The newest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030, originally slated for 2025 release, has now been delayed until early in the new year. The guidelines are crucial in working to ...

A controversial provision that critics said would have shielded big chemical companies from liability and regulatory scrutiny has been nixed from a package of annual funding bills that lawmakers hope ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emboldened states to change vaccine guidance and food labeling. As part of our video series on Trump’s second term, The Wall Street Journal’s Liz Essley Whyte examines ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of ...

Daniel Payne reports on how the health industry and Washington influence and impact each other. He joined STAT in 2025 after covering health care at POLITICO. You can reach Daniel on Signal at danielp ...

KANSAS CITY — Make America healthy again (MAHA) has transitioned from political slogan to a federal initiative spearheaded by the US Department of Health and Human Services and intended to drive ...

Florida is launching its own food testing program to check for contaminants like heavy metals and pesticides. Initial tests on 24 infant formulas found 16 contained heavy metals exceeding EPA safe ...

Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas. By Alexa Robles-Gil In northern Norway, scientists detected a disease-causing virus in ...

It was almost like the stock market never opened today. Most trading days, we expect something to happen. That wasn’t the case on Friday, for the major stock market indexes at least. The S&P 500 ...

A new version of the flu virus is now driving most infections this season, and cases continue to rise across the United States. The strain, known as H3N2 subclade K, has quickly become the dominant ...

Leaders in public health and MAHA have different views on how to improve Americans' health and often talk past each other. A new podcast helps them talk directly. There's the Make America Healthy ...