If you want a COVID-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has upended the way COVID vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty where coverage was ...Read more

Infectious diseases spread by insects are a major cause of illnesses to children and adults worldwide. As you spend time with family outdoors, keep everyone safe with knowledge of the diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks.

Besides being itchy annoyances, mosquito bites can transmit a number of diseases such as West Nile virus and La Crosse ...Read more

DETROIT — The wildfire smoke that has blanketed the state this month could take a toll on the health of Michiganians long after clearing.

The particles that form plumes of wildfire smoke are small (the average human hair is at least 30 times larger). That means they can seep into our blood, where they pose a triple threat to our lungs, hearts...Read more

Venus Williams returned to the professional tennis circuit in July with a win in the first round of the DC Open. (She lost in a late round.) In an interview on the court following the match, the 45-year-old made a somewhat surprising admission on why she decided to return to competitive tennis. “I had to come back for the insurance because ...Read more

Now that the Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has become law, new bureaucratic hurdles have emerged for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage. A provision in the new law dictates that, in most states, for the first time, low-income adults must start meeting work requirements to keep their coverage.

Some states ...Read more

Another major computer breach involving UnitedHealth Group has prompted two U.S. senators this week to query the health care giant about the adequacy of its cyber defenses.

Episource, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, had its systems hacked last winter, exposing the data of 5.4 million people.

The cyberattack appears to be the second-largest U.S. ...Read more

NEW YORK — NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called on Albany to do more to help those suffering from mental illness, who, she said, are the ones causing the random, violent attacks that plague the city — because “it can’t be the police department always being called to do everything.”

“We need capacity in our hospitals to care for ...Read more

SEATTLE — A woman in east Pierce County contracted malaria despite not having traveled out of state recently, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

The woman was diagnosed with malaria Saturday and is receiving treatment, a news release states.

If the investigation finds the woman contracted the disease from a mosquito in ...Read more

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always shed light on treating other diseases. But that's been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule that cancer cells use on their surfaces to hide from the immune system, the researchers have found the same molecule may ...Read more

Fewer Kentucky kindergarten students have received the vaccines required to attend school, and data from the state’s School Immunizations Survey shows religious objections are a growing reason why.

State data for the 2024-25 school year puts the overall percentage of kindergarten students fully caught up on required vaccines at 82%. That’s ...Read more

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Thursday that tightens rules governing what patient information technology service providers and state regulators can share with out-of-state entities and requires hospitals in the state to treat patients dealing with abortion-related emergencies.

Healey and legislative Democrats have argued the law is ...Read more

A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America’s neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration’s staffing purges.

The cuts are “just a little astonishing,” said Carole Johnson, who previously ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted across North America, and western U.S. states girded for their annual fire siege, Neeta Thakur was well into her search for ways to offset the damage of such fumes on people’s health, especially among minority and low-income communities.

For more than a decade, the University of ...Read more

As more hospitals have gobbled up private physician practices, costs for childbirth and other services have gone up, according to a new study.

Since the early aughts, the share of physicians in the United States working for hospitals has nearly doubled, according to the study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit ...Read more

When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in at least 14 states who were designing their own plans, according to health industry observers.

Georgia is the only state with a work requirement in place for Medicaid, but several states have been pursuing such a ...Read more

NEW YORK – The deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with the illness.

According to an update on Tuesday from New York City Department of Health, a third death has been linked to the growing cluster. Health ...Read more

The mango fruit is the essence of tropical. Shades of red, orange, yellow, and green surround sunny flesh that may be soft and sweet or crisp and tart.

The folklore

Known as the “king of fruits,” this global gem originated in India more than 4,000 years ago and is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and the national...Read more

Medicare premiums and deductibles typically increase annually. Part B premiums are expected to rise 11.6% in 2026, nearly double the six percent jump in 2025, according to the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report (page 204). The report projects a $206.50 monthly premium for next year, up $21.50 or 11.6% from 2025 and the largest ...Read more