CDC data suggest adult vaccination rates are up slightly this season, to 46.5%. An estimated 48% of U.S. kids were vaccinated ...

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The selective estrogen receptor degrader giredestrant plus palbociclib (Ibrance) did not significantly improve progression-free survival (PFS) in advanced hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of ...

An Arizona physician group will pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that doctors violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary vein ablations, the Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

Doctors in all specialties need more education on menopause and hormone therapy so that they don't give women conflicting recommendations, several speakers said here Friday at the HHS National ...

Even though Congress rejected cuts to the NIH budget and passed a funding bill more than a month ago, that money isn't yet making it into the hands of researchers, experts say. In an analysis of ...

Kennedy Jr. is fielding pressure from the White House to relax his controversial approach to vaccine policies as the midterms near, but his most steadfast supporters are pressing for more aggressive ...

Microplastics were detected in prostate tissue from nearly all patients undergoing prostate cancer surgery in a small proof-of-concept study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

Among prostate cancer patients under active surveillance, low testosterone levels were associated with a statistically significant increased risk of "extreme" progression to grade group 3 or higher ...