As people become accustomed to getting prescriptions online, sites are flourishing without much medical oversight.

The U.S. may have less of a shortage of licensed nurses than a shortage of nurses who are willing to work in bedside jobs that have become increasingly demanding.

A new proposed rule would make companies reveal when they add new substances to food.

The group met on July 24 to vote on whether compounding pharmacies could legally dispense certain peptides.

Thousands of low-income New Yorkers are among the first to feel the impacts of the "Big Beautiful Bill."

Physician assistants and nurse practitioners have a growing role in medicine in the U.S., marking a shift away from physician-led care.

In search of affordable health care coverage, more Americans are accidentally buying fake insurance.

The NFL has taken steps to prevent head injuries in players. Other leagues have not.

Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.

‘Am I going to have to quit my job? What am I going to do?’

Opposing viewpoints about whether whole milk is healthy or not illuminate a growing debate in nutrition science.

Five years ago, Alana Semuels fled California for New York, hoping to avoid another toxic wildfire season, but then haze from Canadian fires followed her there.

The MAHA movement's goal to improve school lunches faces big obstacles.

The highest infant mortality rate in a decade has spurred the state to declare a crisis.

The end of pandemic-era subsidies are forcing many centers to shut their doors or raise rates.

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Labor force participation among women has started falling again in 2025.

Labor force participation among women has started falling again in 2025.

Key federal funding has been declining and is likely to drop more in coming years.

Ingestible fluoride is under fire by the FDA. Dentists are pushing back.

A growing group of middle-income elderly people are too rich for government benefits but can't afford long-term care.

In some states, one health insurer dominates the market, driving up prices and creating red tape.

It's not just Medicaid or Medicare: Private insurance payments lag in rural areas.

A new study shows that intimate partner violence increased in places requiring far travel to abortion clinics.

Fluoride bans and proposed Medicaid cuts are worrying dentists.

Syracuse thought that by building a giant highway in the middle of town it could become an economic powerhouse. Instead, it got a bad bout of white flight and the worst slum problem in America.

Despite focusing on finding a cause, the Trump Administration has cut many autism programs.

The American health care system requires us to spend too much time getting coverage approved.

Means holds many health beliefs that mirror those of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Despite focusing on finding a cause, the Trump Administration has cut many autism programs.

Despite focusing on finding a cause, the Trump Administration has cut many autism programs.

Cuts to federal health institutions could alter newborn hearing and rare disease screening programs.

Advocates were concerned about food safety in the U.S. even before the massive layoffs at HHS. Now, there's even more reason to worry. https://t.co/216TVZTOeS

Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.

Customers sick of dealing with insurance are turning to health sharing as an alternative

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While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.

The change — immediately criticized by pediatric health advocates — eliminates a program that allowed parents to fill out a form at the hospital to secure a Social Security number for their children.

The Aministration's focus on DEI and environmental justice is stripping funding from areas that voted for him

Low compensation rates for labor and delivery have big implications for maternal and fetal outcomes in America.

'Retirement is a distant dream'