6 hours ago Sophie Hutchinson Health correspondent Getty Images Girls have been offered the HPV vaccine since 2008 Children vaccinated at age 12–13 against HPV (human papillomavirus) have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, landmark new research reveals. The first study ofContinue Reading
California is considering expanding financial help for low-income residents struggling to pay high health insurance premiums after losing federal subsidies. But relief for state marketplace customers will be limited. Here’s who may get help and what it could mean for premiums…Read MoreContinue Reading
New data from the West Health-Gallup Affordability Index shows that only about half of U.S. adults could afford their healthcare and had access to quality care last year, Read MoreContinue Reading
In Congo and other parts of Africa, some women are having baby after baby under cultural pressure to produce a male heir, even risking their health, Read MoreContinue Reading
Dr Oscar is back with the latest health headlines. From promising news for people living with lupus to claims you could regrow your own teeth, he sorts fact from fiction. Plus, why humans naturally prefer to walk anti-clockwise. To watch this with subtitles go to BBC iPlayer and search forContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units voted overwhelmingly to ratify their contracts and end the strike, which was believed to be the largestContinue Reading
Scientists have found evidence of the oldest known plague, dating back about 5,500 years ago — some 200 years earlier than previously thought, Read MoreContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
Recovery of Ebola patients offers rare moments of joy at epicentre of outbreak 1 day ago Anne Soy Mongbwalu and Rwampara BBC “Grace has been shown to us,” sing health workers at the epicentre of DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak It is strange to witness singing and dancing in a placeContinue Reading
A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced., Read MoreContinue Reading
The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella., Read MoreContinue Reading
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has refused to release a cruise ship passenger exposed to hantavirus from the Nebraska quarantine facility where she is being held, Read MoreContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend vitamin A for all patients with measles — not just severe cases — but experts warn that this shouldn’t be seen as a replacement for vaccination. In a recent opinionContinue Reading