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Since his second term began, President Trump has unveiled a range of actions aimed at lowering prescription drug costs — letters to 17 drugmakers asking for voluntary price cuts, private meetings with more than a dozen...
Three people suspected of having hantavirus were evacuated from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius and are being sent to the Netherlands for treatment, the World Health Organization said. The evacuees include a...
May 6, 2026 — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized, for the first time, fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers — a significant policy change after months of lobbying directed...
Cape Town, South Africa — Health authorities are investigating a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius that has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World...
Updated on: May 2, 2026 / 11:52 PM EDT / CBS News A completely missed field-goal attempt by former New York Giants kicker Younghoe Koo last December — a moment that had broadcasters and many viewers laughing — led to an...
Hospitals have long faced complaints about cafeteria food and patient meals, but a recent push from the Department of Health and Human Services has heightened the spotlight. The administration has encouraged the public...
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting "988."
By Sarah Jane Tribble April 27, 2026 / KFF Health News Rural clinic leaders worry that community-based providers could lose out as states rush to spend a $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program...
By Kerry Breen Updated April 25, 2026 / 11:01 AM EDT When 13-year-old Elias Manolis began feeling overwhelmingly tired in early 2025, his parents recognized a familiar pattern. Elias was born with ureterovesical...
Ben Sasse says he is "on extended time." The former Republican U.S. senator from Nebraska was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic pancreatic cancer in December and was initially told he had three or four months to live....
By Julie Appleby April 22, 2026 / KFF Health News Across nearly five decades as an Illinois broker, John Jaggi said he had never seen insurers apply a dramatic premium increase to everyone in a group at once — until...
If you spend time outdoors, especially in the Northeast, 2026 may bring more encounters with ticks than you’re used to. Lauren Klingsberg, who lives part-time on Fire Island and gardens frequently, says she often finds...
