Emma Bascom

More women in the U.S. are having self-managed abortions since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open

August marks not only National Immunization Awareness Month, but also back-to-school season for many children and adolescents in the U.S. All 50 states require immunization to attend school, but each allows exemptions for medical reasons, and some also allow exemptions for religious or philosophical reasons, which have become more popular in recent years.

Key takeaways: The ACP recommends that cannabis policy be based on strong scientific evidence.

Three people have died and 40 others have been hospitalized across 13 states due to a Listeria outbreak related to sliced deli meats, according to the CDC.

Key takeaways: Ingesting colloidal silver is unsafe and can lead to serious health effects, like argyria.

Most patients who qualified for an SGLT2 inhibitor were not prescribed one, according to an analysis of more than 3 million U.S. adults.

Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.

The new blood test screening option for colorectal cancer is innovative and could improve screening uptake, but it also has some drawbacks, according to an expert.

The 2024 ranking of the healthiest communities in the United States can shed light on the social determinants of health that primary care providers should be aware of, according to experts.

Key takeaways: Updated vaccinations may help curb this summer's major surge in COVID-19 cases.