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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has unveiled steps his department is taking to crack down on care for transgender minors across the country, including barring hospitals that participate in Medicare and Medicaid from performing transition ...

President Trump signed an executive order that would help fast-track the reclassification of cannabis. The president said the order does not legalize cannabis, but helps ease regulatory hurdles on medical research.

The move doesn't legalize marijuana, but the reclassification would allow the FDA to study it for medical purposes.

The House narrowly passed a GOP-backed health care bill on Wednesday night aimed at bringing down medical costs. It does not include an extension of subsidies that help keep the cost of premiums down for those on the Affordable Care Act, also known . ...

As families prepare to travel and gather for holiday celebrations, nearly three million people already have confirmed cases of the flu this season, according to the CDC. The virus has led to hospitals tightening visitor policies and schools ...

Across the country, confirmed cases are nearing 2,000, closing in on the highest number since 1992.

In the ongoing series "The Vaccine Divide," NBC News' Anne Thompson reports on the frightening spread of whooping cough cases nationwide. Cases in Texas are at levels not seen in more than a decade.

In an NBC News data investigation of 31 states, about 70% of counties and jurisdictions fell below the target vaccination rate needed for community protection.

The move is an escalation in the agency's clash with the medical group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.

The school posted to Facebook announcing the semester would end Monday due to a "tremendous amount of sickness" that was "spreading at a very high rate."