Health

‘Sick to My Stomach’: Trump Distorts Facts on Autism, Tylenol, and Vaccines, Scientists Say

Ann Bauer, a researcher who studies Tylenol and autism, felt queasy with anxiety in the weeks leading up to the White House’s much-anticipated autism announcement. In Augu...

Credit:

Trump administration to close Miami organ donation group it calls 'failing'

The Trump administration is moving to shut down a Miami nonprofit that recovers organs from deceased donorsWASHINGTON -- The Trump administration moved Thursday to shut down a Miami organ donation ...

Credit:

As the Trump Administration and States Push Health Data Sharing, Familiar Challenges Surface

The Northeast Valley Health Corp. in Los Angeles County could be a poster child for the benefits of sharing health data electronically. Through a data network connecting i...

Credit:

Tylenol Doesn’t Cause Autism, Experts Say. Here Are the Facts

The Tylenol-autism link is based on a research review that determined an association, but most studies have found no causal link. Getty Images The Trump administration has linked Tylenol u...

Credit:

People Are Getting Tattoos Under Anesthesia

Frank Charles, a pet-resort owner and former five-term mayor of St. Augustine, Florida, wanted a tattoo. He just wasn’t sure that he could take the pain. Then he started seeing advertisements for a...

Credit:

1 in 3 young adults skipped the dentist in the last year

A new study reveals how barriers to oral health differ across generations, putting young adults at greater risk for future health problems. Regular dental checkups are vital for overall health. Ye...

Credit:

What is turf toe? The injury Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow sustained

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is expected to be out for months after he sustained a toe injury on Sunday during a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.Burrow was seen being helped into...

Credit:

FDA takes aim at Hims and other telehealth services in drug advertising blitz

WASHINGTON -- For the first time, federal health officials are taking aim at telehealth companies promoting unofficial versions of prescription drugs — including popular weight loss medications — a...

Credit:

Federal watchdog report on Georgia's Medicaid program raises concerns about administrative costs

ATLANTA -- A federal watchdog reported Thursday that Georgia’s program requiring able-bodied adults to document low-paying work to get Medicaid has spent much more on administrative costs than on p...

Credit:

West Coast states issue joint vaccine guidelines in shift away from CDC

The move came a day ahead of a meeting of CDC vaccine advisers.Four Western U.S. states have come together to issue unified vaccine recommendations for the upcoming respiratory illness season, and ...

Credit:

Congress asks if Boar's Head deli meat plant tied to outbreak will be fit to reopen

Lawmakers have summoned Boar's Head deli meat officials to face a federal food safety committeeDemocratic lawmakers are questioning whether a Boar's Head deli meat plant at the center of last year'...

Credit:

States Are Cutting Medicaid Provider Payments Long Before Trump Cuts Hit

Every day for nearly 18 years, Alessandra Fabrello has been a medical caregiver for her son, on top of being his mom. “It is almost impossible to explain what it takes to keep a child alive ...

Credit:

Why doctors say the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine is still necessary

Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisors -- now with 12 members hand-picked by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. -- doctors, health o...

Credit:

‘Children are bound to die’: Corruption, aid cuts and violence fuel a hunger crisis in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan -- At 14 months, Adut Duor should be walking. Instead, his spine juts through his skin and his legs dangle like sticks from his mother’s lap in a South Sudan hospital. At half the...

Credit:

Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines

NEW YORK -- A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met in Atlanta this week to consider whether to revise recommendations on shots...

Credit:

After cuts to food stamps, Trump administration ends government's annual report on hunger in America

The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, saying it had become “overly politicized″ and ”rife with inaccuraciesWASHINGTON -- The Trump administ...

Credit:

CDC panel abandons COVID vaccine recommendation, saying it's a personal choice

A panel of vaccine advisers on Friday voted to abandon its previous universal recommendation for annual COVID-19 vaccine shots for anyone 6 months and older, with the committee unanimously voting t...

Credit:

Journalists Follow the Fallout of CDC Director’s Firing and Trump’s Health Policies

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Senate hearing of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez on WBUR’s “Here & Now” on Se...

Credit:

Higher Doses of Semaglutide More Effective for Weight Loss, Study Finds

Two new studies found that higher doses of semaglutide safely led to greater weight loss with minimal side effects. Olena Malik/Getty Images Researchers say higher doses of semaglutide wei...

Credit:

America Is on the Cusp of a Two-Tier Vaccine System

As far as sticker price goes, the recommended vaccines for kids in the United States do not come cheap. The hepatitis-B shot, given within the first hours of life, can be purchased for about $30. T...

Credit:

27 People Are Sharing Clever Tips That Could One Day Save Your Life

Article created by: Mindaugas BalčiauskasEveryday life isn’t just about sunshine, rainbows, and cat memes. It’s also not the harsh, joyless reality that we often see on the evening news. Life’s… co...

Credit: