Health

Demonstrators gather on the steps to the Texas State Capitol in Austin to speak against transgender-related bills being considered in the state legislature in May 2021. Eric Gay/AP hide caption …

Paul Hinds has navigated the financial maze of health care during treatment for prostate cancer with the help of his girlfriend, Dr. Josie Tenore. Taylor Glascock/Taylor Glascock hide caption toggle …

Khloe Tinker, 5, is measured ahead of an appointment at the Doniphan Family Clinic in Doniphan, Missouri. The clinic is the only source for specialized pediatric care in its rural …

President Biden is urging more Americans to get a COVID booster shot, even as research suggests the new vaccines might not be any better than the old ones.

In October, the National Institutes of Health reported an increased risk of hormone-related cancers in people who use hair straightening chemicals, which are often Black women. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A …

Biden received a new COVID booster as part of the administration’s push to increase uptake, but two new research papers cast doubt on whether they are any better than the …

Jeffrey Reed, who experienced persistent sinus infections and two bouts of pneumonia while using a Philips CPAP machine, poses with the device Oct. 20 at his home in Marysville, Ohio. …

Twelve states have declined to expand Medicaid for low-income Americans. In South Dakota, 53% of voters support changing that, according to a recent South Dakota State University poll. Riley Bunch/GPB …

An electron microscope image shows a SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated in the early days of the pandemic. It’s been nearly a year since omicron was first detected, and scientists say this …

Models of a protein from the respiratory syncytial virus are shown at The University of Texas at Austin on March 31, 2022. A spike in RSV cases among children is …