Health

WATCH: RFK Jr. testifies on HHS budget request in Senate hearing

By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

The U.S. hasn’t seen a human bird flu case in 3 months. Experts are wondering why

By Mike Stobbe, JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.

What to know about Biden’s prostate cancer diagnosis

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

When caught early, prostate cancer is highly survivable, but it is also the second-leading cause of cancer death in men.

An expert shares key 5 steps for hurricane disaster preparation with aging parents

By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation

As climate-related disasters grow more frequent and intense, one group remains dangerously underprepared: older adults. An expert in disaster preparations and response explains why planning should be done ahead of time and involve the entire family.

FDA approves Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, but with unusual restrictions on its use

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

In its Friday approval letter, the FDA didn’t explain the restrictions although they reflect skepticism about vaccines from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump officials.

Experimental gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millions

By Laura Ungar, Associated Press

Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can someday help millions who have been left behind by genetic medicine because their diseases are so rare.

What’s inside the House GOP’s budget bill? Here’s a look

By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a whopping 1,116 pages and is titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a nod to President Donald Trump himself.

Fact-checking Trump’s claim that prescription drug price drops could happen ‘almost immediately’

By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact

Experts said Trump’s action could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs, perhaps by the 30 percent to 80 percent scale Trump said, but they cautioned that the order’s required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix.

What’s behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths

By John Yang, Mike Fritz, Azhar Merchant

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. plunged last year to their lowest level since 2019, according to the CDC. In 2024, nationwide overdose deaths fell by nearly 30,000 from the year before, a drop of about 27 percent. There were…

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Gov. DeSantis signs bill making Florida 2nd state to ban fluoride from its water system

By Stephany Matat, Kate Payne, Associated Press

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure Thursday prohibiting local governments from adding fluoride to their water systems, making it the second state in the country after Utah to implement a statewide ban on the mineral.