Science & Health

Students receive the Meningitis B vaccine in the sports hall on the University of Kent campus on March 19, 2026 in Canterbury, England.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images A meningococcal disease outbreak is continuing to spread in southeastern England, according to local health…

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon looks on during the opening of the Western Governors Association Winter Meeting, Nov. 6, 2023, in Teton Village, Wyo. Bradly J. Boner/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP, FILE Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill…

In this Nov. 1, 2025, file photo, the healthcare.gov website is shown on a laptop in Norfolk, Virginia.Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE When Jessica Chamberlain went to sign up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

When 14-year-old Makayla Skjerva came home from school last month complaining that the side of her neck was hurting, her parents didn't think she had much more than a mild illness. However, that symptom soon progressed to body aches, a…

STOCK PHOTO/Adobe As many as 724,000 service members, their families and veterans may rely on health care at hospitals that face financial vulnerability, partly due to cuts in President Donald Trump's megabill, according to a new analysis. The bill, known…

New York Firefighters are shown amid the rubble of the World Trade Centre following the 9/11 attacks. UIG via Getty Images, FILE A year after staffing cuts, leadership disruptions and communication restrictions slowed the World Trade Center Health Program, decisions…

Stock photo of a person smoking a cigarette.Catherine Falls Commercial/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images Cigarette smoking among U.S. adults continues to fall to record low levels as e-cigarette use rises, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Amira Hassan, of Burnsville, Minn., plays in the waiting room at the specialty clinic at Children’s Minnesota in Minneapolis, May 2, 2017. Hassan went to the hospital’s clinic for a routine wellness check, but had to wear a mask to…

A doctor talks to an older patient in this undated photo.Getty Images — — In a decision of concern to many middle-aged men and the doctors who care for them, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, has changed…

It’s not just a typical cycling workout: it’s Cycle for Survival Sydney Towle recounts her battle against an uncommon cancer while highlighting the nationwide charity campaign, Cycle for Survival, in collaboration with Equinox and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer