3 critically injured after amusement park ride snaps in Saudi Arabia: Reports
An amusement park in Saudi Arabia was shut down after a ride collapsed and injured at least 23 people, local media reported.The "360 Big Pendulum," located in the Al Ha...
Hotter summers could be making us sicker in unexpected ways
As the earth experiences hotter and hotter summers, new research using data from California emergency departments shows that the heat may be making us sicker than we kn...
Childhood vaccine exemption rates hit a record high, CDC data shows
The percentage of kids who didn't get their recommended childhood vaccines rose again last school year, continuing the post-pandemic trend of Americans opting out of va...
Trump, tech giants want to make it easier to share health records: What it means for you
President Donald Trump and his top health officials are pursuing a new initiative that will allow people to share their personal health and medical records with doctors...
Members of CDC vaccine panel ousted by RFK Jr. say committee has 'lost credibility'
The members of a federal vaccine advisory committee, who were removed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are suggesting alternatives to vacci...
Pizza restaurant serves marijuana-tainted food to unwitting customers
Health authorities say at least 85 people, including eight children, suffered accidental marijuana intoxication after eating pizza, sandwiches and garlic bread from a W...
US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says
By Dan Levine and Michael Erman-Vaccination rates for several diseases including measles, diphtheria and polio decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school...
US childhood vaccination rates fall again as exemptions set another record
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal...
1 dead, multiple people sickened in Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City
One person has died and nearly two dozen others are sick in a Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City, officials said.The New York City Department of Health said...
How FDA panelists casting doubt on antidepressant use during pregnancy could lead to devastating outcomes for mothers
At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called sel...