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In an 8-3 decision, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, voted to abandon the universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation for newborns, ending a decades-old advisement for infants to receive their first dose within 24 hours of birth. The decision cements a longtime goal of the […]

The reasons are not yet fully understood, but researchers consider societal influences that encourage greater compliance among girls as a potential cause.

Gifts that make a true connection acknowledge the ugly parts of illness and provide relief from daily burdens.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is pitching a two-year package that would include a $200,000 income cap for coverage subsidies.

Countless studies link ultra-processed foods to every negative health outcome imaginable, but the hard-to-define term makes litigation tricky.

“Just because a law was passed in another state, that doesn’t mean we’re going to change our practice,” Dr. Angel Foster, founder of the Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project, told Jezebel.

Comedian Megan Sass has been struggling to get their health insurer to cover intravenous immunoglobulin for more than a year. The treatment, which addresses a genetic antibody deficiency, requires antibodies from blood donors. Without insurance, it’s unaffordable. And with the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies, Sass’ insurance will soon cost $1,300 a month. […]

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicted that 4.8 million children would die this year, up from 4.6 million last year.

The agency’s plan to change the well-established process for safety testing vaccines is not realistic.