Devi Shastri

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is seen at anchor at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruises

May 13, 2026 at 8:21 a.m.

The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if...

John Otwell holds his son, Arthur, at Miss Tammy’s Little Learning Center in Landrum, S.C., on March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks

April 10, 2026 at 8:38 a.m.

Babies too young to be vaccinated are among the most vulnerable in a measles outbreak as the disease can wreak havoc on their fragile bodies.

President Donald Trump applauses during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

January 22, 2026 at 5:46 p.m.

The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday.

FILE – Health department staff members enter the Andrews County Health Department measles clinic carrying doses of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Andrews, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice, File)

The US is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status. Here’s why that matters.

January 20, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Experts fear the vaccine-preventable measles virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.

FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report by the CDC at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

December 18, 2025 at 10:33 a.m.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors.

FILE – A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at International Community Health Services, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, file)

Canada loses measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks

November 10, 2025 at 3:34 p.m.

Canada is no longer measles-free because of ongoing outbreaks, international health experts said Monday, as childhood vaccination rates fall and the highly contagious virus spreads across North and South America.

FILE – Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Trump administration investigates Medicaid spending on immigrants in Illinois and other Democratic states

September 5, 2025 at 7:53 a.m.

The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net, launching Medicaid spending probes in at least six Democratic-led states.

FILE – A pharmacist holds a Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot on Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus

August 15, 2025 at 4:22 p.m.

The expectation is that COVID-19 will eventually settle into a winter seasonal pattern like other coronaviruses, but the past few years have brought a late summer surge, said Dr. Dean...

Got the sniffles? Here’s what to know about summer colds, COVID-19 and more

August 5, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

The number of people seeking medical care for three key illnesses — COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — is currently low, according to data from the Centers...

A woman and her 16-month-old son wait to see a doctor at a CommuniCARE+OLE clinic Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Davis, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Illinois among Democrat-led states rolling back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status

July 21, 2025 at 6:16 a.m.

Three Democratic-led states that offered free health care to low-income people who are in the U.S. without legal permission are either limiting or ending the programs.

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