Fluoride in water prevents some cavities but concern about health risks raises questions about the tradeoffs
The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a ...
Required vaccine coverage among US kindergartners dips again, new CDC data shows
A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last school year, ...
It’s time to get flu and Covid-19 shots
Respiratory virus season has arrived in the United States and health officials say that October ...
A new Louisiana law requires abortion meds to be locked in a cabinet, even if needed for emergency care
Louisiana’s first-in-the-nation law listing the abortion medications mifepristone and misoprostol as “controlled dangerous substances” took ...
Rwanda is dealing with its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease
For the first time in Rwanda’s history, its health ministry is dealing with an outbreak ...
What are your questions about living to 100?
More and more people in the United States are living to 100, including former President ...
Health dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns
Even after a hurricane’s immediate flooding threat goes away, residents could face a host of ...
Breast cancer deaths in the US continue to fall, but new report warns of rise in cases among women younger than 50
Despite a continuous decline in the rate of breast cancer deaths in the United States, ...
More health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms
Four more health-care workers who tended to a person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu have ...
Lawmakers push for accountability after 10th death linked to Boar’s Head listeria outbreak
A death in New York has been linked with a listeria outbreak connected to recalled ...
