Though recent subpoenas from the U.S. DOJ target providers of gender-affirming care, the legal arguments behind them could affect physicians prescribing off-label treatment for any reason.

Perhaps AIDS activists’ famous slogan, “Silence = Death,” needs an update for this troubling moment.

Big shakeups may be coming to the childhood vaccination schedule. Here's a look at some of the shots that could be subject to shifting U.S. recommendations.

The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...

Both chambers of Congress have now rejected Trump’s proposed 40% cut

As federal support vanishes for research addressing the root causes of health disparities in the United States, we are left with a dangerous void and an urgent need to rethink science funding.

The extreme reductions that the Trump administration is making at the vital, mission-driven Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amount to unilateral disarmament against health hazards.

Making it harder to qualify for and stay enrolled in Medicaid or subsidized ACA coverage, the 2025 budget reconciliation act represents the largest rollback of health insurance coverage in U.S. his...

The decision temporarily froze $15 billion in federal funding, according to one senator. It came as Trump officials wrestle over federal spending levels.

Native American groups declare that tribal sovereignty trumps state and federal efforts to restrict or ban gender-affirming care for two-spirit and LGBTQ+ tribal citizens. Tribes are analyzing the ris...

Georgia State University College of Law invites entry-level and lateral candidates to apply for a tenure-track professor position in Health Law to begin no later than the 2026-2027 academic year. A su...

The Senate has passed a $4.5 trillion tax cut bill after last-minute changes to its health care provisions, as Republicans scrambled to get their party on board.

Federal budget cuts have created "a climate of anxiety" among medical researchers, says Maximilian F. Konig, a rheumatologist at Johns Hopkins. But those who live with autoimmune diseases could suffer...

Vaccines are under fire from the top of the Trump administration. Federal programs to monitor them and make them safer have always been underfunded.

Through two grassroots efforts, more than 80 op eds have been published in news outlets across the country

As a transfusion medicine physician, Jeremy W. Jacobs has increasingly faced requests for “unvaccinated donor blood.” So he and colleagues looked closer at what the data say.

Rural hospitals would take an outsize hit from Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs. Researchers say the financial erosion would trigger hospital closures and servi...

A new $50 million NIH initiative to find the causes of autism faces questions about transparency and independence.

From Florida to California, National Institutes of Health grant cuts have halted research studies on HIV, vaccines, and health equity — affecting red and blue states alike.

A specialized technology can restore and preserve microcirculation and cellular functions hours post-mortem in an isolated pig brain.

Memory cafes are small social gatherings for individuals with memory loss and their caregivers. The events are cheap to run and can offer measurable benefits. Memory loss experts say they may become a...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya faced sharp questions Tuesday about the agency's proposed 2026 budget from Republican and Democratic senators.

“Really and truly, a horse can be alive forever. Forever and ever.”

President Trump's 2026 budget proposes cutting NIH grants to universities, academic medical centers, and other institutions by 43%

Of 49 countries surveyed in a recent analysis, 15 have historically relied on the the U.S. for most of the funding for their HIV/AIDS responses. That funding is largely gone now.

This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...

The State Department issued instructions to consulates and embassies late Thursday telling them to start the vetting immediately.

The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults. The requirements could cost drugmakers tens of millions of dollars and are...

On May 18, the House Budget Committee advanced a budget reconciliation bill that includes significant changes to the Medicaid program. As anticipated, Medicaid work requirement provisions are included...