Five people whose work supported missions at U.S Cyber Command and the National Security Agency at Fort George G. Meade died by suicide within a month of each other this summer. Lawmakers are asking q...

This report describes 48 confirmed cases and one probable case of C. bantiana in clinical samples from 2009–2026.

Emma Navarro says she’s taking the rest of the tennis season off to address two health issues and she plans to return in time for the Australian Open in January.

The Advocate asked federal officials what transgender and nonbinary young people can expect when they seek help.

Hundreds of VOA staffers have been on paid leave since the agency sidelined them in March 2025.

Plus: Governors warn of a Medicaid work requirements crunch

A mathematical model finds vaccination rates have dropped below the herd immunity threshold and are likely to decline even further, sparking an epidemic.

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — An Idaho judge dismissed a lawsuit from a Boise daycare and parents that sought to block enforcement of a state law that bans daycares from requiring vaccines or medical tr...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Pfizer and its ​CEO, Albert Bourla, accusing the drugmaker of misleading ‌consumers about the safety and effectiveness of its COVID-19 vaccine.

Cancer patients who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within a few months of their immunotherapy lived longer than those who did not, health records show.

The state’s outbreak is the largest in the U.S.

The DeSantis administration is backing off its push to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their children by eliminating from a proposed rule change “sincerely held moral or ethical b...

The health secretary, Vice President JD Vance and other top officials addressed a conference sponsored by corporations, including A.I. companies and others with business before the government.

The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ...

Here's what travelers can do to avoid flight trouble in a year that's seen flight cancellations surge to the highest level since 2022.

Many cancers associated with infection are preventable

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) late Monday blocked an attempt from Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) to prohibit President Trump from demolishing the Kennedy Center. The bill Merkley attempted to pass under unani…

Veterans under 30 will have to sign forms before being given antidepressants. Medical groups fear the moves may stigmatize mental health treatment.

Protein is everywhere — in chips, candy, cookies, even water. Does that make these products healthy?

A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.

The burial came as the Smithsonian released DNA research it said provides “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings.

Track biological threats, share vital information, and collaborate on solutions for community protection and preparedness.

The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.

The startup has raised nearly $800 million over the past year, from investors including Nvidia, Thrive Capital, Kleiner Perkins, a16z, and Sequoia Capital.

Drug has been promoted as a treatment for autism

Richard Mullins has filed a lawsuit against Publix and Quirch Foods in the wake of his wife Karla’s death.

Despite the majority voting yes on safety, effectiveness, and risk-benefit balance, the panel says that it wants more data on whether testing reduces mortality.

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners today declared a State of Local Emergency for the mosquito-borne spread of dengue fever impacting...

The orders are in place for seven days.

As the veterinary sedative medetomidine spreads through the fentanyl supply, clinicians face a severe withdrawal syndrome that can emerge within hours and resist standard opioid treatment.

A federal judge on Wednesday appeared receptive to blocking the Trump administration from barring healthcare providers that receive certain federal HIV-treatment funds from acknowledging their transge...

The founder of the blood-testing start-up Theranos was sentenced to 11 years in prison for fraud and had been serving time at a minimum-security federal prison in Texas.

Our Ukraine correspondent Siobhán O’Grady visits a school in Kyiv where air raid sirens interrupt classes all day and children must take shelter.

Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.

The move comes despite lawmakers voicing concern about recent flavor approvals.

Covid infection counts are increasing in more than half the country.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) left a U.S. citizen from Evanston, Ill., injured on the ground after he was detained in an incident of mistaken identity on Sunday, according to local poli…

Several key industry players developing the tests are sponsoring or speaking at the Make America Healthy Again Summit next week, which will be attended by top health officials.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s latest financial disclosure reveals he accepted free flights to Fiji and Greece and lucrative book advances.

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Measles Virus Outbreak, Texas, USA

The technological shift in Latin America, fueled by fighters returning from the Russia-Ukraine war, complicates President Donald Trump’s war on drugs, officials say.

Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion.