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Reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I substance to Schedule III would mark a historic shift in federal policy, but the implications are still murky.

Biden administration reinstates federal health care protections for LGBTQ+ patients that had been unraveled during the Trump administration.

The cases linked to a New Mexico spa, detailed in a CDC report, mark the first known transmission of HIV through nonsterile cosmetic injection services.

Dairy cows must be tested for bird flu before moving across state lines under a new federal order, as evidence mounts that the virus is more widespread than feared among American cows.

Activists worry the planned changes could jeopardize paid covid leave policies, fuel long covid rates and endanger immunocompromised and elderly people.

While the U.S. focuses on election news, the future of PEPFAR, which has been crucial to reducing HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, remains uncertain. A former PEPFAR official talks about implications for adolescent girls and young women.

It’s harder to grasp the magnitude of recent spikes because federal officials aren’t tracking coronavirus cases as closely as in the past.

In recommending marijuana be reclassified to a Schedule III drug, the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledges its medical use for the first time.

Virus levels in wastewater are higher than they were a year ago, but experts caution against comparisons and note hospitalizations are lower than last winter.

The fact Austin received surgery backs up the Pentagon’s assertion that his prognosis is “excellent” because it is not typically performed on people whose cancers have spread.

The JN.1 variant, covid hospitalizations and wastewater levels are rising heading into 2024. But hospitalizations and deaths are lower than in previous winters.

While marijuana has therapeutic value, experts say older adults should be mindful it can interfere with medication and exacerbate chronic conditions.

Eight percent of people 65 and older reported having used marijuana in the previous year.

Combined covid, influenza and RSV emergency room visits are the highest since February.

Authorities confirm the first sexual spread of mpox in Congo during a surge that has led to more deaths than last year’s global outbreak.

Reports of pneumonia cases are being exaggerated and falsely conflated.

Pneumonia clusters related to mycoplasma have been detected abroad, but there’s no evidence Ohio is part of a global outbreak or that the U.S. is seeing a surge.

CDC Director Mandy Cohen’s appearance before Congress came as clusters of pneumonia in Chinese children emerge as the latest public health issue enmeshed in geopolitical conflict.

What we know about rescheduling and the concerns swirling around different aspects of marijuana reform.

The Drug Enforcement Administration may remove marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug. It has implications for research, sales and criminal prosecutions.