Health

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk reported that counterfeit 1-milligram injections were being sold through unauthorized distributors.

Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike to address a severe shortage of transplantable human organs.

If approved, the medication, which is already used to treat urinary tract infections, could become the first new class of antibiotic for the STI in more than 20 years.

Public health experts say the anti-vaccine views fronted by the HHS secretary are wrong and undermine trust in science. But a recent three-day gathering shows his followers still believe in him.

A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washington’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The center’s brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 brains for research.

State health officials reported more than 500 flu-related deaths for the 2024-25 respiratory virus season, nearly on par with Covid deaths.

The health secretary criticized the agency's close industry ties and encouraged "whistleblowers" to speak out.

Mellencamp was first diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, and the cancer has since spread to other parts of her body, making it Stage 4.

Kristie Kaluza’s husband recognized his wife was having a stroke and called for help right away.

Though he endorsed measles vaccines, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to sow doubt about vaccine safety.

The 52-year-old actor says he is grateful to have his family by his side as he navigates the next chapter of his life.