Health

The team responsible for updating the CDC’s “contraception bible,” which advises doctors on birth control safety, was disbanded.

The moves by Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker and Tim Walz — all potential 2028 presidential contenders — have angered some progressives and immigrants' advocates.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed budget for 2026 would eliminate specialized suicide hotline services for LGBTQ youth and young adults.

The health secretary alleged the advisory committee was "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."

Though extremely rare, cancers of the appendix are being diagnosed at higher rates in Gen X and millennials compared with earlier cohorts.

The drug, used to treat parasitic worms, has not been formulated or labeled specifically for over-the-counter use, like aspirin or an antacid.

Breast cancer rates are rising faster in younger than older women. Doctors say multiple factors are likely to be at play, including lifestyle, hormones and environmental exposures.

The outbreak has sickened 79 people across seven states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 21 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.

A U.S. doctor who has operated on Haitian children is pleading for the Trump administration to make a humanitarian exception.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers have sickened hundreds of people since last year, drawing attention to the problem of contaminated irrigation water on farms.

More than 1,000 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. so far this year. NBC News is updating case totals twice every week.