Health

In a press conference this week, President Trump said there’s no reason to give babies the Hepatitis B vaccine. But pediatricians and infectious disease experts say this guidance is dangerous. …

On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. said “The United States will walk away from the declaration [on noncommunicable diseases], but we will never walk away …

Global health leaders from around the world came to the United Nations this week for high-level meetings — their first time connecting at a U.N. event in the wake of …

Patient Account Specialist Yolanda Baskerville works at the Rural Health Group clinic in Stovall, N.C. in July. Medical debt affects 100 million Americans. Matt Ramey for The Washington Post/Getty Images …

Tylenol caplets are displayed on September 22, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images This week, …

Hepatitis B is a virus that attacks the liver and the disease has no cure. Since the U.S. started universally vaccinating newborns case rates have plummeted by 99%. SERGII IAREMENKO/Science …

For the first time, the United Nations has issued a political declaration pledging to address dementia. Will it make a difference? (Image credit: Claire Harbage)

The Trump administration has suggested that leucovorin, a drug used in cancer treatment, might have some benefit for children with autism. Many researchers and families aren’t so sure. Andrew Harnik/Getty …

Officials in Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency after infant mortality rates in the state rose. Doctors and women on the front lines of the crisis discuss the obstacles …

Researchers are calling for greater recognition of an obscure form of malnutrition-related diabetes. This year, the International Diabetes Federation gave it an official classification. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Since the 1950s, …