The government has declared a nationwide flu epidemic, prompting calls for vaccinations and heightened vigilance.

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an appar...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have developed a smartphone-based artificial intelligence system that accurately predicts the ripeness and internal quality of avocados. “Avocados are among the most wast...

The Trump administration is using the shutdown to further weaken the our national public health infrastructure.

The group of outside experts will also consider shot ingredients like aluminum, as well as the timing and order of vaccines, according to a document posted on the agency’s website.

The panel voted to undo an action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. which removed the vaccine from the immunization schedule for pregnant women.

Although circumcision has potential benefits, the data “are not sufficient” to recommend neonatal male circumcision as a part of routine medical care, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published in the March 1999 issue of Pediatrics. The AAP also recommends, for the first time, that it is essential to provide pain relief for infants undergoing circumcision. Members of the AAP Task Force on Circumcision reviewed nearly 40 years of medical research on circumcision before issuing the new recommendations. The task force was headed by Carole Lannon, M.D., M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was scheduled to convene Oct. 22 to 23, but this meeting has been postponed, with no new date specified. The delay comes as the VA published new ...

Jonathan Rinderknecht accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades

AstraZeneca has invested heavily in AI, primarily through collaborations, including an up to $5.3 billion partnership with China’s CSPC Pharmaceutical in June.

Two years after Hamas attacked Israel, the health consequences of the brutal war are sharp

Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...