Karmar didn't just lose his food rations because of the aid cuts -- he lost his job with the International Rescue Committee, which the State Department had, until July 31, funded to run health clinics ...

Reductions in force (RIFs) have begun at HHS in response to the government shutdown, although one labor union says the firings are illegal. "HHS employees across multiple divisions have received ...

When used for mental health treatment, a dose of ketamine -- typically half a milligram per kilogram of body weight, less than for anesthesia -- creates a mildly altered state of consciousness, ...

Among nearly 10,000 GLP-1 receptor agonist prescriptions given at a single health system, 60.1% were filled, reported Ameet Sarpatwari, PhD, of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute in Boston, and ...

Beyond antiresorptive medications, anabolic bone-building medications, including teriparatide, abaloparatide (Tymlos), and ...

The CDC appears to have quietly expanded access to COVID shots for pregnant women. The agency's adult immunization schedule now recommends shared clinical decision-making under the "pregnancy" column.

Some of the most commonly used medications for osteoporosis can lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), a rare but serious side effect.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made yet another bold claim about acetaminophen (Tylenol), this time charging that circumcised boys were twice as likely to develop autism as those not ...

Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, with 119 cases, a health ministry official said, in a rare major ...

Berk did not obtain such an affidavit, so his case was dismissed; he then filed again, this time in federal court, which handles malpractice cases that occur between parties in different states. The ...

Used for decades, tramadol is a commonly prescribed opioid agonist. Its label warns that seizures can occur within the recommended dose range and that concomitant use with certain other drug can raise ...

Marrazzo and Bianchi received their letters from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who cited a federal law that gives HHS the authority to appoint NIH institute directors, according to the article.