US maternal death rate rose slightly last year, health officials say
More U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline, according to provisional data posted Wednesday. The Centers for …
Milwaukee announces additional school closures and new plan to address lead paint hazards as contamination crisis deepens
Milwaukee announced Monday the temporary closure of two more schools as the city works to address a lead crisis in its public schools. The district …
FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The terms need to be negotiated before Novavax’s vaccine could be granted full approval, the source said, declining to be named because they weren’t authorized …
988 suicide prevention service for LGBTQ+ youth would be eliminated under leaked budget proposal
The preliminary memo, dated April 10, previews the administration’s possible plans to slash discretionary federal health spending and rework health agencies as President Donald Trump …
US may have millions more measles cases over next 25 years if childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, study says
Measles could become endemic in the United States if routine childhood vaccination rates continue to decline, with up to 51 million illnesses over a 25-year …
After criticism, HHS reverses plan to cut funds for a landmark study on women’s health
In an abrupt reversal, the US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it no longer plans to cut funding for the Women’s …
Uncertainty around NIH funding leaves Alzheimer’s studies in limbo
Zahydie Burgos Ribot and her husband, Francisco Rios, are checking items off their travel bucket list and spending quality time together before Francisco will no …
US fertility rate hovers near record low as Trump administration pushes for a baby boom
Women in the United States are less likely to have babies than ever before, but key figures in the Trump administration seem keen on changing …
Nearly half of Americans live in an area with a failing grade for air pollution, and the problem is only getting worse
Air pollution levels keep getting worse for more people in the US, according to a new report, and experts say the Trump administration’s proposed deregulation …
FDA says it will phase out petroleum-based food dyes, authorize four natural color additives
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply due to health concerns, …