Category Archives: Health & Wellness
Trump's vaccine order hands some MAHA voters a win. It also gives Democrats an attack line
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump pivoted the nation's attention back to vaccines this week with an executive order that aims to scale back the childhood immunizat...
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Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra...
Associated Press Aug 10, 2026
Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held belief that...
Associated Press Aug 10, 2026
Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press\ Elisa Bracamonte has lived in Arizona her whole life, so she's used to adjusting her schedule and outdoor activities around high temperatures, es...
Associated Press Aug 06, 2026
Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public h...
Associated Press Aug 05, 2026
WEST NILE VIRUS: first case reported in NC this year
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the state's first case of disease associated with mosquito borne West Nile virus in 2026. The cas...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 05, 2026
$400 million deal reached on drug price fixing
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a group of 43 bipartisan attorneys general reacheda$400million settlementin principlewithSandoz Inc., a generic drug manufacturer, over dr...
Bruce Ferrell Aug 03, 2026
Michigan reports the first 2 US deaths related to a diarrhea-causing parasite
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microsc...
Associated Press Aug 03, 2026
Anthony Fauci again faces questions from Senate Republicans about pandemic origins
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and ALI SWENSON Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, is set to face off - again - with a Republican senat...
Associated Press Jul 29, 2026
Cyclosporiasis cases in NC surpass 700
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - State health authorities are out with an updated count on stomach churning cyclosporiasis cases. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Tuesday (July 28)...
Bruce Ferrell Jul 28, 2026