Health news
What to know about Pope Leo’s lung surgery
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday he will have surgery this week to remove an early-stage nodule on his lung.
MAHA loyalists accuse Trump administration of ‘broken promises’
Some supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have begun to publicly turn against Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration.
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the country’s largest in three decades
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is now the largest in the U.S. in three decades.
Dengue fever surge in Florida shows the virus’ growing threat in the U.S.
The outbreak, centered on Tampa Bay, is the state’s largest on record. Experts offered several possible explanations for the high case count.
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.
CDC reports first measles death amid confusion over Pennsylvania cases
The agency previously declined to recognize four measles-associated deaths the Pennsylvania Health Department reported over the last month.
FDA warns about some peptide injections possibly linked to illnesses
Possibly contaminated injections of a peptide called glutathione have been linked to dozens of illnesses and some hospitalizations, the federal health agencies reported.
Trump administration cuts ACA coverage for 750,000 people it says were ‘fraudulently’ enrolled
The Trump administration is removing hundreds of thousands of enrollees from Obamacare plans, claiming that many were receiving subsidies they didn’t qualify for and that some did not even exist.
Drinking finally slows after pandemic spike, but not for every age group
Americans are drinking less for the first time since the pandemic, but alcohol use remains higher than it was before 2020, according to a study published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.
CDC’s teen behavior report focuses on nutrition, downplays sex and drug use
The new CDC report on teen health focused on high schoolers playing sports and making healthier food choices, priorities for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.