OD2A funds helped Alabama make naloxone more widely available last year. Health experts say it's responsible for a promising ...

Jaysen Carr, a 12-year-old from the city of Columbia, died on July 18 after developing an infection associated with Naegleria fowleri in Lake Murray, according to a statement released by the family’s ...

The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership at Health and Human Services has led to changes in vaccine recommendations and access, ...

Kern County is planning to reduce available public health services and conduct layoffs due to significant state and federal ...

The Tulare County Public Health Department has confirmed two cases of measles. Health officials say both cases were in children who were unvaccinated. "These patients did receive medical care, and we ...

The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data ...

COVID-19 trends also depend on the emergence and spread of new variants. The latest, including NB.1.8.1, are getting better ...

A new study from Northwestern University found that life expectancy in California has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, ...

The new shots won’t be available until the fall, and are expected to be approved only for adults 65 and up and kids and ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services has adopted a recommendation to remove a preservative called thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.

The data, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also showed a significant increase in COVID-related emergency ...