Federal officials review vaccine safety as parents and pediatricians in North Carolina weigh trust, rising measles and flu risks, and renewed debate over the childhood vaccine schedule. Federal ...

Jan. 7 (UPI) --A bipartisan agreement among U.S. Senate members would provide federal subsidies to lower the cost of Affordable Care Act premiums if enacted after the subsidies expired at the end of ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee will hold a hearing on January 13 on legislation that aims to make it easier to deploy autonomous vehicles without human ...

The Trump administration wants to streamline its existing higher education accountability measures with a new earnings test, holding all postsecondary programs to the same standard—regardless of the ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A commission formed to document alleged harassment and abuse by federal agents during an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reviewed the wide use of chemical agents in its first ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --A three-judge panel on Tuesday overturned an injunction that stopped the Trump administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood. The First Circuit ...

A Ninth Circuit panel said the ban ran afoul of a 2022 Supreme Court ruling that required courts to evaluate gun laws based on the country’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation.” By Laurel ...

Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent at STAT, where she covers HHS. You can reach Chelsea on Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious ...

In an unprecedented change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the number of immunizations routinely recommended for all children from 17 to 11. On the new schedule, vaccines ...