National measles cases this year have now exceeded 4,400, all but guaranteeing the country will more than double the number of measles infections confirmed last year, which totaled 2,289. The lates…

Despite claiming to support vaccines, more parents are delaying their children’s shots, Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez says. She advises doctors to be more blunt about the risks.

A leading OB-GYN organization now recommends hormone replacement therapy for many women experiencing common menopause symptoms including hot flashes.

An estimated 22 million Americans currently use cannabis as a form of sleep aid, and almost one in four says they're likely to try the drug to help them sleep.

The Trump administration provided few details about its process for canceling hundreds of thousands of Affordable Care Act enrollments — even as the next stage of the anti-fraud effort is underway.

Eligible voters have until Oct. 23 to apply to vote by mail in the upcoming midterms.

Americans have a new sunscreen option for the first time in over 25 years. The FDA approved the chemical ingredient BEMT back in June.

Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed.

More children from mixed-status families are being separated from their parents through detention or deportation. Researchers and advocates believe the trauma of being split up predisposes a generatio...

“It must be emphatically stated that senseless (political) violence has absolutely NO place in our community or in our democratic process,” Youngstown Mayor Derrick McDowell said.

As measles continues to spread across the U.S., local health officials say it may be spurring some to get themselves or their children vaccinated.

Georgia health officials are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed to a new case of measles in Macon County.

Vaccination is the best way to protect yourself against measles. For most adults, one shot of the MMR is considered enough protection. But there are certain situations that call for a second dose.

Here’s what doctors say parents should know when talking to their teens.

The county coroner's office said that the woman had several underlying conditions, including a past diagnosis of measles.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Department of Health has confirmed a travel-related case of bacterial illness diphtheria, with schools in the West Seneca Central School District being …

About 120 people became sick during a mass illness incident at a Walmart distribution center in Lebanon, Tennessee, with roughly 30 requiring hospitalization, according to local reporting citing Wilso...

A federal judge on Sunday evening ordered the Trump administration to cancel any further airings of the controversial taxpayer-funded ads that promote President Donald Trump’s agenda.

The expanded recall includes organic blueberries and mixed berry blends that may be contaminated with E. coli.

Here's what parents need to know as flu season begins.

Democrats are urging HHS Secretary Kennedy to stop proposed changes to Head Start, calling the reforms illegal and "antithetical" to the mission of Head Start.

Here's how to keep the friendship while skipping the germs.

Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 4,000 this year, according to data updated Friday from the CDC.

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Three companies are recalling broccoli seeds sold online nationwide after a contaminated supplier lot was linked to a mu

Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 4,000 this year, according to data updated Friday from the CDC.

In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can't pay.

Thousands of refugees in the U.S. lost health coverage on Oct. 1 as new Medicaid eligibility rules took effect. In Arizona, unlike in most states, even children and pregnant women are being dropped.

Walgreens is already seeing an early-season bump in cold and flu-related sales, according to data first seen by ABC News.

“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study

Grandparents for Vaccines share their stories so that today’s children need not suffer the diseases of the past

As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely ille...

A medical company has announced AI-powered prescriptions.

The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year

A new study published in the Public Library of Science suggests nearly one out of 15 cats are infected with a common parasite.

The Democratic National Committee has sued the Trump administration over recent TV ads promoting the president.

The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note resemblances to the conditions that some theorized preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.…

18 nurses seek seats in the Senate or House

Dozens of people were reported to be in isolation after a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of an undisclosed illness.

The pneumonic plague is nearly always fatal without treatment.

More than 1,000 people have been infected and nearly 200 have been hospitalized as the state struggles to contain the spread of the extremely infectious disease.