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Public health officials said cuts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) could have devastating impacts on healthcare in the state. “These recission today are an assault on the health of all of us,” Dr. Kevin Dieckhaus, chief of UConn Health’s Infection Disease Division, said during a press conference at the Farmington university hospital. The state...

Connecticut recently learned the Trump administration is cutting well over $100 million in money for various health programs including COVID-related funds, epidemiology, lab capacity and more.

Health and Human Services is planning to cut 10,000 jobs across the sprawling department.

Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Sunday after more than five weeks of recovering from pneumonia in both lungs.

Grimes, who shares three children with Elon Musk, opened up about her recent diagnoses as she shared her thoughts on learning disabilities in children.

As potential Medicaid cuts loom over millions of Americans, parents of children with severe disabilities are trying to grapple with what life might look like without the health care program. “If we lose it, it will be utterly devastating,” said Lindsay Latham, of Springfield, Virginia. Her 10-year-old son Calvin has polymicrogyria, a rare brain malformation that affects his speech, his...

It’s spring and if you feel like your seasonal allergies are worse every year, it’s not just in your head (or your sinuses).

Colon cancer is on the rise in the U.S., with one-in-five diagnoses in people younger than 55, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Arif Kamal explains how the cancer is diagnosed and what you can do to lower your chances of getting it.

In a statement, Nestlé USA announced a voluntary recall of four frozen meal products.

The new FDA-approved treatment uses a patient’s own tumor and immune system to fight the disease.

At 35, Katie Dutton is already a rectal cancer survivor, an ordeal that started with seemingly benign symptoms doctors initially dismissed.

Ultraprocessed foods like chicken nuggets and soda and make up about 60% of the American diet.

Recalls occur when manufacturers and distributors remove products “that present a risk of injury or gross deception or are otherwise defective,” according to the FDA.

There are fears that vaccinating could allow the virus to linger undetected in flocks and mutate in ways that could make it more of a threat to humans.

In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly focused on vitamin A, including from cod liver oil, and two non-standard medications as treatments for measles.

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022. 

Hantaviruses are a family of viruses which can cause serious illness and death, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.

Health experts consider fluoride essential for preventing cavities, yet some states are considering banning it. Here’s what you need to know.

If confirmed to lead the powerful regulatory agency, Dr. Marty Makary would take over at a turbulent period for FDA.