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AMHERST, Mass. — For the last 30 years, whenever pediatrician John Snyder wanted to find the most up-to-date research on treating young patients, he would turn to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[Correction: This article was revised at 12:15 p.m. ET on July 29, 2026, to reflect that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force does not assess vaccines, and at 12:30 p.m. ET on July 30, 2026, to correct the type of medicine that Nora Becker practices.]

Vanessa Barahona received a call this past spring from Angelica at Kern Family Health Care in Bakersfield, California, telling her it was time to renew her coverage under Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid

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A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care

There are promising signs that illnesses linked to contaminated lettuce may be slowing in Michigan, the hot spot of the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. That doesn’t mean all the affected produce is gone from stores or restaurants, or that more people aren’t still getting sick, experts say

Cyclospora, the nasty parasite known for causing “explosive diarrhea,” has sickened an estimated 18,000 people across the United States this summer. Health officials are investigating six separate outbreaks so far, as well as clusters in multiple states

Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews

When Congress allowed covid-era subsidies for health insurance to expire, California used its own funds to offset the hike in Obamacare premium costs for residents with low incomes

Nearly three decades ago, something now unthinkable happened here in Washington: A long-simmering debate was mutually settled