U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and HIV medications, should be fully covered by insurance. The group,...

A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family’s lawyer said. Middle school student Jaysen Carr died July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large...

A pizza shop in Wisconsin accidentally served food made with oil containing THC, the main compound in marijuana, sickening dozens of people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared a report last week that...

Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others – and researchers might now know why. Patients’ own autoantibodies – immune proteins traditionally associated with autoimmune diseases like psoriasis and...

Living near lush green spaces appears to reduce a child’s risk of ADHD and autism, even before they are born, a new study says. Children had lower odds of developing brain development problems if they lived near...

Parkinson’s disease can dramatically affect a patient’s ability to walk, with “Parkinson’s gait” increasing their fall risk and reducing their ability to get around. But deep brain stimulation (DBS) custom-tailored to a patient’s brain activity and gait...

Terminally ill nursing home residents are being hounded to their graves with needless trips to the hospital, a new study says. About 80% of ER visits by terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable, researchers report...

Some wise counsel in advance can reduce the amount of opioid painkillers a patient takes after orthopedic surgery, new clinic trial results show. Knee surgery patients were much less likely to take oxycodone if they were counseled...

More than 2.5 million deaths were prevented worldwide by the cutting-edge vaccines developed for COVID-19, mainly among seniors, a new analysis says. Essentially, one death was averted for every 5,400 doses administered between the introduction of the...

If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don’t jump to conclusions. It doesn’t mean you have mere months to live, NIH News in Health emphasizes. Palliative care, which is focused on...