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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), during a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, DC, [Read More…]

In this photo illustration, a laboratory test tubes containing blood to be analyzed for the Hantavirus “Orthohantavirus” outbreak, held by a nurse. (Vincenzo Izzo/LightRocket via Getty Images) (DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo.) — Colorado public health officials [Read More…]

Medical staff direct some of the last passengers to be evacuated from the MV Hondius on May 11, 2026, in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. (Chris Mcgrath/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Health experts [Read More…]

Healthcare workers walk outside the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (2019). (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) – An Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in [Read More…]

Marty Makary attends an executive order signing in the Oval Office on April 18, 2026.(Allison Robbert/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary intends to resign on [Read More…]

A view of the Dutch-flagged vessel MV Hondius is seen navigating the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Helena Island on April 24, 2026. (Emin Yogurtcuoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — An epidemiologist from the World Health [Read More…]

A hantavirus is a virus found in the urine, saliva or excrement of deer mice and certain other infected wild rodents (Icy Macload/Getty Images) (LONDON and BELGRADE, Serbia) — The total number of suspected hantavirus [Read More…]

A hantavirus is a virus found in the urine, saliva or excrement of deer mice and certain other infected wild rodents (Icy Macload/Getty Images) (LONDON and BELGRADE, Serbia) — Three people have been evacuated off [Read More…]

The logo of the WHO is seen on panel in front of the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) on January 23, 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. (Robert Hradil/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — An epidemiologist [Read More…]

Stock photo of a colorized electron micrograph of the Hantavirus. (Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Lib/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A rare rodent-borne disease may be behind an outbreak aboard a cruise ship. The World Health [Read More…]

(NEW YORK) — A rare rodent-borne disease is suspected to have caused an outbreak aboard a cruise ship, leading to three deaths and several illnesses. The deaths occurred between April 11 and May 2 with [Read More…]

The Food and Drug Administration headquarters is shown in White Oak, Md. (Al Drago/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YORK) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Auvelity this week for [Read More…]

A sign outside a mobile clinic offering measles and flu vaccinations on February 6, 2026 in Spartanburg, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A few months ago, a measles outbreak seemed poised to [Read More…]

Signs point the way to measles testing in the parking lot of the Seminole Hospital District across from Wigwam Stadium on February 27, 2025 in Seminole, Texas. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — With a [Read More…]

Stock image of doctor and patient. (Westend61/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As heart, kidney and metabolic problems progress to more advanced stages, a person’s risk of developing several cancers also rises sharply, a new study [Read More…]

Psilocybin mushrooms stand ready for harvest in a humidified “fruiting chamber” in the basement of a private home on July 28, 2023 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. (John Moore/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Food and [Read More…]

Close up of senior woman using cannabis at home (Getty/Emilija Manevska) (WASHINGTON) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order on Thursday reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The order moves [Read More…]

An air quality health advisory has been issued for New York City and the tri-state area due to high ozone levels, the National Weather Service announced on June 5, 2025, in United States. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu [Read More…]

Robert Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy [Read More…]

Kids eating lunch at school (Tetra Images/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — As President Donald Trump’s administration touts its new federal dietary guidelines, experts and officials suggest there’s a long road ahead before America’s students have [Read More…]