Health

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the department is terminating 22 mRNA vaccine development contracts.

New Jersey reached a $2 billion "groundbreaking" settlement with three companies over contamination caused by PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Hand, foot and mouth disease is surging in several U.S. states, with a toddler death reported in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins signed six new SNAP food-choice waivers on August 4, 2025, at the Great American Farmers Market.

New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte (R) signed bills Friday outlawing gender mutilation practices for minors, becoming the first state in New England to do so.

A New York Times opinion piece proposes broadening legal criteria for declaring death to increase organ donations.

The VA proposes reinstating a full exclusion on abortion and abortion counseling from its medical benefits package.

A baby boy born in Ohio on July 26, 2025, has set a new record as the “world’s oldest baby,” delivered from an embryo frozen since 1994. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce’s birth is not only a medical milestone but also a profound testament to the sanctity of life and the role of faith in reproductive choices.

Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy swore in Susan Monarez as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

President Trump sent letters to seventeen drug manufacturers, listing steps that must be taken to reduce prescription drug prices.