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Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription.

Health officials have recorded 28 suspected cases and 15 fatalities so far in the latest outbreak of the deadly virus, which has claimed thousands of lives in previous outbreaks in the Central African country.

During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and autism.

Two former agency leaders said the administration's "hostility" toward vaccines had spread to the agency's top ranks.

A survey shows employers expect a sharp increase in benefit costs for next year, and many will want workers to shoulder more of the burden.

Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s recent actions contradict pledges he made about vaccine access in order to win confirmation.

Neurologists are exploring medications that would help the brain heal itself after a stroke or traumatic injury.

The health secretary fired the original committee members in June, replacing them with some who have been critical of vaccines.

The agency's staff scientists pointed out how Covid was still unpredictable and posed a threat to toddlers, but the official decided to restrict shots only to children with risk factors.