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Jill Holm-Denoma holds her son, Tyler, after he received a COVID shot in 2021 from nurse Emily Cole at National Jewish Health in Denver. After President Trump appointed anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, Colorado updated state laws to ensure continued access to the COVID shot and other vaccines. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Therese McRae with her daughter (left), Stephan Neidenbach (upper right, with his wife Jennifer, and their children) and Jason Mitton (lower right) all want the COVID vaccine and are having trouble getting it. Therese McRae; Stephan Neidenbach; and Jason Mitton hide caption
New federal restrictions on COVID-19 vaccine eligibility cause confusion and anger
People are turning to Chatbots like Claude to get help interpreting their lab test results. Smith Collection/Gado/Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption
Activists gather during a vigil in Lafayette Park for nurses who died during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 13, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Medication abortion with the two-drug regime of mifepristone and misoprostol is the most common form of abortion in the U.S. Natalie Behring/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a strategy report of the Make America Healthy Again Commission intended to tackle childhood chronic disease. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
The MAHA plan for healthier kids includes 128 ideas, but few details
Phoenix Children's Hospital, pictured during the pandemic on April 15, 2020, stands to lose $172 million a year, its chief executive says. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
People with hypertension are advised early treatment before blood pressure gets too high
COVID vaccines used to be available for drop-in patients at many pharmacies. Now with federal policy changes, availability is more limited and may depend on state-by-state guidance. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about 1 in 10 people over the course of a year. mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Kayla Bartkowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
NhuNgoc Pham with her family on the day she received her doctorate in public health from Tulane University. After living through Katrina as a teen, she now researches post-traumatic growth. Pham family hide caption
Surprising lessons from studies about post-Katrina trauma
Bowman, N.D., has about 1,400 residents, and they rely on Southwest Healthcare Services. The facility joined with other rural hospitals in the state to form a network that allows it to remain independent while sharing resources in an effort to save money and improve patient care. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption
Three scientists learned they carry genes that significantly increase their risk for Alzheimer's. Here's how they're grappling with the news, and working to keep their brains healthy. mohd izzuan/Getty Images hide caption
Evelyn Thompson of Lice Is Simple, a treatment company in Nashville, Tenn., checks the head of a student at a preschool that experienced a lice outbreak over the summer that included at least 13 children. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
Jim O'Neill is the new acting director of the CDC. Here, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swears him in as deputy secretary of HHS on June 9. O'Neill will serve in both roles. Amy Rossetti/Department of Health and Human Services via AP hide caption
The Food and Drug Administration's approvals for the latest round of COVID-19 shots restrict the shots to people at higher risk of complications from COVID. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption
A new study challenges what we know about how amputation alters the human brain
Legalistic battles over the network contracts between health insurers and medical care providers can leave patients in limbo. Renata Hamuda/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption