The Trump administration unveiled a new program to provide HIV prevention medication to people without prescription drug coverage as a part of the president’s ambitious […]
Teen receives historic double lung transplant due to vaping-related illness
A Michigan teen was facing “imminent death” when he received a historic double lung transplant as a result of a vaping-related illness, doctors said. Interested […]
‘Relatively small doses’ of running can lower risk of death: Study
Running isn’t just good for a person’s day-to-day health and well-being, it may ward off an early death, new research has shown. Being a runner […]
A healthy diet might help college-age adults manage depression
A new study has found that a 3-week dietary intervention, including cutting down on processed foods, could decrease symptoms of depression in younger adults. The […]
Sexual assault survivors can now receive care from specially trained providers
Survivors of sexual assault may face many physical and psychological challenges while they heal, but a new cadre of nurses at Hofstra University in Long […]
City of Milwaukee urges residents to stop vaping ‘immediately’
The city of Milwaukee issued a health alert Wednesday urging residents to stop vaping “immediately,” after at least 16 people were hospitalized with severe lung […]
Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program
Planned Parenthood says it’s pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting participants from referring […]
Mormon church warning: Beware of those fancy coffee drinks
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reminding members that coffee is prohibited no matter how fancy the name, that vaping is banned […]
Autistic boy stabbed with syringes, and nurse loses license
New Jersey regulators have revoked the nursing license of a woman caught on security cameras stabbing an autistic teenager with syringes when he failed to […]
Dr. Alexa will see you now: Health care comes to your smart speaker
This is a Kaiser Health News story. Now that it’s upending the way you play music, cook, shop, hear the news and check the weather, […]
Utah won’t get enhanced funding for partial Medicaid boost
President Donald Trump’s administration has rejected Utah’s planned request for enhanced federal funding for partial expansion of its Medicaid program, state officials said Saturday. A […]
Study suggests link between Trump’s election and preterm births among Latina women
A new medical study suggests that the 2016 U.S. presidential election appears to have been associated with an increase in premature births among U.S. Latina […]
Allergan issues global recall of breast implants linked to rare cancer
The pharmaceutical company Allergan has recalled several models of its textured breast implants that were directly linked to a rare form of cancer, the FDA […]
Ukraine: Chernobyl reactor’s radioactive dust shelter opened
A structure built to confine radioactive dust from the nuclear reactor at the center of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster is up and running. Ukrainian President […]