A 10-year JAMA study of more than 6,000 adults found heart calcium scans added little for most people but helped those at borderline or intermediate risk.

A Canadian survey tied repeat COVID-19 infections to 76% higher odds of a new diagnosis. Here is what it shows and what it cannot prove.

Rural hospital leaders say the $50 billion federal rural health fund pays for new programs, not the survival cash they need as Medicaid cuts loom.

An American Heart Association statement says cardiovascular disease now tops cancer as the leading killer of Hispanic adults in the U.S., with risks appearing earlier.

An Urban Institute simulation projects 1.1 million to 2.3 million adults ages 19 to 24 could lose Medicaid under work rules. What to know now.

EPA has cited more than 1,300 water systems for missing lead pipe inventories, and thousands still have not filed. What residents can check and do now.

FDA classified a recall of six hand soaps shipped to 15 states due to possible bacterial contamination. Check brands, lot codes, and who faces the most risk.

San Francisco police arrested four people and seized more than 20,000 pills after a teen's cychlorphine death. What parents should know about counterfeit pills.

An experimental nasal H5N1 vaccine protected mice from lethal bird flu while sharply reducing the virus in the nose and airways.

An 18-month-old's slow-growing eyelid lump was a conjunctival stromal tumor, making her the youngest of just three children reported with it.