Meanwhile, a small study has linked wildfire smoke inhalation to a decline in mental well-being. The data show that even a few days of exposure can lead to temporary bouts of depression.

Researchers reported Monday that thousands of Black kidney transplant candidates have moved up in priority on the waiting list. This comes as a remedy for a racially biased medical test that's no ...

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The bill is sponsored by Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat and Marine Corps veteran. The legislation would designate the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical facilities as “innovative ...

Dentists, hygienists, and researchers say a shortage of rural dental care professionals and worsening oral hygiene since the covid-19 pandemic mean more kids are ending up in the emergency room for ...

Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried ...

According to the Food ​and Drug Administration, biologic medicines make up about 5% of prescriptions, ​yet they account for 51% of drug spending. Other FDA news is on a probe into rare-disease drug ...

The CMS administrator says he thinks fraud, duplicative sign-ups, and enrollment mistakes might have contributed to "too high of a number" of participants. Plus, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

The procedure will be allowed to protect the life of a woman. Abortion advocates plan to ask the courts to block the ban. “Regrettably, this act represents another well-intentioned but likely fragile ...

Scientists are cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom as he builds a public health bulwark against health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine stance and President Donald Trump’s withdrawal ...

Florida is not mandated to add work requirements for Medicaid, because the state has not expanded eligibility to more ...

Scientists say an exodus from the National Institutes of Health will harm the nation's ability to respond to illness.