Healthcare

Measles vaccine.

US loses measles elimination status amid surge in cases: Report

Claire Carter · November 13, 2026 10:50 pm

Apartment complex in DC

Black mold’s link to fatal DC shooting: What to know

President Donald Trump speaks about TrumpRx in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

How Democratic healthcare ad blitz helped sink GOP Senate candidates

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks at an election night event, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, in Detroit.

Abdul el Sayed teases ‘TrumpCare’ in support of universal healthcare

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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

Kratom is an herbal supplement that can be smoked, sipped in tea, or taken as tablets. People who take it have said that it helps relieve chronic pain and depression, and it can work as a replacement to opioids. Some people take it for its stimulating effects.

CDC links more salmonella illnesses to kratom

Kimberly Leonard March 2, 2018 9:10 pm

Henry Beverly, 73, battles the flu while tended to by nurse Kathleen Burks at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga., Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that the peak of this flu season appears to have occurred at the beginning of February. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Flu on the way down from peak

Kimberly Leonard March 2, 2018 7:56 pm

The normalization of abortion comes hand-in-hand with the normalization of devaluing women in the workplace and devaluing their priceless role of carrying and raising new human life. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

A pro-life culture needs to include support for pregnant workers

Kristan Hawkins March 2, 2018 6:41 pm

Daily on Healthcare: Can the Trump administration reject requests to expand Medicaid?

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein March 2, 2018 5:13 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, while speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, said, "[We] finally did away with the individual mandate tax that was established under that wonderful bill called Obamacare." He added, "Now, if you didn't catch on, I was being very sarcastic. That was the stupidest, dumbass bill that I've ever seen." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Orrin Hatch: Obamacare supporters are the ‘stupidest, dumbass’ people I’ve ever met

Caitlin Yilek March 2, 2018 3:13 pm

Obliged to Kill

Wesley J. Smith March 2, 2018 9:00 am

The GOP rested on its laurels after defeating the Clinton push for national healthcare in 1994. Afterwards, liberals regrouped and plotted their strategy to make another attempt at the right time, which they did when Obama took power. (iStock)

Republican bungling made Obamacare more popular — and will bring us socialism

Philip Klein March 2, 2018 5:05 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., sent a letter to the House on Thursday asking for a "full retroactive" repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate. Meadows is concerned that Americans may not realize that they still face penalties if they don't have health insurance in 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mark Meadows wants ‘retroactive’ repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate this tax season

Daniel Chaitin March 2, 2018 12:49 am

On Thursday, Planned Parenthood announced the first round of states set to benefit from a $20 million spending dump on behalf of pro-choice politicians this year. Missouri, whose congressional delegation includes Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill (pictured above), was not on the list. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Is Sen. Claire McCaskill a lost cause for Planned Parenthood?

Emily Jashinsky March 2, 2018 12:23 am

This 2015 file photo shows the Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. In a letter to Amazon, Ebay, Walmart, and Jet this week, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb noted that a growing number of people are taking the drug loperamide in high doses, which can result in serious heart problems or death. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FDA asks online retailers Amazon, Ebay, Walmart to restrict anti-diarrheal medication used by opioid addicts

Kimberly Leonard March 2, 2018 12:12 am

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has said the growth of Medicaid, which is funded by the government, is "unsustainable" and the Trump administration is committed to addressing it. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump administration weighs in on Medicaid expansion in Virginia, stirring confusion

Kimberly Leonard March 1, 2018 11:34 pm

In this 2017 photo, West Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference at Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va. The state sued the Drug Enforcement Agency in December to force changes to the agency's cap that mandates how many opioids can be manufactured each year. However, the lawsuit was dropped after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for changes to the yearly limit. (AP Photo/John Raby)

West Virginia drops lawsuit against DEA

Robert King March 1, 2018 11:17 pm