Experimental treatments for furry companions add to record $165 billion in US pet spending this year.

President Trump is trying to unilaterally change the number and schedule of childhood vaccines in the U.S., though it remains unclear how much of an impact his orders will have. Anna Edney of Bloomber...

The failure of a program to produce 100% American nitrile gloves shows the difficulty of reviving US manufacturing

The amount of benzene was up to 15 times accepted limits, topping levels in other personal-care items, previously unreleased test results show.

Movement leaders' efforts to sway the midterms, starting with defeating Sen. Bill Cassidy, will help determine whether MAHA outlasts Trump

At a January event organized by allies of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., National Cancer Institute Director Anthony Letai said results may be released “in a few months.” Ivermectin, used to d...

Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed — the annual spending bill for the Department of Health and Human Services. But it’s unclear whether the administration will spend the money as Con...

US health officials plan to test certain dairy-based ingredients used in a wide variety of baby formulas for spores that can cause infant botulism, in the wake of the ByHeart recall last year that was...

A widening recall shows that as the infant food gets more nutritionally complex, the systems designed to keep it safe are struggling to keep pace.

Four Senate Democrats are pushing US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to detail his plans for revamping how the federal government compensates people who are harmed by vaccine...

Health officials found spores that can cause infant botulism at a supplier for formula-maker ByHeart Inc. as part of their investigation into an outbreak that sickened dozens of babies in the US, acco...

Congress returned from its break facing a familiar question: whether to extend the expanded subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans that expired at the end of 2025. Meanwhile, HHS Secretary Rob...

Target Corp., Walmart Inc. and other large grocery chains were warned by US regulators for continuing to offer ByHeart infant formula for sale that’s been recalled because it’s potentially contaminate...

Litigation that could cost the company billions has it on the offensive — and asking for the government to intervene.

An outbreak of infant botulism linked to ByHeart’s baby formula is much wider than initially thought, potentially dating back two years, US health agencies said Wednesday.

The California Department of Public Health is investigating six additional cases of botulism in the state in infants who were given ByHeart formula before the start of the current outbreak in August, ...

A US congressional commission is ringing alarm bells about China’s growing dominance over America’s drug supply, saying it is putting the country’s health in the hands of an adversarial nation.

US regulators are urging parents to stop using all ByHeart infant formula products after more than a dozen babies became seriously ill, setting off a recall of all the company’s products.

Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.

Democrats and Republicans remain stalled over funding the federal government as Republicans launch a new attack on the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is taking advantage of t...

Rural areas that overwhelmingly voted for the president employ a high concentration of doctors on H-1B visas.

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

The Trump administration plans to tie Tylenol to autism risk while touting another drug, leucovorin, as a potential autism treatment.

The move to link coronavirus vaccines to 25 child deaths alarms career scientists who say the shots have been extensively studied.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to fund a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute study examining links between vaccines and autism — a widely debunked theory that Health and Human ...

With less than three weeks before the deadline to pass legislation to keep the federal government running, lawmakers are still far apart on a strategy. Democrats hope Republicans will agree to extend ...

In its first decade, STAT has led the way in charting seismic events in health and medicine. To mark our 10-year anniversary, take a look back at 10 of our most impactful stories.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

BioZorb was marketed to help breast cancer patients, but the company behind it kept complaints from regulators and the public.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all children ages 6 months to 23 months old receive a coronavirus vaccine as federal officials move to roll back recommendations.

Mars said it will make new, naturally hued candies—but the artificially colored ones will stay on the market, too.

A coalition of faith-based activists had pressured the retailer to not offer the abortion pill mifepristone in its pharmacy locations. The group now turns its focus to CVS and Walgreens.

A STAT Investigation: Inside the research machine that helps UnitedHealth protect its Medicare profits.

The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

Halfway through 2025, the US’s total annual measles cases have reached a level not seen in more than three decades.

New non-toxic material is water- and oil-resistant, sustainable and affordable

Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, putting cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week did something he had promised not to do: He fired every member of the scientific advisory committee that recommends which vaccines s...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week did something he had promised not to do: He fired every member of the scientific advisory committee that recommends which vaccines s...

President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. surgeon general has said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ ...

The House’s gigantic tax-and-spending budget reconciliation bill has landed with a thud in the Senate, where lawmakers are divided in their criticism over whether it increases the deficit too much or ...

The latest antidepressant research reveals that PAWS (post-acute withdrawal syndrome) can last for years. Why aren't patients being warned?

A widely available drug for urinary tract infections has never been formally approved by the US government. It’s not the only one.