What to know about polio vaccines, in 4 charts
Kennedy, the son of former US attorney general, senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, has written multiple anti-vaccine books, lobbied Congress to give parents …
CDC websites, datasets taken down as agency complies with Trump executive orders
Several US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors and more have been removed after …
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Benefits of vaccines are a matter of fact
Editor’s Note: This essay was originally published in 2015. I have started, scratched out and even abandoned the writing of this essay. I couldn’t do …
RFK Jr. clashes with Democrats over past comments about vaccines, abortion rights
Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald …
Two dead, dozens sickened in Kansas tuberculosis outbreak
A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the …
Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of …
FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades. …
RFK Jr.’s litany of controversial views to come under scrutiny in Senate confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become …
RFK Jr. and other Cabinet picks face confirmation hearings as Trump forges ahead with agenda
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FDA approves standalone use of J&J’s ketamine-derived depression treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment …