NEW YORK (AP) — The country’s fertility rate dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman, new federal data shows. The United States was once among only a few developed countries with a rate that ensured each generation had enough children to replace itself — about 2.1 kids per [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is considering new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a federal government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some patients who showed signs of life, officials told Congress this week. While the organ removals were canceled, near misses that some lawmakers called horrifying should never [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the latest in a string of leadership changes at the agency. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr. George Tidmarsh, a cancer and pediatric specialist, will direct the agency’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, [...]
Ice cream makers representing about 90 percent of the nation’s supply of the frozen treat have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years, federal health officials said. The move is the latest voluntary effort by food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over [...]
The United States has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. Mexico’s president last week was critical of the decision, suggesting that the U.S. is exaggerating the threat to its beef industry from the parasite, the New World screwworm fly. The [...]
The Ohio Department of Aging has announced that Franklin County offers an expanded service program to provide all-in-one care for Ohio adults 55 and older. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, was designed for older adults who require a level of support typically found in nursing facilities, according to a news [...]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With Congress planning around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years, states and rural health advocacy groups warn that cutting the program would hit already fragile rural hospitals hard and could force hundreds to close, stranding some people in remote areas without nearby emergency care. More than 300 hospitals could [...]
Some hospitals in the United States are without essential staff because international doctors who were set to start their medical training this month were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions. It’s unclear exactly how many foreign medical residents were unable to start their assignments, but six medical residents interviewed by The Associated [...]
The health of U.S. children has deteriorated over the past 17 years, with kids today more likely to have obesity, chronic diseases and mental health problems such as depression, a new study says. Much of what researchers found was already known, but the study paints a comprehensive picture by examining various aspects of children’s physical [...]
Prices are falling for the popular obesity treatments Wegovy and Zepbound, but steady access to the drugs remains challenging. The medications still amount to around $500 per month for those without insurance — out of reach for many patients. Even for people with insurance, coverage remains uneven. “The medications should be available, the question is [...]