The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new lower-dose vaccine for active immunization against COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

For women, caffeine and regular coffee intake in midlife is associated with increased odds of healthy aging (HA).

Americans planning to travel outside the country should make sure they’re vaccinated against measles — no matter where they’re headed, US health officials say.

Patients who would benefit most from surgery and are least likely to benefit from continued medical therapy alone should be identified.

Following cataract surgery patients have a lower risk of dementia, although, this protective effect is diminished in those with CMD.

Cuts to Medicare reimbursement could prevent cancer patients from accessing care and force practices to downsize or close, radiation oncologists say.

Health care data breaches that compromised protected health information more than doubled from 2010 to 2024 in the US, data suggest.

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this week that he may no longer allow government scientists to publish research in top medical journals.

The US government has canceled a $600 million contract with Moderna to develop a vaccine for bird flu and other dangerous flu strains, raising concerns among experts.

As of mid-May, this variant has been identified in nearly 11 percent of sequenced samples reported worldwide. The WHO has designated this variant as a “variant under monitoring,” and currently ...

The top US health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women.

Direct selective laser trabeculoplasty is not yet noninferior to SLT in lowering IOP, but secondary endpoints show promise.