Ebola vaccine reaches epicenter of Congo outbreak as officials race to contain spread
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Limited access and required funding are the key challenges facing health officials trying to respond to the latest Ebola outbreak...
Child dies from complication of measles contracted years earlier
A school-age child has died from a rare complication of measles contracted in infancy, Los Angeles County health officials said Thursday.The child, who had...
Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo's southern Kasai province have more than doubled in a week since a...
West Nile virus cases running higher than normal, prompting health warnings
NEW YORK (AP) — West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40% higher than normal, health officials...
Trump’s plan for a drug advertising crackdown faces many hurdles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other administration officials are vowing a crackdown on deceptive drug ads, but the effort...
Unproven Lyme disease tests and treatments are proliferating
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease can cause serious harm, but so can bogus tests and treatments.The complexity of diagnosing the tick-borne disease has given...
Novo Nordisk, maker of obesity drug Wegovy, to cut 9,000 jobs to sharpen focus,...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, said Wednesday it would cut 9,000 jobs, 5,000 of them...
Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to subpoena medical records of transgender patients who received gender-affirming care at Boston Children's Hospital.In...
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by...
Florida surgeon general Ladapo’s vaccine mandates opposition goes against medical mainstream
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Dr. Joseph Ladapo, whose credentials include two Harvard University degrees, says that requiring vaccinations for diseases like measles, polio...
