severe mpox strain with no travel history
(NEW YORK) -- The first U.S. case of a more severe strain of mpox without any recent travel history has been identified in California.Health... Read More.
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New York confirms 1st locally acquired case of chikungunya virus in 6 years in US
(NASSUA COUNTY, N.Y.) -- The New York State Department of Health has confirmed a case of locally acquired chikungunya on Long Island, marking the... Read More.
How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown
(WASHINGTON) -- As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance... Read More.
HHS hits back at former surgeons general who wrote op-ed saying RFK Jr. is endangering nation’s health
(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hit back at an op-ed written by the most recent six surgeons general, who... Read More.
A hard-to-spot breast cancer now makes up more than 1 in 10 cases in the US: Report
(NEW YORK) -- A fast-rising form of breast cancer that's harder to detect on mammograms now makes up more than one in ten cases... Read More.
CDC drops universal COVID vaccine recommendations, suggests separate MMRV shots
(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its immunization schedule on Monday, dropping the universal COVID-19 vaccine recommendation and... Read More.
What Hegseth’s military fitness rules may mean for women servicemembers
(NEW YORK) -- During a speech earlier this week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the implementation of new fitness standards for the military.In... Read More.
Breast cancer by the numbers: How survival rates have improved over the past 40 years
(NEW YORK) -- Since the first Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiatives kicked off 40 years ago, major improvements have been made in treating the disease.While... Read More.
Breast cancer resources: What you need to know about diagnosis, treatments, support
(NEW YORK) -- Oct.1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society (ACS) is commemorating 40 years of spreading... Read More.
‘I’m giving my opinion’: Trump deviates from scientific evidence, own FDA, in autism remarks
(WASHINGTON) -- As President Donald Trump rambled and ad-libbed through an announcement meant to caution pregnant women about the possible links between the use... Read More.
CDC hepatitis B vaccine vote delayed: What parents should know about possible changes
(NEW YORK) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee on Friday indefinitely postponed its planned vote on whether to stop... Read More.
West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC
(NEW YORK) -- Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified vaccine recommendations for the upcoming respiratory illness season, and California has... Read More.
