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It was an unusual study about trust, vaccines in a historically Black community.

A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.

Estimate included in official review of costs and impact of passing assisted dying law in England and Wales.

Doctors are increasingly detecting stomach tumors at an early stage, new research finds, raising hopes for treatment for one of the deadliest types of cancer.

One expert said the consequences would be “catastrophic” if Congress enacts the White House agenda of sweeping budget cuts.

Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?

Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.

Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.

Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago

Marking Mental Health Awareness Month, musician Rachel Platten and fashion designer Kenneth Cole join TODAY to discuss their most recent partnership working to destigmatizing and starting conversations around mental health struggles.

A 15-year-old Nigerian has set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas in a bid to raise awareness for autism

Kentucky is reporting a 30.2% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024

More than 700 people sign a petition to put a Teesside hospital trust into special measures.

An employee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent an email Wednesday that mistakenly included plans to terminate more than 150 research grants related to child and family well-being

She successfully challenged her involuntary commitment to Bellevue Hospital in 1987, setting a precedent for homeless people that remains relevant today.

The H.H.S. review may set the stage for additional restrictions on gender-affirming care. Critics described it as an ideological statement.

The Department of Health and Human Services released a review on Thursday that found that the quality of evidence regarding the effects of transition-related care for minors “is very low,” and that, as a result, many U.S. doctors have managed to unintentionally “fail their patients” by […]

Campaigners say the move will “rip the heart out of any moves to improve maternity safety”.

The Justice Department accused large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people and those with disabilities toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.

The anticipated rollout of updated Covid vaccines this fall might be at risk after a change by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Collins, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Trump should use a “surgical approach, not a sledgehammer” at the National Institutes of Health.

The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily left to career scientists at the Food and Drug Administration.

A trial for a waste needle bin in a Belfast city centre car park will be voted on at council on Thursday.

Determined to cut costs and manage communications, the Trump administration is moving too slowly to contain the virus, experts say.

Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers.

Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro doctors say he has left intensive care but remains hospitalized after undergoing bowel surgery

New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they used to be.

The Food and Drug Administration is again trying to rehire some staffers who were recently fired amid mass layoffs at the agency

Linzagolix will only be available for patients whose previous medical or surgical treatments have been unsuccessful.

Linzagolix will only be available for patients whose previous medical or surgical treatments have been unsuccessful.

The Lampard Inquiry is examining the deaths of more than 2,000 mental health patients in Essex.

Stacey, from Leeds, underwent robotic surgery after one of her kidneys failed due to the condition.

The event includes family activities aimed at promoting creativity and well-being.

Jersey Health Minister Tom Binet defended his record on women's health at a meeting.

The weight loss drug Wegovy treated a serious form of liver disease in about two-thirds of patients in a major clinical trial, according to the findings published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The Trump administration plans to terminate federal workers focused on preventing and responding to work-related illnesses, including "black lung" disease in coal miners, according to an internal government memo obtained by NBC News, despite in recent days reinstating some who had been let go.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long claimed a secret database holds the truth about vaccines and autism. Now that he's in charge, his anti-vaccine supporters wonder — can he deliver?

NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace reports on the practicality of top health officials' suggestion that Americans take fewer medications in order to bring down national drug costs.

LONDON — King Charles III opened up Wednesday about the lessons he has learned from his cancer diagnosis and treatment, an experience that he said "brings into sharp focus the very best of humanity."

New U.S. government data shows that more U.S. women died around the time of childbirth last year, reversing two years of decline

Dr. Google is often on call for worried patients, but it may not give the best advice

What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way.

In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.

Is a higher SPF in sunscreen always better? Are topical self-tanning products a safe way to tan? Are mosquitoes really attracted to "sweeter" blood? NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY to separate facts from fiction when it comes to summer health trends.

Cases with mild or significant impairment stayed relatively consistent from 2000 to 2016, the analysis found.

Texas announces 17 new cases of measles, bringing the total there to more than 650. The CDC’s deputy director Jonathan Yoder is helping lead the agency’s response, but says persuading a vaccine-resistant population will take time. Since the Texas outbreak began, three people have died including […]

In recent weeks, top health officials have floated an idea for bringing down prescription drug costs in the United States: getting Americans to take fewer medications.

Visiting a friend or relative with dementia can help reinforce relationships and bring joy.