California governor signs men’s mental health executive order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at supporting men and…
Senate confirms Susan Monarez as CDC director. Here’s what she’s said about vaccines, fluoride and more.
The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday along party lines, 51 to 47, to confirm Susan Monarez as the new…
What to know about the brain-eating amoeba that killed a boy swimming in a lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died from a brain-eating amoeba two weeks after a holiday weekend…
South Carolina boy dies from brain-eating amoeba at popular Lake Murray
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on…
FDA panel weighs ban on fluoride tablets and drops for kids
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it plans to ban fluoride tablets and drops, which have long…
Kennedy vaccines lawsuit: Doctors and public health organizations sue over policy change
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of doctors’ groups and public health organizations sued the U.S. government on…
RSV: Kennedy accepts recommendations of ousted CDC vaccine advisers
The Trump administration appears to be expanding RSV vaccinations to some adults starting at age 50, down from…
HHS layoffs were likely unlawful and must be halted, US judge says
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of…
UNC’s Noel Brewer discusses last week’s CDC vaccine advisory committee
By Rose Hoban On June 9, word started to spread that the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human…
Opinion | How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers
By Steven H. Woolf Graphics by Taylor Maggiacomo Dr. Woolf is a physician and a professor of family…