The Supreme Court has preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects …
The Department of Health and Human Services under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken unprecedented steps to change how vaccines are evaluated, approved and recommended. That's despite his saying during …
Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin. They say that …
The Trump administration is continuing to make its imprint on U.S. vaccine policy in recent days. The moves could change what shots people can get to protect themselves from common illnesses. Some of …
A new Idaho law restricting public benefits for undocumented immigrants is facing a legal challenge. The ACLU of Idaho filed a federal lawsuit Thursday night on behalf of a doctor and four HIV …
An expert group charged by the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has found no definitive answer. Most scientific data supports the hypothesis that the new …
Thailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant. The new order, signed by Health …
Supreme Court preserves key part of Affordable Care Act’s free preventive health care coverage requirements.
The first big heat wave of 2025 has arrived, coinciding with the official start of summer. More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday. That is according to the National …
Philadelphia’s public schools are facing federal criminal allegations of failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos. The case was announced Thursday. The district agreed to have …
Having ADHD can pose challenges at work. Common symptoms include trouble concentrating and sitting still. Inattention and hyperactivity also may impact memory, planning and organization. Adults with …
The Senate parliamentarian has advised a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules. It’s a blow to Republicans …
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s new vaccine advisory committee is meeting for a second day in a row. On Thursday, the committee is discussing fall flu vaccines and thimerosal, a vaccine …
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says the state is seeking federal permission to exclude soft drinks and candy from the list of items that can be purchased with food stamps. Stitt made the announcement …
The New Mexico state health department says five people in a county detention facility have measles. The Luna County Detention Center is in the southwest New Mexico city of Deming. It houses about …
South Carolina's Republican governor is celebrating a Supreme Court ruling allowing states to block the country’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for …
The Trump administration's vaccine advisers are bringing up an old flu-shot debate: Whether it's time to wipe out the last small fraction of those vaccines that contain a controversial preservative. …
After years of litigation, Michigan has won an appeal in a case that centers on the storage and handling of millions of dried blood samples from newborns. A federal court threw out key decisions of a …
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the country is ending support for the vaccine alliance Gavi. Speaking at a Gavi meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, Kennedy criticized the organization …
Supreme Court sides with South Carolina in ruling allowing states to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.