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A cyclosporiasis outbreak across five US states has become a major public health crisis, with Michigan reporting over 5,000 cases amid significant federal and state funding cuts that have strained response efforts.
A women’s health summit in Wales addressed how women’s pain is often dismissed as normal within healthcare, with patients sharing experiences of not being believed by medical professionals.
Fampridine, the first drug to help people with multiple sclerosis walk, is now available on the NHS in England. Clinical trials showed around four in 10 people taking the drug had improvements in walking speed and endurance.
Children in England’s poorest areas are 40% more likely to be hospitalized for respiratory infections, with 1,941 per 100,000 admitted versus 1,380 in wealthier regions, analysis shows.
A bipartisan Senate bill would establish an office of men’s health within the Department of Health and Human Services, with sponsors from both parties backing the measure.
Trump’s trade chief denied tariffs raised US prices during Senate testimony, while Democrats cited studies showing families paid $1,700 more in tariff costs since the president’s return to office.
Trump-backed election denier Andy Biggs won Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial primary, setting up a fall race against Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs in a key battleground state.
The House passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill incorporating President Trump’s request to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, passing 216-212 with minimal Democratic support.
The House approved legislation Wednesday barring members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks, a long-discussed ethics proposal that advanced amid campaign season but faced criticism over exemptions and unrelated provisions.
R. James Woolsey, who served as CIA director during the Clinton administration starting in early 1993, has died at age 84 from a stroke.