For years, Washington, D.C., has paid for Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income people — out of its general budget. But next year, the city is shifting part of that recurring multimillion-dollar cost to a new funding source: opioid settlement dollars.

That’s raising red flags for addiction recovery advocates...Read more

Researchers at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill are using the services of data analytics giant Palantir as part of a federal project to amass a huge data set of health information from consenting Americans.

The goal of the project, funded by the National Institutes of Health and dubbed All of Us, is “to collect and study data from...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Andy Beshear has had a lot to say about Sen. Mitch McConnell recently.

For weeks, Kentucky’s Democratic governor has increased the pressure on McConnell to release more details about his health condition as he recovers following a fall at his home in mid-June and subsequent hospitalization.

Some Republicans find Beshear’...Read more

Every year, an estimated 6,000 to 24,000 people are killed by lightning across the world, and many more are injured.

Obviously, there is a wide range in these numbers, and that’s due to the fact that these estimates are built on limited and incomplete information.

I’m a lightning researcher at the University of North ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- At her eldest daughter’s 2014 wedding in Galt, Lisa Ferrero wore a strapless navy dress and served as the maid of honor. Recently divorced and living alone, she had been working out regularly and felt healthy and confident as she walked down the aisle.

She had worked hard to become fit, and was proud of herself.

“...Read more

When she heard about a new, experimental drug to treat pancreatic cancer, Rachelle Gardner tried not to get her hopes up.

She wondered: Would she be eligible for the medication? Would her hospital be allowed to give it to her? Would she live long enough to get it?

In late July, her questions were answered. In an exam room at City of Hope ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The parasitic outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the diarrheal disease caused by the Cyclospora parasite, has made headlines once again as six more states have been reportedly exposed, according to a recent update from the CDC.

Since May 1, the CDC has received reports of 10,468 laboratory-confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis....Read more

LAS VEGAS — Since February, University Medical Center has advertised online for a forensic or child abuse pediatrician.

As of Thursday, no one had applied.

Multiple experts said in recent interviews that Nevada has no board-certified child abuse pediatrician, a doctor whose extensive training ideally enables them to tell whether or not an ...Read more

LUMBERTON, N.C. — Soybean fields surround Angie Lowery’s home in Robeson County, on a plot of rural land in southeastern North Carolina. Dozens of antique gas station signs, 20 feet tall, dominate her front yard. A framed re-creation of "The Last Supper," Lone Ranger posters, and a 3-foot-wide tobacco harvesting basket adorn the walls of her...Read more

DIY peptide injections, which promise to boost everything from weight loss and muscle-building to longevity and sexual health, are a high-risk wellness fad that keeps on growing.

Health experts have raised major concerns about these products’ safety. Because they are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or any ...Read more

Merck & Co.’s Ebola vaccine and an antiviral drug from Gilead Sciences Inc. are set for wider use in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to blunt the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Congolese officials plan to expand access to both products across two provinces as the ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Hillsborough County firefighter paramedic who was fired for medical marijuana use may soon take his case to the Florida Supreme Court.

His push to save his job comes as the federal government takes a softer stance on medical marijuana — something his attorney and advocates say Florida must catch up to.

In 2019, ...Read more

German scientists identified bacteria present in cow digestion and poop that seem to help children exposed to them avoid developing asthma. The catch is they have to inhale the germs.

As rates of allergies, asthma, eczema and hay fever rose in industrial civilizations, children raised on farms did not seem to be affected. By the 1990s, research...Read more

DETROIT — Michigan health officials on Thursday said that residents can resume routine guidance for eating lettuce and salad greens as new cyclosporiasis cases and related emergency department visits are on the decline.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the broad, precautionary recommendation to avoid bagged salad ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — California is reporting more cases of cyclosporiasis than it would on average for this point in the summer, including two recent cases where residents ate at out-of-state Taco Bell restaurants, according to state health officials and data.

Despite the uptick, officials say California is not included in the cyclosporiasis ...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center Thursday and is continuing his recovery at home following his June hospitalization, his office announced.

McConnell said in a statement that he and his wife Elaine Chao are grateful for the well-wishes from friends, colleagues and Kentuckians, as well as the care he received from ...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday said he was discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from a recent fall and illness at home.

“Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home,” McConnell said in a brief statement.

The 84-year-old seven-term Kentucky lawmaker, who...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center Thursday and is continuing his recovery at home following his June hospitalization, his office announced.

McConnell said in a statement that he and his wife Elaine Chao are grateful for the well-wishes from friends, colleagues and Kentuckians, as well as the care he received from ...Read more

Vaccines have been reliably and affordably protecting people from diseases worldwide for centuries. Until the COVID-19 pandemic, however, vaccine development was still a long and idiosyncratic process. Traditionally, researchers had to tailor manufacturing processes and facilities for each vaccine candidate, and the scientific knowledge ...Read more

The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its response to the country’s largest Ebola outbreak as the number of new cases continues to spike.

The government plans to provide free healthcare in its Ebola-affected eastern provinces, test experimental vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of the virus and shift to a ...Read more