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Harvard enrolled 6,703 international students across all of its schools in 2024, according to the school's data, with 1,203 of those from China and 788 from India.

The shift was a marked departure from previous FDA guidance, which recommended an annual COVID vaccine for everyone 6 months and older.

The FDA said Tuesday annual COVID shots will still be regularly approved for seniors and younger people with increased health risks from the virus.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.

As climate-related disasters grow more frequent and intense, one group remains dangerously underprepared: older adults. An expert in disaster preparations and response explains why planning should be done ahead of time and involve the entire family.

In its Friday approval letter, the FDA didn't explain the restrictions although they reflect skepticism about vaccines from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump officials.

Though it may be a while before similar personalized treatments are available for others, doctors hope the technology can someday help millions who have been left behind by genetic medicine because their diseases are so rare.

House committees have labored on the legislation, which runs a whopping 1,116 pages and is titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," a nod to President Donald Trump himself.

Experts said Trump's action could potentially lower the cost of prescription drugs, perhaps by the 30 percent to 80 percent scale Trump said, but they cautioned that the order's required procedural steps would make it far from an immediate fix.

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. plunged last year to their lowest level since 2019, according to the CDC. In 2024, nationwide overdose deaths fell by nearly 30,000 from the year before, a drop of about 27 percent. There were declines across all ...