Chain dialysis facilities may disproportionately benefit from recent Medicare Advantage policy compared with independent ...

At the beginning of 2025, the American Heart Association released its annual statistics on heart disease, which sadly remains ...

A new, fast and easy test could revolutionize blood transfusions, giving blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to ...

Dec. 15 (UPI) --California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the hiring of two former top officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were pushed out or resigned. Former ...

A key vaccine panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 8-3 to nix a recommendation that all newborns be given a first dose of hepatitis B vaccine. The Friday vote, which came ...

The Department of Heath and Human Services has been leaning into the use of artificial intelligence to drive better health outcomes for the American public, highlighted by the rollout of ChatGPT ...

Climate change isn’t just altering weather patterns; it’s reshaping disease. Among its most dangerous consequences is the impact on people suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). The combination ...

Dr. Ralph Abraham has been Louisiana's surgeon general since 2024. A top Louisiana health official has been appointed principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

A former Louisiana health official who ordered his state health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations was quietly appointed as the top deputy at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appointed Louisiana surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham as the second in command, the latest move in a year of upheaval for the agency. Abraham, a vaccine ...

Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham — a vocal supporter of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement and a harsh critic of Covid shots — has been named principal deputy director of the Centers for ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...