Medical News

The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research institutions can charge the government, the agency said late Friday – a move that scientists…

This year’s flu season is on track to be the worst it’s been since before the Covid-19 pandemic, as respiratory illnesses surge to a second peak. There have already been…

For 66-year-old Tim Andrews, it was a matter of life or death. Andrews had spent the better part of two years on dialysis because of end-stage kidney disease. He was…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that the state is temporarily shutting down all live bird markets in New York City and Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties through February…

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level. In late January, two children in Gaines County were…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the…

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…

A public health advocacy group is raising concerns about a “DEI Watchlist” recently launched by a conservative organization intent on identifying federal workers who might not carry out President Donald…

The 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…

Several 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…