Health

A recent report from the health analytics and consulting firm Chartis found that half of rural hospitals were in the red in the past year, an increase from 43% the prior year.

Misinformation coupled with a parental rights movement that shifts decision-making away from public health expertise has contributed to the lowest childhood vaccine rates in a decade.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a health advisory in response to a rise in measles cases in the U.S. and abroad, with domestic infections this year already meeting the total seen in 2023. As of last week, the CDC has confirmed 58 measles cases across 17 states and cities this…

This harmful cancer-causing substance is still being utilized in certain products, even years after a partial ban was implemented.

Abortion procedures rose in the U.S. last year, even with state abortion bans passed following the Supreme Court’s overruling of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study. An estimated 1, 026,690 abortions were reported in the formal health care system in 2023, according to research from the Guttmacher Institute published Tuesday. It’s the highest…

Intermittent fasting, a diet that involves alternating between periods of fasting and non-fasting, may be associated with an increased chance of dying from heart disease, based on a recent study. The study was initially revealed on Monday at the American Heart Association's scientific sessions in Chicago. It discovered that individuals who restrict their food intake to less than eight hours…