Posts by Jennifer Aaker

BOLIGEE, Ala. — In Barbara Williams’ kitchen, a lone green light flickers on her wireless router, offering a feeble internet connection that rarely reaches beyond one bar. It’s just enough…

LONDON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the United States will no longer financially support Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, citing what he described as the organization’s…

We are your doctors — the ones you rely on to care for you and your loved ones from infancy to old age. Whether it’s a newborn’s first checkup, care…

CLARKESVILLE, Ga. — When Alton Fry visited his doctor last September with concerns about his blood pressure, he never imagined he'd leave with a life-altering diagnosis: prostate cancer. At 54,…

A newly emerging COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, has made its way to the United States, prompting health experts and global health authorities to closely monitor its progression as the summer season…

In what has been described as a defining moment for global health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a powerful plea for support as it confronts a surge in…

In a move drawing widespread attention and criticism from public health advocates, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the United States will halt its…

Proposed Medicaid funding cuts could bring a wave of devastating consequences to rural communities across the U.S., according to Michael Shepherd, a health policy expert at the University of Michigan.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Florida Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack is shedding light on her harrowing medical experience involving an ectopic pregnancy, highlighting the confusion and fear among healthcare workers in states…

With just days to go before thousands of new medical residents are scheduled to don white coats and start working in American hospitals, an alarming number of them are still…