The Latest Breaking News from Health Care

New research shows a fourfold increase in the numbers of young people using specialist mental health care in the last two decades

IN FOCUS: AOC tells The Independent 'We've won the discourse with the American people and understanding what we were fighting for and why'

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 7 million Americans — a number that’s expected to double by 2060

A newly discovered biological signal in the blood could help health care teams and researchers better understand how children respond to brain injuries at the cellular level, according to our research in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999 and 2024, outpacing the rate of worker earnings by three times, according to our newly published research in the journal JAMA Network Open.

With health care coverage at the forefront of the national affordability crisis, a state synonymous with vast wealth and high taxes offers a potential solution.

It looks increasingly likely that the health care fight will continue into next year.

The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted on Dec. 5, 2025, to stop recommending that all newborns be routinely vaccinated against the hepatitis B virus – undoing a 34-year prevention strategy that has nearly eliminated early childhood hepatitis B infections in the United…

House Republican leaders are set to introduce a health care bill next week, according to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). The bill, which is expected to be GOP-only, is slated for a floor presentation before the year ends.