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A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried the actions of the panel, whose current members were all appointed by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- a leading anti-vaccine activist before this year becoming the nation's top ...

Many people associate colon cancer with old age, but that's not the case anymore, as the number of young people being diagnosed is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 154,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with . ...

The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of "America First" global health funding agreements that will prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president's broader ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, meeting in Atlanta, voted to delay the decision until Friday after committee members voiced confusion about voting language -- and some voiced concern about taking such a step.

A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine -- the first shot found to prevent cancer.

A faith-based pregnancy center will come before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to challenge an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions.

Communities across the globe commemorated World AIDS Day, reaffirming a commitment to end an epidemic that has killed more than 44 million. But this year, for the first time in decades, the U.S. government decided not to mark the occasion, and the .. ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case involving faith-based pregnancy centers in New Jersey. The organization is hoping to block the state from investigating whether they misled women into believing the centers offered abortions. The case . ...

The lenses use concentric rings to refocus light, potentially preventing severe eye issues like cataracts and retinal detachment.

"It was just an MRI," President Donald Trump said Sunday. "What part of the body? It wasn't the brain because I took a cognitive test and I aced it."