Today's Top Health News Story
America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?
The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through More »
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CDC nominee says she won't betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy's actions
The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling More »
Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuations
Thousands of visitors have been told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area because of wildfires sending heavy smoke across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast More »
Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops More »
France’s National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill after years of debate
France's National Assembly has given final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication More »
Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease
A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms More »
More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
Ebola cases in Congo have reached 2,011, with 754 deaths, according to government data More »
As cyclospora illnesses surge to a record, Michigan officials eye lettuce as a possible cause
Infections from the diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora are surging, with 2026 already the nation's worst year for reported cases More »
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau More »
New cases slow in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak; Met museum among buildings with positive tests
Health officials say a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Manhattan’s Upper East Side now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing More »
