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After 78 years as a founding member, U.S. fully withdraws from WHO—and it owes over $130 million to the UN agency

By Mike Stobbe, Devi Shastri, and others

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‘Is this kind of the first domino to fall?’ Trump’s Medicaid cuts shut down the only hospital for miles around in an elderly New England mountain town

By Michael Casey, Amanda Swinhart, and others

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People are talking to this AI startup’s cartoon panda as if it’s a therapist. The CEO is nervous because there’s no suicide prevention design

By Devi Shastri and The Associated Press

A small child is shown on his mother's lap, with her arms around him, as they wait at a clinic.

California overbilled Medicaid $500 million to provide care for undocumented immigrants — and now Trump is cracking down

By Angela Hart, Devi Shastri, and others

Pediatrician Irving Phillips, left, examines a 16-month-old boy at a CommuniCARE+OLE clinic Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Davis, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

3 Democrat-led states cut Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status to save money: ‘People are going to die’

By Trân Nguyễn, Devi Shastri, and others

FILE – A sign is displayed outside the Seminole Hospital District offering measles testing, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

U.S. has already posted more measles cases than in any year since 1991 and 2025 is only half over

By Devi Shastri and The Associated Press

The best way to avoid measles is to get the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.

Measles is highly contagious. Here’s how to protect yourself

By The Associated Press, Devi Shastri, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs after U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump announced sweeping new tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. on countries including China, Japan and India. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. heads to West Texas, where a second child has died from measles-related causes as outbreak nears 500 cases

By Devi Shastri, Amanda Seitz, and others

RFK Jr. sits in a confirmation hearing

First U.S. measles death in over a decade: Unvaccinated child dies of virus in Texas outbreak that’s infected more than 120 people

By Devi Shastri and The Associated Press

FILE – Measles and tetanus vaccine vials are ready to be administered at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, on March 8, 2019. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Texas and New Mexico have measles outbreaks. Here’s what to know about vaccines and the disease

By Devi Shastri, Morgan Lee, and others

FILE – Measles and tetanus vaccine vials are ready to be administered at the Dallas County Health & Human Services immunization clinic in Dallas, on March 8, 2019. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

15 measles cases reported in Texas area with high rate of vaccine exemptions

By Sean Murphy, Devi Shastri, and others

A trailer moved by floodwater sits on the side of a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Pensacola, N.C.

Officials rush to order EpiPens after hurricane unleashes swarms of wasps and bees

By Devi Shastri and The Associated Press

Modern caucasian dad kissing his son in arms while sitting in a home office

The FDA lost a whistleblower complaint about unsanitary conditions at an infant formula plant for a year, auditors revealed

By The Associated Press and Devi Shastri