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Health experts fear the virus will take hold in other U.S. communities with low vaccination rates and that the spread could stretch on for a year.

The Office alum Jenna Fischer showed off her burgeoning curls after completing chemotherapy following her battle with breast cancer.

A 106-year-old woman who still likes to fly is so extraordinary that even airport computers are stumped.

The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that the agency will announce, within three weeks, a series of studies aimed at identifying “environmental toxins” he claims are responsible for a dramatic rise in autism rates in children in the U.S.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by RFK Jr. are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent three-day gathering shows his followers still believe in him.

Arika Trim died as Black mothers-to-be are three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes as white women.

A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in a late-stage clinical trial, according to a study.

A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

The number of staff members who’ve reported benign brain tumors after working on one floor of a Massachusetts hospital is now at six, a hospital official told patients in a message.

Among other ramifications, tariffs would exasperate medication shortages because many cheaper generic drugs are produced in places like India and Ireland where the profit margins for the drug makers are low 

After days of turmoil, President Trump abruptly paused reciprocal tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but hiked tariffs on Chinese imports to 125%. Separate tariffs on cars, steel and aluminum remain in place, while planned tariffs on prescription drugs are also on the horizon. NBC New York’s Charles Watson reports.

Mount Sinai-Beth Israel Hospital in the East Village has officially closed its doors after 135 years despite a legal battle hoping to keep it open. The hospital, including its emergency room, closed as of 8 a.m. Wednesday morning in cooperation with the state health department, according to Mount Sinai officials. The plan to close the hospital was first approved by…

RFK Jr.’s “tepid endorsement” of measles vaccination puts the U.S. at risk of losing its elimination status of the disease as early as January, the FDA’s former top vaccine regulator said.

Several parents, doctors and lawmakers nationwide are raising concerns, saying giving melatonin to young kids isn’t well-studied and shouldn’t be done without parental permission.

Eating combinations of common food additives may be tied to a slightly increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Tuesday.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the CDC soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide.

Invasive strep can trigger necrotizing fasciitis, a soft tissue infection known as flesh-eating disease, or a reaction akin to sepsis.

Three people died from measles-related illnesses in the U.S. since the highly contagious virus started ripping through West Texas in late January.

Six young children at a Lubbock, Texas, day care center have tested positive for measles — a dreaded scenario with the potential to accelerate an already out-of-control outbreak that has spread to at least two other states, NBC News reported.