In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.

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The administration of President Donald Trump is set this week to overturn an Obama-era scientific finding that carbon dioxide endangers human health, removing the legal basis for federal greenhouse ga...

The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.

Three undergraduates from the GeriPal–Immersive Research Program, Litzy Puma ’27, Kalyani Nair ’27 and Maryam Bellakbira ’26, joined psychology professor Corinna Loeckenhoff at the 2025 Annual Scienti...

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

Nonfinancial factors such as poor physical and mental health, lack of access to healthy food, and transportation challenges make it more difficult for older adults to obtain, prepare, and consume heal...

A post hoc analysis of a multicentre, randomised trial showed that prediabetes remission is possible without total weight loss—providing weight is distributed to subcutaneous deposits as opposed to visceral ones.

Replaying history with less NIH funding shows widespread impacts on drug-linked research

We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.

In reaction to today’s White House announcement, the American Psychiatric Association issued the following statement:

"The data from numerous studies have shown that acetaminophen plays an important—and safe—role in the well-being of pregnant women."

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

The Trump administration's HHS is back to its old habits of targeting public health resources deemed too woke.

The study found heart failure rates were higher in flooded areas, especially in New Jersey, and that the risk persisted for four to five years – not just weeks or months – after the storm.

Shots target group B streptococcus, a little-known microbe that can cause stillbirths and life-threatening disease in infants

Sharp drop in grant awards leaves researchers frustrated

The arts, according to a systematic synthesis of data from 95 studies (across 26 countries), may support non-communicable disease prevention by providing opportunities for increased physical activity,...

Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.

The DOJ removed a study on its website that found "far-right attacks" outpace "all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism."

About 150 FEMA employees signed a letter to Congress arguing current agency leadership has eroded and hindered the ability to effectively manage emergencies.

Some attendees at a March panel featuring former leaders from Israel and the Palestinian Authority were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

CIDRAP provides an initiative dedicated to safeguarding vaccine use in the U.S, so that it remains grounded in the best available science.

To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.

Nearly all of the 10 panelists emphasized what they said were risks of the drugs. Some claimed, without evidence, that antidepressants don't work at all.

Partisan fight over Trump cuts heats up as Congress works on 2026 spending bills.

Measles cases have been reported by 39 states and jurisdictions in the United States, the worst outbreak since 2019.

The recent attack on science in the US is not only undermining knowledge; it is also undermining democracy. In a healthy democracy, public policy is guided by evidence, and truth is the shared foundat...