“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted 2025-02-14 CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service is as critical to public health as it is revered.
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power 2025-02-14 Staff reported a pullback from vaccines late last year, but nothing was in writing.
Measles outbreak in undervaccinated Texas area doubles—again 2025-02-14 The outbreak now spans four counties.
H5N1 testing in cow veterinarians suggests bird flu is spreading silently 2025-02-13 The findings suggest transmission and cases are going undetected.
Burning in woman’s legs turned out to be slug parasites migrating to her brain 2025-02-13 After three trips to the ER, woman gets diagnosis of dreaded rat lungworm.
“A sicker America”: Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary 2025-02-13 In Senate hearings, Kennedy continued to express anti-vaccine views.
Sick right now? Flu is resurging to yet a higher peak this season. 2025-02-04 Few seasons see two peaks at such high intensity.
FDA approves first non-opioid pain medicine in more than 20 years 2025-01-31 The drug, Journavx (suzetrigine), inhibits an ion channel in peripheral nerves.
Top 10 moments of RFK Jr.’s reality-bending confirmation hearings 2025-01-31 There were a lot of doozies as RFK Jr. tried to convince lawmakers he's pro-vaccine.
States say they’ve been shut out of Medicaid amid Trump funding freeze 2025-01-28 The freeze is said to ensure funding aligns with Trump's political ideology.