May 2, 2023, 11:52am Health
Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to a dozen cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. Read story
May 2, 2023, 9:53am Health
Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. Read story
May 1, 2023, 2:13pm Health
The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends, the White House said Monday. Read story
May 1, 2023, 9:55am Health
Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found. Read story
May 1, 2023, 6:02am Health
Joel Wakefield isn’t just an armchair epidemiologist. His interest in tracking the spread of COVID-19 is personal. Read story
May 1, 2023, 6:02am Health
Thinking about trying a new diet but not sure which way to go? An evidence-based analysis of 10 popular eating patterns shows some promote heart health much better than others. Read story
April 30, 2023, 12:53pm Health
Shortages of drugs like Adderall are growing in the United States, and experts see no clear path to resolving them. For patients, that can mean treatment delays, medication switches and other hassles filling a prescription. Read story
April 30, 2023, 6:10am Health
In 2018, Mike Ferraro was living on the street and sharing needles with other people who injected drugs when he found out he was HIV-positive. Read story