LOS ANGELES -- Pet owners, beware: Flea-borne typhus is on the rise in parts of Southern California.

The good news is there are several common-sense ways to protect your pet and yourself from getting infected.

A flea becomes infected when it bites rats, opossums and stray cats that are carrying the disease. The disease is caused by Rickettsia ...Read more

A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America’s neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration’s staffing purges.

The cuts are “just a little astonishing,” said Carole Johnson, who previously ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted across North America, and western U.S. states girded for their annual fire siege, Neeta Thakur was well into her search for ways to offset the damage of such fumes on people’s health, especially among minority and low-income communities.

For more than a decade, the University of ...Read more

As more hospitals have gobbled up private physician practices, costs for childbirth and other services have gone up, according to a new study.

Since the early aughts, the share of physicians in the United States working for hospitals has nearly doubled, according to the study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit ...Read more

When President Donald Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in at least 14 states who were designing their own plans, according to health industry observers.

Georgia is the only state with a work requirement in place for Medicaid, but several states have been pursuing such a ...Read more

NEW YORK – The deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with the illness.

According to an update on Tuesday from New York City Department of Health, a third death has been linked to the growing cluster. Health ...Read more

The mango fruit is the essence of tropical. Shades of red, orange, yellow, and green surround sunny flesh that may be soft and sweet or crisp and tart.

The folklore

Known as the “king of fruits,” this global gem originated in India more than 4,000 years ago and is the national fruit of India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and the national...Read more

Medicare premiums and deductibles typically increase annually. Part B premiums are expected to rise 11.6% in 2026, nearly double the six percent jump in 2025, according to the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report (page 204). The report projects a $206.50 monthly premium for next year, up $21.50 or 11.6% from 2025 and the largest ...Read more

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of eating Mexican chile verde or salsa verde, you’ve probably experienced the tangy, fruity flavor of the tomatillo. While they’re often mistaken for green tomatoes, tomatillos are different fruits entirely. Here, we’ll tell you what they are and how to prepare them.

What are tomatillos?

Also known as ...Read more

National guidelines on prostate cancer screening with the PSA test are set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This independent panel of experts in preventive and primary care recommends against screening for prostate cancer in men older than 70.

Why? Prostate cancer tends to be slow-growing. Men in this age group are more ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a kid, I remember having a rash after taking penicillin. To this day, my doctor prescribes something other than penicillin if needed when I am ill. I have heard that people who think they are allergic to penicillin may not be. Should I check whether I truly am allergic?

ANSWER: Penicillin refers to two things. One is a ...Read more

A few months ago, Northeastern University computer scientist Annika Schoene was playing around with ChatGPT when she found a troubling gap in its safeguards against harmful content.

The usage policies of OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, state that users shouldn't employ the company's generative artificial intelligence model or other tools to harm ...Read more

ELKO, Nev. — At the Two Spirit Conference in northern Nevada in June, Native Americans gathered in support of the LGBTQ+ community amid federal and state rollbacks of transgender protections and gender-affirming health care.

“I want people to not kill themselves for who they are,” said organizer Myk Mendez, a trans and two-spirit citizen ...Read more

The Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act puts so many people at risk of losing their health insurance and food assistance, it’s hard to focus on other fires set by the new law. And yet — there’s one crucial conflagration I hope the state of California will fight.

The budget bill contains multiple changes in federal student ...Read more

A dozen men left Nick Carchedi’s St. Paul sober home last week as the housing dollars they relied on came to an abrupt halt.

He worries about what the displacement will mean for their recovery — and for the sober home he started last year, which was left with just two residents.

“These people are going to be out on the street or doing ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ending contracts to develop vaccines using messenger RNA technology, another step in the agency’s changing practices toward vaccines under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The agency is terminating 22 contracts worth almost $500 million, according to a statement Tuesday.

The move comes as ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is escalating its push against what has become a key part of the way states, localities and communities respond to the overdose epidemic: harm reduction.

A public health approach aimed at mitigating the negative health effects associated with drug use, harm reduction aims to prevent overdoses and ...Read more

NEW YORK — A second person has died and 58 others have fallen ill amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease wreaking havoc in the Harlem area, New York City health officials announced.

It marks an increase from previous figures released by the New York City Health Department on Thursday, when there was a total of 22 reported cases and a ...Read more

Residents of historically redlined communities experience slower response times from emergency medical services, according to a study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open.

Redlining refers to the discriminatory practice under which the federal government and banks systematically denied mortgages to Black and Hispanic residents. The practice ...Read more

Police officers may face hundreds of traumatic incidents over the course of their careers, but many still hesitate to seek mental health support when they need it.

Despite growing investments in wellness programs by law enforcement agencies across the country, a recent study of just over 100 surveyed officers from the Fargo Police Department in...Read more