Pediatricians Try New Tactics To Win Over Vaccine Skeptical Parents

In pediatricians’ offices across the country, doctors are increasingly confronting concerns from parents about vaccines that for decades have protected children from serious and sometimes deadly diseases. Vaccine hesitancy is nothing new. But physicians say this skepticism has gained new momentum in recent years as vaccine misinformation has become widespreadContinue Reading

Under communications freeze, CDC updates some important health data but not others

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies are under a communications freeze which has affected some regular updates to public-facing health sites. John Bazemore/AP John Bazemore/AP With federal health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a temporary freeze on publicContinue Reading

New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone

A new study suggests a possible alternative to the abortion pill mifepristone, a drug that continues to be a target of lawsuits and legislation from abortion opponents. But the potential substitute could further complicate the politics of reproductive health because it is also the key ingredient in a contraceptive morning-afterContinue Reading

National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives

The historic main building of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Grandbrothers/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Grandbrothers/iStock Editorial/Getty Images Scientific researchers around the country are concerned after the National Institutes of Health canceled meetings this week with very little explanation. The move comes after federal health officials were told toContinue Reading

Trump tries to erase Biden's health legacy with early executive orders

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s early actions on health care signal his likely intention to wipe away some Biden-era programs to lower drug costs and expand coverage under publicContinue Reading

Adults with ADHD live shorter lives than those without a diagnosis, a new study finds

Research shows the biggest predictors of shorter life expectancy in adults with ADHD are factors including lower incomes, a greater likelihood of smoking, less exercise, poorer nutrition and risky driving. Chris Winsor/Getty Images Chris Winsor/Getty Images A large new study finds adults diagnosed with ADHD live shorter lives than theyContinue Reading