Medical

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several major medical organizations filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday over what they are calling “unlawful, unilateral vaccine changes.” The six groups — including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the […]

S. Barros/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (New York) — Medical debt across the U.S. is associated with worse physical and mental health, and even premature death. A new study from the American Cancer Society found that for every $100 increase in medical debt, there were eight more days of poor physical health […]

Sorrasak Jar Tinyo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In operating rooms across the country, more and more diabetics are receiving amputations due to complications from type-2 diabetes. The life-altering procedures are more common among Black and Latino patients who are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease, according to health data. Despite the grim figures, […]

Camelia Ciocirlan / 500px/Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A medical clinic is opening Tuesday in East Palestine, Ohio, more than two weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials and toxic chemicals derailed near the town. The clinic, which will be held at the First of Christ Church in East Palestine, is being jointly run […]