Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada…
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Social justice groups sue to block Trump executive order restricting care for transgender children
by adminSeveral social justice groups said Tuesday that they are suing the Trump administration over its new restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for children. On January 28, Trump signed an executive…
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US flu cases are peaking for a second time this season. Now you can test for the virus at home
by adminThe United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak…
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Kennedy, the son of former US attorney general, senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, has written multiple anti-vaccine books, lobbied Congress to give parents exemptions from vaccinating their children…
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CDC websites, datasets taken down as agency complies with Trump executive orders
by adminSeveral US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after the agency was directed to…
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Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
by adminThe Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of the studies would reveal whether…
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The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades. The drug, suzetrigine, is a…
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A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department. Cases related…
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Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published in 2015. I have started, scratched out and even abandoned the writing of this essay. I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t there. Didn’t…
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RFK Jr. clashes with Democrats over past comments about vaccines, abortion rights
by adminSenate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services…