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FILE – Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed, File)

Abortion pill rulings bring the issue back to the forefront in a midterm election year

May 5, 2026 at 7:37 a.m.

Back-to-back court rulings on abortion pill access are thrusting a contentious political issue back into the spotlight ahead of this year’s midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for...

President Donald Trump signs documents regarding the withdrawal of the current nomination and nomination of a new surgeon general in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump’s new pick for surgeon general has both praised and cringed at his administration

May 1, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

Dr. Nicole Saphier is President Donald Trump's latest pick for the vacant role of U.S. surgeon general, a nomination that ended the embattled campaign of his previous candidate, Dr. Casey...

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

April 23, 2026 at 9:44 p.m.

The deal involves Regeneron lowering the prices of all its current and future drugs on Medicaid, according to the president.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr’s gauntlet of congressional hearings

April 22, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday concluded a marathon series of hearings with federal lawmakers, during which he deflected blame for measles outbreaks and dwindling vaccination rates across...

Why many Americans are turning to AI for health advice, according to recent polls

April 15, 2026 at 7:40 a.m.

Turning to artificial intelligence tools for health advice has become a habit for Davis and many other Americans, according to a West Health–Gallup Center on Healthcare in America poll published...

FILE – Packets of insulin vials and pens are warehoused at a Kaiser warehouse in Downey, Calif., March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)

Diabetes advocates cross their fingers as a bipartisan bill revives efforts to lower insulin costs

April 2, 2026 at 7:48 a.m.

A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve that cost burden with the INSULIN Act, a bill to cap the cost of the lifesaving drug at $35 per month...

FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science

March 19, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

In the Trump administration’s campaign to promote healthy eating, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not stopped at his slogan urging people to “eat real food” to prevent disease.

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Cracks appear in Trump’s MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war

March 4, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he’s faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing...

FILE – Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Surgeon general nominee Casey Means faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications

February 25, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of feeding into “reactive sick care” during her...

FILE – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, right, shakes hands with Transportation Security Administration Officer Monica Degro at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ronda Churchill, File)

TSA says PreCheck still operational after previous announcement of suspension during funding fight

February 22, 2026 at 10:06 a.m.

The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was...

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