From a potential new flu vaccine to a groundbreaking surgical first and critical health reminders, here's today's essential health news.

Thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. allege that the agrochemical maker Bayer failed to warn people that its popular weedkiller ...

State officials say declining vaccination rates could reverse decades of progress against the highly infectious liver disease.

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss several health topics. He shares some information about colorectal ...

The research, published in the journal Science Advances, details a structurally novel vaccine design where an HPV antigen and a powerful immune-stimulating adjuvant are co-engineered onto a single SNA ...

SEATTLE – February 17, 2026 – Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists reached a crucial milestone in blocking Epstein Barr virus (EBV), a pathogen estimated to infect 95% of the global population that is ...

Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community of organisms living in their gut. Results of the ...

Athena Porter, an Iowa mother, shares her experience with cervical cancer caused by HPV, highlighting the importance of vaccination to prevent the disease.

Nadia Surry February is National Minority Health Month — a time to bring attention to a disease that should no longer be taking lives, yet continues to do so, especially those of Black women in Black ...

Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” ...

Northwestern researchers have shown that when it comes to cancer vaccines, arrangement can be just as important as ingredients. By repositioning a small fragment of an HPV protein on a DNA-based ...

At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, doctors say a once-fringe treatment for multiple myeloma is starting to look like a legitimate frontline weapon for some patients. CAR T cell therapy is ...