Research has generally shown that drinking fluoridated water at the recommended levels is safe and beneficial for oral health ...

The New York Times: The New Anti-Abortion Argument Takes Us Back To The 19th Century Although I’ve heard every argument about abortion, pro and con, over the years, the anti-abortion case made ...

The health dashboard is intended to identify areas of concern so that officials can ensure residents use cannabis safely. Elsewhere, social services struggles in North Carolina, climate change in ...

Fifteen people have been hospitalized and one has died after eating the tainted carrots, CDC officials say. More public health news is about vape sales, MeRT therapy, cow fat, and more.

The independent, Pacific nation of Samoa — a stone's throw from the U.S. territory of American Samoa — experienced a disastrous epidemic of measles in 2019. Kennedy had visited Samoa four months ...

The individual in question had recently returned from eastern Africa, the state health department said. Also in the news: bird flu, covid, and dengue fever.

Pat Curry, a Republican in the Texas House, has pre-filed a bill to classify abortion pills as "controlled substances." If passed, it would go into effect late next year.

Analysts look at the likelihood of lawmakers making moves to rein in drug middlemen this session. Also, covid-era prescription flexibility is kept in place, pharmaceutical companies take on GLP-1 ...

In the study, ChatGPT operating alone outperformed both doctors who were using ChatGPT to help them diagnose and those who were using only conventional resources. Other health industry news is on ...

Some Republicans oppose extending enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act insurance plans that are set to expire at the end of 2025. Not doing so, though, would risk millions of people losing ...

With his term soon to expire, Social Security chief Martin O’Malley’s efforts to address the agency’s overpayments to beneficiaries remain incomplete.

In a Q&A, KFF Health News editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder unpacks the "Make America Healthy Again" platform ...