Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans begins today

The Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period for Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), for the 2026 plan year begins on Saturday.

Most Americans worry about higher health care costs in 2026, poll finds

The prospect of paying more for health care coverage has people who either are insured or not worried about covering their medical needs.

RFK Jr. launches FDA safety review of abortion pill mifepristone

The Food and Drug Administration will review the safety of mifepristone, the most widely used abortion drug in the U.S, at the request of Republican-led states.

'Nightmare bacteria' cases on the rise in US, CDC report finds

Infectious disease doctors are sounding the alarm after a new CDC report found that drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” infections rose drastically in the U.S. between 2019 and 2023. 

Trump's Tylenol warning causes pushback from medical community

Trump has suggested that using Tylenol while pregnant could increase the chance of kids developing autism, a claim that has since garnered negative attention from medical leaders worldwide.

Trump's Tylenol warning causes pushback from medical community, Tylenol responds

Trump has suggested that using Tylenol while pregnant could increase the chance of kids developing autism, a claim that has since garnered negative attention from medical leaders worldwide.

RFK Jr.'s advisory panel recommends new restrictions on MMRV vaccines

Doctors have raised concerns after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the entire panel and replaced it with vaccine skeptics.

Acupuncture helps with chronic low back pain in older adults, study finds

A new study found that acupuncture treatment for older adults with chronic back pain could notably help their pain levels and the disability often caused by it.

More than 600 NorCal Kaiser midwives, nurses go on strike

More than 600 Northern California Kaiser midwives and nurse anesthetists plan to go on a 12-hour strike starting at 7 a.m. on Monday.

CVS Caremark faces class-action lawsuit over Zepbound, Wegovy coverage

A class-action lawsuit accuses CVS Caremark of denying medically necessary treatments by stopping coverage of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight-loss drug.

FDA limits access to updated COVID-19 shots: What we know

Millions of healthy adults and children who are interested in getting an updated COVID-19 shot for extra protection may have to cross several new hurdles to do so.