Health

Hundreds of current and former VA clinicians have sent an open letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, warning that cuts and increased privatization threaten the VA health care system. …

It’s been hard for parents to get their kids COVID shots recently, as well as for many healthy adults, since the CDC hasn’t weighed in with official guidelines for administering …

Kaomi Holmes, 10 days old, sleeps in her crib at her home in Greenville, Miss. She was delivered by emergency cesarian section and weighed 4.5 pounds at birth. Jared Ragland/for …

Sleeping in an awkward position for many hours at night can cause morning aches and pains. One way to guard against them is to focus on your sleep posture, say …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning people not to eat specific batches of heat-and-eat products containing precooked pasta, sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart. At this point, the dishes …

“The President and the Dragon,’ premiering today, looks at Carter’s momentous decision to try and wipe out a devastating and neglected disease. We spoke to writer and co-director Waleed Eltayeb. …

The federal government is getting ready to release new dietary guidelines, but some researchers are concerned the harmful effects of alcohol will be overlooked. LEILA FADEL, HOST: How much is …

President Trump on Tuesday announced a deal with Pfizer to sell its drugs directly to consumers at discounted prices. They’ll be available through a website operated by the federal government.

Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, (from left), Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, President Trump, and Martin Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, …

Sports betting is now legal in 39 and D.C. But public health experts are concerned about gambling disorders, and are calling for more limits on sports gambling to prevent addiction.