Convicted murderer Christa Pike received two syringes of pentobarbital Wednesday night but did not lose consciousness, legal filings show. Pike still had a heartbeat and was snoring before she was ...

As the Keystone State copes with an expanding measles outbreak, health officials in California are monitoring a mumps outbreak at San Diego State University that has sickened 14 people. Meanwhile, ...

The Congressional Budget Office estimated 100,000 more immigrants will be uninsured by 2034 because of Medicaid eligibility changes under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that take effect ...

This story describes a lethal injection procedure used in state executions. In May, a group of healthcare workers spent about an hour trying to establish complete IV access so they could inject Tony ...

In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley’s adult sons received an urgent email from the dementia care unit at Vista Grande Villa, a Michigan senior living community. They were told that their 85-year-old ...

On Tuesday at a MAHA conference, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that artificial intelligence is "better informed than any doctor in the country." He also allegedly ...

The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and the recall of tens of thousands of ...

Autumn Daniels is no stranger to migraine headaches, which have troubled her since childhood. This story also ran on The Washington Post. It can be republished for free. The migraine tormenting the 32 ...

In most states, people with Medicaid coverage will have to prove they’re working, volunteering, or studying starting Jan. 1.

Following President Donald Trump's Friday announcement that he'd use a “pocket rescission” to cancel more than $800 million in spending approved by Congress for immigrant services and ...

Arielle Zionts [arr-ee-ELL ZY-ence] reads the week’s news: If you’re an older patient taking a long list of medications, consider reviewing them with a primary care provider to make sure they’re ...

"Despite the efforts, the task force has been blocked from publishing even a single recommendation since July 2025," Michael Silverstein wrote in the Annals of Internal Medicine. "This means that ...