Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.
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The Department of Homeland Security directed all flights carrying certain travelers to arrive at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
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The outbreak, with more than 8,000 confirmed cases and another 60,000 suspected infections, has prompted an emergency vaccination drive.
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People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.
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The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment.
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Aid cuts by the Trump administration have shut down crucial disease surveillance networks and medical supply chains in East Africa.
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To some Africans, the claim that the continent’s largest health agency had already bungled its response scratched a familiar wound.
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New Mexico is suing the federal government over PFAS contamination from Cannon Air Force Base. The outcome will affect how courts treat more than 15,000 similar claims nationwide.
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Early surveillance and testing failed to identify the rare species of Ebola responsible for the current outbreak. An American doctor is among the confirmed cases.
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Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children.
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Louisiana wants the Food and Drug Administration to curtail access to the medication. Doing so could cost Republicans at the polls.
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President Trump announced the addition of 600 medicines to his online drugstore as he appeals to Americans concerned about high drug prices and affordability.
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Doctors and patients complain that the controversial practice of prior authorization for treatment and procedures is still widespread.
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Straus Family Creamery asked customers to throw out some tubs sold in May across 17 states. No injuries have been reported, the company said.
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Kinshasa residents continue to pack markets, bars and public transportation, despite growing international concern about the spread of the virus.
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A rapidly growing industry often overprescribes treatment to young children with autism, who spend as many as 40 hours a week at the facilities.
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Profit motives are shaping the care inside an expanding autism therapy industry, creating conditions that can harm some children. Our health reporter Sarah Kliff explains her new investigation, co-authored with Margot Sanger-Katz.
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The industry has grown rapidly, straining state budgets. A focus on finances has led to overbilling, fraud and even harm.
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The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.
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Hunger and conflict are on the minds of the residents of Akobo, where an outbreak could have devastating consequences.
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Bones discovered at an archaeological site in Cyprus suggest the birds have been strutting around human settlements since at least 1400 B.C.
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The prehistoric hominins “apparently were very adept at what we would consider invasive medicine,” said the anthropologist John Olsen.
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