Then on Tuesday Marty Makary, MD, MPH, resigned as head of the FDA, leaving another major health agency with only an acting commissioner. Makary's departure widens a leadership gap that has plagued ...

Access to mifepristone, approved by FDA in 2000, is regulated by a "Risk Evaluation and Management Strategy" (REMS). Under ...

Adding a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist to the psoriasis drug ixekizumab (Taltz) significantly improved outcomes in adults ...

And in recent days, another one has made itself known in the wake of a rare hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship: the ...

The hantavirus that triggered a cruise ship outbreak hasn't mutated into a more transmissible strain, World Health ...

Topics include a medication touted by Mel Gibson, the FDA leader's resignation, and a disorder with a new name. After taking the quiz, hit "submit" to reveal the correct answers and explanations, as ...

The nation's largest children's hospital has agreed to a legal settlement with Texas and the Trump administration over gender-affirming care for transgender youth that includes a $10 million payment ...

Weight gain in adulthood may increase a person's cancer risk by as much as fivefold, according to a Swedish study. (The Guardian) An updated review of data for nearly 800,000 participants in prostate ...

Kennedy Jr. during a recent visit operated a robotic arm during a patient's heart surgery. (The Hill) California's Office of ...

Even as hantavirus cases on a cruise ship continue to cause concern, about one-fourth of states are not fully prepared to manage a public health emergency if one should come their way, a report found.

Kennedy Jr. is caught between his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) supporters who want him to do more to advance their ...

A May 14, 2026 photograph of the lobby of a building at FDA headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. Source: an FDA employee. Note: metadata removed. But according to multiple HHS sources who spoke with ...