Health

The issue of drugs doesn't usually get showcased at the UN General Assembly. This year is different

UNITED NATIONS -- Every year, tons of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs flow around the world, an underground river that crisscrosses borders and continents and spills over into viol...

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Psychiatric Facilities Are Being Bombarded by AI Users

While many working people are reasonably worried about AI taking their jobs and leaving them on the street, another consequence of the AI revolution is filling seats in mental health facilities. ...

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Does vagus nerve stimulation work? A scientific cure-all explained.

On TikTok, vagus nerve stimulation sounds like a miracle cure. Influencers claim it can help with a long list of ailments, including—but not limited to—anxiety, stress, depression, and inflammation...

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Democrats, Republicans target ultraprocessed foods with state laws

This is s KFF Health News story.California Republican James Gallagher, the GOP's former Assembly leader, has often accused the state's progressive lawmakers of heavy-handed government intrusion, bu...

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Preliminary but promising gene therapy shows 75% reduction in Huntington's disease progression

Scientists report the first therapy to slow the deadly brain disease.A one-time gene therapy treatment has shown remarkable success in slowing the progression of Huntington's disease in a prelimina...

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Big Loopholes in Hospital Charity Care Programs Mean Patients Still Get Stuck With the Tab

Quinn Cochran-Zipp went to the emergency room three times with severe abdominal pain before doctors figured out she had early-stage cancer in the germ cells of her right ovary. After emergency surg...

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AI Will Soon Have a Say in Approving or Denying Medicare Treatments

Taking a page from the private insurance industry’s playbook, the Trump administration will launch a program next year to find out how much money an artificial intelligence algorithm could save the...

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As Trump Punts on Medical Debt, Battle Over Patient Protections Moves to States

With the Trump administration scaling back federal efforts to protect Americans from medical bills they can’t pay, advocates for patients and consumers have shifted their work to contain the nation...

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Pentagon adds exemptions to requirement for all troops to get the flu shot

The Pentagon has stepped back from the policy that requires all troops get the flu shot every year by introducing exemptions for reservists and proclaiming that the shot is only necessary in some c...

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Sexually transmitted disease cases fall, but not syphilis in newborns

New government data shows another decline in sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults, but also a continued rise in syphilis in newbornsNEW YORK -- Sexually transmitted disease rates for ...

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Vitamin B3 May Help With Skin Cancer Prevention, Researchers Say

A common dietary supplement could be effective against non-melanoma skin cancer. Getty Images A new study found that nicotinamide (vitamin B3) use was linked to fewer cases of non-melanoma...

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Why can’t employers get neurodivergent-friendly work policies right?

As more candidates seek out neurodivergent employers, they’re struggling to find truly inclusive, accessible work environments. Google searches for neurodivergent jobs — those that accommod...

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Fact-checking President Donald Trump's claims about autism

During a press conference about Tylenol and autism risks, President Donald Trump repeated multiple inaccurate claims about a range of topics.On Monday, Trump, joined by top administration officials...

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'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US

NEW YORK -- Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.Bact...

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Tears and trauma: Greenlandic women recall forced contraception as a nation seeks forgiveness

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- At age 13, Katrine Petersen was fitted with a contraceptive device by Danish doctors without her consent. She had become pregnant, and after doctors in the Greenlandic town o...

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She Had a Broken Arm, No Insurance — And a $97,000 Bill

As soon as she fell, Deborah Buttgereit knew she couldn’t avoid going to the hospital. “I could hear the bones moving around in my elbow,” said Buttgereit, who was...

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Amid Confusion Over US Vaccine Recommendations, States Try To ‘Restore Trust’

When the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met last week, confusion filled the room. Members admitted they didn’t know what they were voting on, first rej...

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Trump Claims ‘No Downside’ to Avoiding Tylenol During Pregnancy. He’s Wrong.

“There’s no downside” to avoiding Tylenol or acetaminophen use while pregnant. President Donald Trump on Sept. 22, 2025, in a press conference Obstetricians hav...

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CDC Panel Adds New Rules to Childhood Vaccine Schedule, COVID Shots

A new CDC panel voted to make changes to childhood vaccination schedules and further narrow recommendations for COVID-19 shots. Shutterstock The CDC’s vaccine panel, ACIP, changed its reco...

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'Highly concerning': Major medical groups react to Trump's claim that Tylenol is linked to autism

Major medical organizations and scientific groups are reacting to the Trump administration's assertion on Monday that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy, the main ingredient in the drug Tyle...

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Trump Tells Pregnant Women to ‘Fight Like Hell’ Not to Take Tylenol

At a press conference today, President Donald Trump dispensed one clear piece of medical advice to American parents in a rambling, repetitive monologue: Don’t. Take. Tylenol. He told pregnant women...

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