Health

Why parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschooling over public school

More Americans are homeschooling their kids. Chris Hondros/Newsmakers via Getty ImagesHomeschooling has exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly since the pandemic. But researchers are ...

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Izervay cost 2025: Savings tips and more

CostBrand name vs. genericFinancial assistanceFAQInsurance considerationsIzervay (avacincaptad pegol) is a brand-name solution given as an injection into the eye. It’s prescribed for geographic atr...

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RFK Jr. claims measles can be treated with vitamin A, linked to poor diet. Here's what science says.

Measles is continuing to spread across the United States, as outbreaks grow in western Texas and New Mexico.Between the two states, 256 cases have been confirmed as of Thursday, mostly in those who...

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Barbershop Killing Escalates Trauma for Boston Neighborhood Riven by Gun Violence

BOSTON — On days when the sun was shining and the air was warm with a gentle, cooling breeze, Ateiya Sowers-Hassell liked to keep the salon door open. Labor Day was one of those days. Sowers-Hassel...

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Progressives Seek Health Privacy Protections in California, But Newsom Could Balk

When patients walked into Planned Parenthood clinics, a consumer data company sold their precise locations to anti-abortion groups for targeted ads. When patients picked u...

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Dr. Mehmet Oz heads to the Senate with pitch to oversee America's health insurance programs

Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Friday morningWASHINGTON -- Dr. Mehmet Oz, P...

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US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says

Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's public health agency said ahead of a meeting with regional health ministers ...

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California Borrows $3.4 Billion for Medicaid Overrun as Congress Eyes Steep Cuts

California’s Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund — and will likely need even more — to cover ballooning health expenses for 15 million residents with low income...

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Digital mental health programs are inexpensive and innovative. But do they work?

Shvets Production/PexelsAlmost half of Australians will experience mental health problems in their lifetime. Recent floods, droughts, cyclones, bushfires and the COVID pandemic have increased dist...

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Europe saw highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years: WHO

There were an estimated 127,350 measles cases in the Europe region last year.Europe saw the highest number of measles cases last year in more than 25 years, according to a new report published Thur...

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Can House Republicans Cut $880 Billion Without Slashing Medicaid? It’s Likely Impossible.

The prospect of deep Medicaid cuts has become a flashpoint in Congress, with leaders of both parties accusing their counterparts of lying. House Democratic leader Hakeem J...

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In Trump’s Team, Supplement Fans Find Kindred Spirits in Search of Better Health

President Donald Trump’s health officials want you to take your vitamins. Mehmet Oz, the nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has fed calves o...

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Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire

DENVER — Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the ci...

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'We will just die in silence': US aid cuts hit Ethiopia's fragile Tigray region

MEKELE, Ethiopia -- As a displaced person in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, 76-year-old Haile Tsege is no stranger to hunger.During its war with Tigray fighters that devastated the region in 20...

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TikTok's 'Cozymaxxing' Trend Could Improve Your Mental Health, Experts Say

Cozymaxxing is a snuggly self-care practice that TikTok users are touting as an antidote to stress. Anastasiia Krivenok/Getty Images “Cozymaxxing” is a new self-care trend on TikTok focuse...

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CDC nominee Dave Weldon is likely to be pressed on his vaccine views at Senate hearing

NEW YORK -- Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine advoca...

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What are ultraprocessed foods? Are they bad for you?

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods.Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has cited “hig...

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RFK Jr. Exposes A Truth That Could Bankrupt The Antidepressant Industry

RFK Jr. Exposes A Truth That Could Bankrupt The Antidepressant Industry Via VigilantFox.com, RFK Jr. is pulling back the curtain on a reality that could shake the pharmaceutical i...

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Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want To Know More.

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most val...

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An Arm and a Leg: Medical-Debt Watchdog Gets Sidelined by the New Administration

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year history. It issued rules barring medical debt from Americans’ credit re...

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Sent Home To Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds

After a patch of ice sent Marc Durocher hurtling to the ground, and doctors at UMass Memorial Medical Center repaired the broken hip that resulted, the 75-year-old electrician found himself at a cr...

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