Whistleblower lawsuits alleged that Exactech covered up defects in knee implants while patient injuries mounted.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Sept. 4. (Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News) Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced ...

A federal vaccine panel, recently reshaped by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is expected to vote ...

Public health experts have warned of the perils of falls for older people for decades. In 2023, the most recent year of data ...

In South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation, and more could face such difficulties under ...

While patients wait to hear back from their doctors about test results, many turn to AI assistants for answers despite cautions over privacy and accuracy.

Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and ...

The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the ...

The Trump administration has pushed a significant amount of health costs to states, whose budgets may already be strained by ...

Advocates and homeless people gather outside City Hall in Bangor, Maine, in November for a "Stop the Sweeps" rally. They asked the City Council not to clear a homeless encampment with about 100 ...