From mid-2024 through 2025, the sedative was identified in 25% of opioid samples analyzed, with a monthly peak of 44% in May 2025.
Overall, 75% of Americans say it’s highly important that their health information sources have medical training.
A 2027 budget proposal from the administration seeks to slash the NIH budget by $5 billion.
Government agencies, health advocacy groups, and health-related businesses spent nearly $37 million over 4 years to advertise on news websites accused of promoting misinformation, a new study shows.
The pause, which could affect disease surveillance, is due to the CDC’s ongoing review of its testing efficacy.
We're tracking how vaccine skepticism has become a political liability, the leadership vacuum across federal health agencies, and lots more.
An analysis of adults hospitalized with either infection finds the adjusted mean hospitalization costs were $20,188 for hMPV and $21,759 for RSV.
Vaccine-hesitant older adults are more willing to accept hypothetical COVID shots when they are described as preserving their freedom and autonomy rather than as complying with government recommendations.
A growing number of parents are rejecting vitamin K shots for newborns, a choice that dramatically increases the risk of bleeding and strokes in infants.
The request is difficult to honor, given that blood centers don’t ask donors if they’ve been vaccinated and don’t label blood accordingly, and it comes with serious issues.
