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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends President Donald Trump's 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. (Allison Robbert/AP)

Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

March 16, 2026 at 8:09 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely...

Participants make their way up 86 flights of stairs during the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up in New York, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Stair climbers love their exercise, even when security guards act like they’re up to something

March 16, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

Climbing stairs has become increasingly ingrained in exercise guidance, but many people who do it regularly say it can be challenging in an era where office tower managers commonly cut...

FILE – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. One year later, it’s eroding.

February 12, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health policy...

FILE – People are silhouetted against the sky at sunset as they run at Shawnee Mission Park, Sept. 26, 2024, in Shawnee, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

January 29, 2026 at 8:48 a.m.

U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history.

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 – In this Feb. 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic

January 5, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a severe season that is likely to get worse.

The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025 to consider changes in hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for infants. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

US vaccine advisers say not all babies need a hepatitis B shot at birth

December 5, 2025 at 10:14 a.m.

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted on Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.

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)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisory committee delays vote on hepatitis B shots for newborns

December 4, 2025 at 1:01 p.m.

A federal vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to delay a decision on whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born.

This October 2024 image provided by Novartis shows GanLum, a new anti-malaria treatment, at a manufacturing facility in Slovenia. (Novartis via AP)

2 new malaria treatments announced as drug resistance grows

November 12, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

The drug, called GanLum, is not yet licensed and more than a year away from being available.

Committee member Dr. Martin Kulldorf, speaks during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the CDC on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Chamblee, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients

October 6, 2025 at 5:23 p.m.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone — leaving the choice up to...

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