NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and other brands if they are struggling with ...

Trump’s pick for health secretary showed a poor understanding of a key part of the job.

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation ...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who has long been an advocate for healthcare access, condemned the apparent shutdown of Medicaid ...

Federal health agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have halted their communication efforts in ...

The exact scope and duration is clear, and one question is what will happen to release of CDC data that employers and insurers use in pricing.

The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, announced the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. Blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic is on the list. That means the ...

The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before President-elect Trump’s inauguration. The Centers for Medicare and ...

California has been hit hardest, accounting for 38 cases, according to CDC data. The latest case involved a San Francisco child who developed fever and conjunctivitis but was not hospitalized and has ...

Clinicians serving influenza A patients should test them for bird flu, ideally within 24 hours of hospital admission, the CDC said Jan. 16. In a health alert, the agency announced new measures ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu ...