It shouldn’t be too much to ask that taxpayer-funded social service programs benefit people who actually exist.

Apparently it is, as more than 1 million people enrolled in Obamacare plans lack Social Security numbers, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The South Florida sun is brutal, and while slathering on sunscreen usually feels like a no-brainer, this summer the rules have changed.

An ingredient that makes European sunscreens more effective has just been approved by the FDA for use in the United States. For the first time in over 25 years, the FDA added ...Read more

Alea Bates wasn’t ready to leave Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s main hospital four days after a stranger shot her seven times at close range. Miraculously, hospital records show, none of the bullets damaged her internal organs.

But after surgery, Bates said, she couldn’t get out of bed or walk to the bathroom without help. She ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Our teenagers are both student athletes and active in their sports year-round. I'm concerned about injuries that could sideline them. What should we watch for?

ANSWER: As the school year ends, summer sports heat up for students and adults alike. Summer may be a prime season for a sport, such as baseball or running, but ...Read more

DENVER -- Even a few years of healthier eating and exercise can show up in better health outcomes two decades later, a new national study with Colorado ties found — but most people need significant support to make those changes.

In the late 1990s, about 3,000 people with prediabetes, including about 120 in Colorado, joined a study to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Health authorities are warning residents to take precautions after the deadly West Nile virus was detected in a mosquito caught in the San Gabriel Valley.

The announcement comes on the heels of the first human case of the virus reported in Long Beach.

West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne infection that could be fatal to humans ...Read more

Benjamin Pinckney, 46, has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since just after his 20th birthday.

He had been targeted by a drive-by shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, and hospitalized with two gunshot wounds. During his weeklong hospitalization, he said, a physician assistant changed the course of his life by visiting his hospital bed ...Read more

Every state, along with Washington, D.C., requires children to obtain certain vaccinations before they can attend school or childcare. These mandates date back decades, and many public health experts consider them a foundational defense against infectious disease.

Since the summer of 2025, Florida leaders have aimed to make the state the first ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My cousin, who's in his late 20s, was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. I didn't know this is something younger guys need to worry about. Can you fill me in?

ANSWER: Testicular cancer isn't common — about 9,800 men are diagnosed each year and 1 in 250 may be diagnosed in their lifetime— but it most commonly ...Read more

Throughout his 2023 mayoral campaign, Brandon Johnson championed a progressive vision of sending teams of mental health clinicians instead of police officers to help people suffering from psychiatric emergencies.

But since he took office and started phasing cops out of the city’s Crisis Assistance Response and Engagement program, those teams ...Read more

WHITESBURG, Ky. — Drugs and the consequences of addiction are woven into the fabric of Jamie Madden's life.

Her earliest memory is of standing on the passenger seat of her dad's car as a toddler, wearing a peach-colored blouse, while he drove from their Kentucky home to Florida to pick up drugs. On a stop for a burger, she met Ronald McDonald...Read more

Sunny days invite outdoor family fun. When heading out with your little ones, keep in mind that babies need extra protection from sunburn. With a few simple precautions, you can help keep their skin healthy now and in the future.

Babies are more at risk of sunburn because their skin is thinner and more delicate than adult skin. They can burn ...Read more

Dozens of bees crawled along the frame in Frances Ratay’s hands as she looked down at the colony in awe.

The 70-year-old retiree from South Philadelphia ordinarily would avoid bees out of fear, but this spring she suited up for a study on therapeutic beekeeping at the Half Mad Honey apiary in the Navy Yard. Led by Temple University ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Maryland residents who buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace could see higher premiums next year, with insurers requesting an average rate increase of 13.7% for 2027, according to filings submitted to the Maryland Insurance Administration.

The proposed increases would affect about 482,000 Marylanders ...Read more

One afternoon in late 2024, a sixth-grader nicknamed Bug came home from school with an announcement to make. Bug, who was assigned female at birth, told his parents he was a boy — and would be using he/him pronouns.

"OK, cool," his mother, J, remembered saying. (J asked to be identified by only her first initial, and Bug by his nickname, ...Read more

As more patients recover from the world’s largest recorded Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, doctors are beginning to piece together how the rare virus behaves — offering the clearest picture yet of one of the disease’s least-studied strains.

The number of recoveries reported by Congolese health authorities almost doubled in a week, rising to ...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25, 2026, that the Trump administration may revoke the temporary protected status of 350,000 Haitians.

This is not the first time a legal challenge to TPS has held Haitians’ future in the balance: During his first administration, President Donald Trump attempted to terminate Haitian TPS but was ...Read more