10 million pounds of meat recalled over listeria concern: What to know
BrucePac, which produces precooked meat and poultry items, is recalling some products from retailers including Walmart, Target, Aldi, Trader Joe’s and Kroger.
By Kelsey AblesAfter years of spinning on his head, a breakdancer grew a scalp tumor
Copenhagen neurosurgeons said in a case study that a tumor created a cone-shaped bump atop a breakdancer’s head.
By Kyle MelnickSacklers lay out strategy for defending opioid-related lawsuits
The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma is signaling they intend to fight lawsuits against them by challenging the use of public nuisance laws.
By David OvalleIV fluid shortage due to hurricane prompts hospitals to postpone surgeries
Flooding of the Baxter manufacturing plant in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene prompted the FDA to declared a shortage for several IV fluid products
By Fenit Nirappil and Rachel RoubeinWhy your skin needs sunscreen all year long
Beyond the cancer risk, most of the skin changes we see as we get older don’t come from the aging process but from the sun’s UV rays.
By Sally WadykaKids and teens who get covid more prone to diabetes, study finds
As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal ways to pose long-term consequences.
By Sabrina MalhiHealth issues motivating Black women voters for Harris
Harris is seeing an uptick in support from Black women voters who support her efforts to protect abortion and expand prenatal and postnatal care.
By Stephanie Armour and McKenzie BeardAre high deductible health insurance plans a good deal for you?
Are high deductible health insurance plans a good deal for you?
By Kerry Dooley YoungNutrition should play bigger role in medical training, panel asserts
Nutrition is “limited or completely absent” from most medical education programs in the United States, the new consensus statement says.
By Ian McMahanMost ERs aren’t fully prepared to handle children’s emergencies
Increasing pediatric readiness would reduce mortality, increase life expectancy and improve young patients’ lives, the researchers write.
By Erin BlakemoreJD Vance’s mom got health coverage under Trump — by using Obamacare
The vice-presidential nominee’s story about family members’ new health coverage illustrates how Republicans inherited — and benefited — from the current system.
By Dan Diamond and Isaac Stanley-BeckerRacism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash.
A growing number of institutes exploring the nexus between racism and health — and their researchers — are under attack.
By Akilah JohnsonAs drug middlemen influence grows, independent pharmacies face fresh challenges
We spoke with the senior vice president of government affairs at the National Community Pharmacists Association about the debate over pharmacy benefit managers.
By McKenzie BeardWhat Trump and Harris could do to your health care
Today, we cut through the political noise and learn how the presidential candidates’ competing agendas could affect our health care.
By Elana Gordon, Reena Flores, Sean Carter, Stephen Smith, Emma Talkoff and Rennie SvirnovskiyCash shortages and complex rules impede Native American health-care access
Patients face daunting bills, skip care when Indian Health Service doesn’t pay for specialty treatment.
By Arielle Zionts and McKenzie BeardFlorida officials rush to evacuate vulnerable patients ahead of Milton
State officials said 352 health-care facilities had reported evacuations, including 16 hospitals and seven hospice facilities.
By David Ovalle and Sabrina MalhiFlorida threatens to criminally charge TV stations airing abortion rights ad
The Florida health department is demanding stations pull the ad, which urges voters to defeat the state’s six-week abortion ban at the polls.
By Ben Brasch‘Office’ star Jenna Fischer had triple-positive breast cancer. What is it?
Fischer said she was diagnosed with an “aggressive” but treatable form of breast cancer, and has recovered after treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation.
By Adela SulimanFlorida’s hospitals and health-care workers brace for Milton
Health-care workers in Florida are bracing for a monstrous storm, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene wrecked havoc.
By Sabrina Malhi and McKenzie BeardFlorida health-care workers exhausted as Hurricane Milton approaches
“It gets stressful. You don’t know if you’re going to come back to a home,” a Florida paramedic says.
By David Ovalle and Sabrina Malhi