Healthcare

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Senators launch investigation into RFK Jr. over alleged lies in confirmation testimony

Emily Hallas · November 12, 2026 3:40 pm

Blood samples and test results in a clinical medical laboratory.

Doctors encourage prostate cancer blood test for younger men

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins.

Trump administration fast-tracks ibogaine research for PTSD

Collage of Abdul el Sayed speaking, left, and President Donald Trump, right, speaking with a red USA hat on.

El Sayed makes unusual legacy play in bid to get ‘brand manager’ Trump to embrace ‘Medicare for all’

Angela Ferrell-Zabala, Executive Director of Moms Demand Action.

Doctors group calls for firearm makers to pay costs of gun violence

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in Washington.

‘Mischievous’: Fauci dismisses critics over maskless photo at Washington Nationals game

Mike Brest July 24, 2020 4:42 pm

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his inauguration ceremony, in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

Texas going to be fine, Greg Abbott says

David Hogberg July 24, 2020 3:34 pm

Arizona hospitals appear to be past the worst of the surge

David Hogberg July 24, 2020 2:51 pm

A laboratory technician prepares COVID-19 patient samples for semiautomatic testing at Northwell Health Labs, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Lake Success, New York.

New coronavirus testing shortage looms with flu season

Cassidy Morrison July 24, 2020 4:00 am

Rural hospitals are on the brink of collapse

David Hogberg July 24, 2020 3:00 am

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

Coronavirus relief negotiations spark Republican spending fight

Susan Ferrechio July 24, 2020 3:00 am

US passes 4M cases of the coronavirus

Cassidy Morrison July 23, 2020 10:47 pm

WHO chief Tedros blasts Pompeo for ‘untrue and unacceptable’ China comments

Zach Halaschak July 23, 2020 9:10 pm

Nuns wearing gloves and masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pray in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Pope Francis has cheerfully greeted people in St. Peterâs Square on Sunday, as he resumed his practice of speaking to the faithful there for the first time since lockdown began in Italy and at the Vatican in early March. Instead of the tens of thousands of people who might have turned out on a similarly brilliantly sunny day like this Sunday, in pre-pandemic times, perhaps a few hundred came to the square, standing well apart from others or in small family groups.

‘Raw grief’: More than a dozen nuns dead after coronavirus outbreak ravages convent

Zach Halaschak July 23, 2020 8:20 pm

Sergeant Geoff Maher assists with traffic control at the Albany Covid-19 drive-through test site in support of the New York National Guardâs coronavirus outbreak response.

New Jersey teenagers linked to house party catch coronavirus

Spencer Neale July 23, 2020 6:56 pm

In this Dec.10, 2019 photo, Saudi King Salman chairs the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital, Riyadh, for medical tests due to inflammation of the gallbladder, the kingdomâs Royal Court said Monday in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Saudi Arabia says King Salman, 84, recovering from surgery after being hospitalized

Zach Halaschak July 23, 2020 5:44 pm

CDC says coronavirus patients shouldn’t rely on negative tests to exit quarantine

Cassidy Morrison July 23, 2020 5:37 pm