Health Care

All American workers could earn up to one week of paid sick time a year under the proposed legislation.

Tens of thousands of bottles of cholesterol medication have been recalled nationwide over manufacturing and quality issues that could impact the drug’s potency.

Newly-inaugurated Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered her first State of the Commonwealth address to the General Assembly on Jan. 19, which she used to focus on affordability and bipartisan leadership.

During her first day on the job, Spanberger signed a total of 10 executive orders covering a wide swath of policy issues.

Fewer Americans signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance as costs increased due to expiring subsidies.

Novo Nordisk launched an oral version of its GLP-1 injectable to US markets on Jan 5.

The Enhanced tax credits that have helped millions of Americans offset the cost of the Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired as 2025 came to a close.

A widely prescribed opioid painkiller showed limited effectiveness and increased risk of negative effects in a new analysis published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s push to limit gender-affirming care for young people is being challenged by 19 Democratic states and Washington, DC.

Four House Republicans crossed party lines to force a vote on extending health care tax credits that millions of Americans rely on to lower their insurance premiums.

The poll comes as more than 22 million Americans brace for significantly higher health care costs next year.

The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits. Here's what we know.

A CDC advisory panel appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. no longer recommends that babies get a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.

If Congress doesn't extend the ACA health insurance tax credits, premium payments are expected to increase an average of 114% next year.

Universal Hepatitis B vaccines at birth are safe, effective and essential, and eliminating them does not improve health outcomes or safety, according to a review by the University of Minnesota.

The fate of rising healthcare premiums for millions of Americans is still in limbo after the historic government shutdown, but a plan circulating the White House could bring some relief.

A new daily pill could reduce bad cholesterol levels by 60%, according to a new study.

Medicare premiums are increasing again in 2026 in a jump that far outpaces both inflation and Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment.