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

Uber, the ride-sharing app, is one of the largest players in the so-called "gig economy," which is characterized as a sector dominated by short-term, independent contracting jobs. (iStock)

Labor secretary says upcoming data will force debate on ‘gig economy’

Sean Higgins February 22, 2018 11:09 pm

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, referred to comments former President Bill Clinton made about Obamacare at a rally for his wife's presidential campaign, calling it the "craziest thing in the world" as premiums were rising for the law's unsubsidized customers. (Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Ted Cruz makes CPAC gasp with Bill and Hillary Clinton line

Kimberly Leonard February 22, 2018 8:57 pm

Daily on Healthcare: Liberal think tank touts new single-payer plan, but doesn’t say how much it will cost

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein February 22, 2018 5:09 pm

The progressive think tank Center for American Progress released a plan that would make Medicare available to everyone but also seeks to preserve employer coverage. (iStock photo)

Progressive think tank touts new ‘Medicare Extra for All’ plan

Robert King February 22, 2018 4:04 pm

A report released Thursday by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute said the Food and Drug Administration approved a record number of generic drugs and products to treat rare diseases in 2017. (iStock)

FDA reduces regulations, approves record number of new generics

Robert King February 22, 2018 11:00 am

In this 2008 photo, a child walks toward the front door of the Public Health Service Indian Hospital, which is part of the Indian Health Service, on the Standing Rock Reservation in Fort Yates, N.D. A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said, "Mr. [Robert] Weaver is no longer the Administration's nominee for Director of the Indian Health Service." (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)

Trump pick to lead Indian Health Service backs out

Diana Stancy Correll February 21, 2018 11:55 pm

In this 2005 file photo, Danielle Holland reacts as she is given a FluMist influenza vaccination in St. Leonard, Md. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, voted 12-2 Wednesday to recommend that doctors administer the flu vaccine via nasal spray. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)

Nasal flu vaccine to make a comeback

Kimberly Leonard February 21, 2018 7:32 pm

Dr. Dan Lonergan, a pain specialist who also focuses on addiction, left, treats patient Jeff McCoy at his practice in Franklin, Tenn., Monday, June 5, 2017. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, life expectancy in America fell in 2016, with the rise of heart disease and drug-related overdoses being key factors in the uptick in deaths. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Doctor shortage making it harder to fight opioid abuse, study finds

Robert King February 21, 2018 7:27 pm

"I don't have to tell you all that today has certainly been a long time coming," New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said when he signed a bill restoring $7.5 million in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other medical facilities. "New Jersey will once again stand strong for Planned Parenthood and reproductive rights." (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy restores millions in funding to Planned Parenthood

Kimberly Leonard February 21, 2018 6:54 pm

In this Sept. 27, 2017 photo, kratom capsules are displayed in Albany, N.Y. The Food and Drug Administration said in a notice Wednesday that manufacturers of supplements containing kratom should take their products off the market. (AP Photo/Mary Esch)

FDA cracks down on kratom

Robert King February 21, 2018 6:49 pm

Daily on Healthcare: Obamacare allies target repealers as Dems fret about popularity of tax cuts

Kimberly Leonard, Robert King, Philip Klein February 21, 2018 5:12 pm

The groups Save My Care and Protect Our Care announced the "Enough is Enough" campaign Tuesday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Obamacare allies plot campaign to punish advocates of repeal

Robert King February 20, 2018 11:26 pm