Immunotherapy helps certain cancer patients avoid surgery: ‘We hope this is the future’
Kelly Spill didn’t cry when she was diagnosed with stage III rectal cancer at age 28. She held her emotions together when her surgeon told …
Kennedy to ask CDC for new look at treatments for measles, other diseases
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, is asking the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for …
HHS touts universal flu, coronavirus vaccine initiative while casting doubt on future of seasonal Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it aims to accomplish within four years a scientific feat that hasn’t been achieved …
Despite pledge to expand naloxone access, Trump administration proposal would cut overdose prevention programs
The Trump administration has named overdose prevention among its top drug policy priorities, but a preliminary budget proposal that was recently leaked suggests that it …
HHS to require placebo testing of ‘all new vaccines,’ raising questions about approval of updated Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled trials before they’re licensed for …
Milwaukee announces additional school closures, new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
Milwaukee will temporarily close two more school buildings as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district also announced …
US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say
More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for …
988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal
The preliminary memo, dated April 10, previews the administration’s possible plans to slash discretionary federal health spending and rework health agencies as President Donald Trump …
FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The terms need to be negotiated before Novavax’s vaccine could be granted full approval, the source said, declining to be named because they weren’t authorized …
Milwaukee announces additional school closures and new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
Milwaukee announced Monday the temporary closure of two more schools as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district …