Health

US Cancer Registries, Constrained by Trump Policies, To Recognize Only ‘Male’ or ‘Female’ Patients

The top authorities of U.S. cancer statistics will soon have to classify the sex of patients strictly as male, female, or unknown, a change scientists and advocates say will harm the health of tran...

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MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a recent Wednesday showered in praise from the vice president and health technology CEOs at a glitzy “Make America Healthy Again” event in Wa...

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The CDC’s Website Is Anti-Vaccine Now

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, did bother to ask CDC scientists about using their website to turn anti-vaccine talking points into agency guidance, it didn’t ...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: The GOP Circles the Wagons on ACA

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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CDC webpage says link between autism and vaccines has been ignored, despite several studies finding no evidence

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its webpage on autism and vaccines on Wednesday, stating a link between the two has been ignored despite many studies finding no such li...

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An autoimmune disease stole this man's memory. Here's how he's learning to cope

“My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain.What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that makes...

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HHS finalizes report on gender-affirming care for youth, medical groups push back

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final version of its report on pediatric gender-affirming care on Wednesday, claiming it found "medical dangers posed to children," whic...

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26 Tales Of What Happens When The Golden Child Is Met With Real Life

Have you ever looked at a person and thought, "What is wrong with them?" Well, that might sound harsh, but we have all thought something like that, haven't we?After all, there are plenty of factors...

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An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics

MUSINA, South Africa -- It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop for...

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Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.

Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime relationships with doctors people trust often make even bad news more tolerable. ...

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Waning Immunity and Falling Vaccination Rates Fuel Pertussis Outbreaks

Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country. The outbreaks are ...

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RFK Jr. Links Aluminum in Vaccines to Peanut Allergies. Here Are the Facts

Experts say there is no credible scientific evidence that aluminum in vaccines causes peanut or other food allergies. heather diehl/Getty Images HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. says alumi...

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Whoa-zempic!

Medical weight loss might be on the verge of a further revolution. For starters, people will likely have the option of taking a new class of medications that seem to have fewer bothersome side effe...

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To Survive the Next Pandemic, Walk More, the NIH Says

Last week, the two top officials at the National Institutes of Health—the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research—debuted a new plan to help Americans weather the next pandemic: gettin...

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A Small Texas Think Tank Cultivated Covid Dissidents. Now They’re Running US Health Policy.

Martin Kulldorff, chair of the Trump administration’s reconstituted CDC vaccine panel, made a shocking — and misleading — statement as the group met in September. Referring to a clinical trial, Kul...

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A Hidden Health Crisis Following Natural Disasters: Mold Growth in Homes

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Un...

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The 6 big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development

This story is part of the 2025 Future Perfect 25 Every year, the Future Perfect team curates the undersung activists, organizers, and thinkers who are making the world a bet...

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Global rise in ultra-processed foods is major public health threat, experts say

The global rise of ultra-processed foods in diets worldwide poses a major public health threat, according to experts who published a series of papers in medical journal The Lancet.The authors cite ...

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What to know about expanded work requirements about to kick in for SNAP

SNAP food benefits are flowing again after a pause during the federal government shutdownAfter a disruptive U.S. government shutdown, federal SNAP food assistance is again flowing to low-income hou...

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As few as 2 cigarettes per day linked to 60% increased risk of heart disease: Study

Just 100 cigarettes over the course of someone's life may be enough to raise their risk of heart disease and death, a new study suggests.Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, who looked at the s...

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South Carolina lawmakers debate abortion bill that could imprison people who receive the procedure

A few South Carolina lawmakers are holding a hearing on Tuesday to discuss a near-total abortion ban that removes exceptions and could send anyone involved with termination of a pregnancy to prison...

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