GLP-1 agonist medications such as Ozempic accounted for 10% of the North Carolina state employee health plan’s prescription ...

There is a large population of older adults with physical problems that prevent them from leaving home. Many have significant ...

E-cigarette makers contend the agency did not properly consider their requests for approval; the FDA maintains the public health risks to young people are too great to allow fruity products on the ...

In a speech commemorating World AIDS Day on Sunday, an emotional President Joe Biden decried the “stigma of misinformation” and failures of the U.S. government to act when the epidemic was raging, ...

The cyberattack also compromised veterans' information in health care systems in Boston, Baltimore, and elsewhere. More news comes from Maine, Idaho, Michigan, and Indiana.

Although overdose deaths are dropping nationally, The Wall Street Journal reports on the millions of former drug users who are entering old age and living with compromised health. Other substance ...

The New York Times reports that many fear a second Trump administration will weaken the National Institutes of Health, divesting from critical research with long-lasting consequences for science, ...

As bird flu cases rise, the Los Angeles Times reports that workers at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory say they are overworked and feeling burned out. Also in public health news ...

The amendment was expected to reverse the near-total abortion ban in the state, but GOP Attorney General Andrew Bailey says the ban will continue to be enforced after fetal viability. Meanwhile, ...

The Washington Post: This Year, Be Thankful For AI In Medicine Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing medicine, making health care more accurate and less expensive for everyone. (11/27) ...

Although interest in new radiopharmaceuticals to treat cancer is high, there is a shortage of professionals with the expertise to develop and administer them. Also, 1 in 3 cancer patients struggle ...

KFF Health News staffers and contributors made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories.