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Kennedy restores staffing at 9/11 health program ahead of Capitol Hill testimony
Robert Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 20...
Apr 16, 2026

Trump admin touts new dietary guidelines, but will your child have healthier school lunches next fall?
Kids eating lunch at school (Tetra Images/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- As President Donald Trump's administration touts it...
Apr 16, 2026

Weekly ER visits for tick bites reach highest level in nearly a decade. Will this season be worse?
Photo of tick (rbkomar/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Weekly visits to emergency rooms for tick bites are at the highest lev...
Apr 16, 2026

Tylenol during pregnancy has no link to autism, large study finds
In this stock image, an open bottle of Tylenol Extra Strength pain reliever is shown. (STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images)(NEW YOR...
Apr 15, 2026

Growing number of trauma, brain injuries linked to e-bikes and e-scooters at 1 hospital: Study
Stock photo of people commuting on e-bikes and scooters. (Maskot/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- E-bikes and e-sc...
Apr 15, 2026

Smoking rate among US adults drops to record low as vape use rises: CDC
Signage outside the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Meg...
Mar 26, 2026

Doctors say Pfizer's Lyme disease vaccine trial results 'encouraging' after more than 70% efficacy shown
Pfizer logo (Photo Illustration by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Earlier this week, pharmaceu...
Mar 24, 2026

Nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen voluntarily recalled
Bottles of children's ibuprofen, made for Taro Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., are being recalled due to the potential pre...
Mar 20, 2026

1 in 10 ACA enrollees dropped their coverage due to rising health care costs: Poll
The healthcare.gov website on a laptop arranged in Norfolk, Virginia, US, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Stefani Reynolds/B...
Mar 19, 2026

Judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.'s efforts to reshape childhood vaccine policy
(MASSACHUSETTS) -- A Massachusetts judge ruled on Monday in favor of medical organizations in their litigation against H...
Mar 16, 2026

Many military members may get care at hospitals at risk of financial distress -- partly due to Trump cuts
Bo Zaunders/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As many as 724,000 service members, their families and veterans may rely on health...
Mar 11, 2026

Wyoming governor signs 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban into law
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon testifies during the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Tom...
Mar 10, 2026
