Medical Archives

Anti-Vax Group in Europe Thrives Online, Thwarts Tech Effort

The group, active in France and Italy, has harassed doctors and public health officials, vandalized...

US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants

The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by...

California Bill To Make Vasectomies Cheaper Goes to Governor

Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies...

7-Year-Old Alabama Girl Helps to Fund Her Own Brain Surgery

Liza Scott started a lemonade stand at her mom’s bakery last summer.

US Adults Should Get Routine Anxiety Screening, Panel Says

It’s the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screening in...

‘Out of Control’ STD Situation Prompts Call for Changes

Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases are prompting U.S. health officials to call...

US Counts Millionth Organ Transplant While Pushing for More

It took decades from the first success — a kidney in 1954 — to transplant...

Queen Elizabeth II Says COVID Vaccine is Quick, Painless and Helps Others

“Well, once you’ve had the vaccine you have a feeling of, you know, you’re protected,...

WHO: New COVID Cases, Deaths Keep Falling Nearly Everywhere

The U.N. health agency said there were 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week,...

Court: Arkansas Can’t Ban Treatment of Transgender Kids

A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a judge’s ruling...

‘Magic Mushroom’ Psychedelic May Help Heavy Drinkers Quit

The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the...

CDC Director Announces Organization Shake-Up Aimed at Speed

The head of nation's top public health agency announced a shake-up of the organization, intended...