Category: Washington Post

Come for the leather kink, stay for the lifesaving health care outreach. Today on “Post Reports,” health reporter Fenit Nirappil embeds on the front lines of preventing the next mpox outbreak at International Mr. Leather in Chicago.

Cohen, a former North Carolina health secretary, will replace outgoing CDC Director Rochelle Walensky next month.

FDA advisers voted Thursday to recommend that the coronavirus shot be updated for the fall to match the XBB variants that are now dominating globally.

The American College of Pediatricians gained outsize political influence in recent years, promoting views rejected by the medical establishment as scientific fact.

Early findings suggest common bacteria play a role in the chronic condition, which causes extreme pain and potential infertility.

Bowie died of childbirth complications. Here’s what to know about eclampsia, a severe complication of preeclampsia, a condition that affects pregnant women.

With frustration mounting about the toll of fentanyl, the debate over analogues has sparked clashing political approaches.

A pandemic program allowed patients to administer abortion drugs at home up until 10 weeks, but an exam concluded the woman was 32 to 34 weeks pregnant.

The chair of the Senate’s health panel said he would not move forward until he receives the White House’s “comprehensive” plan on how to lower U.S. drug prices.

Here’s what matters when it comes to choosing the right toothbrush, a hardworking toothpaste and the best possible brushing technique.