In today’s media landscape, we’re often bombarded with health and science information—and misinformation. Even when health advice comes from reputable sources, much of it can be contradictory, making ...

Choosing balanced news that avoids inaccurate headlines and provides context is crucial for getting good health information. What is "fake news," and how can I spot it? Fake news is false information.

Why is this the case exactly, and how can we learn to spot inaccurate and even malicious health information? Why do we fall so easily for false health info, and how can we update our mistaken beliefs?

Whether it’s an inopportune case of strep throat or scraping your foot on a rusty nail, it’s comforting to know your health information will follow you as you journey anywhere in the state.

Large amounts of public information about HIV and the health of teens, transgender and LGBTQ+ people abruptly disappeared late Friday from the website of the Centers for Disease and Control and ...

Experts fear that with less trust in public health institutions, more people seeking medical information might turn to social media, where misinformation is rampant. That has made it all the more ...

“President Trump is suppressing essential health information that public health agencies and providers across the country rely on to do our jobs,” said Dr. Robbie Goldstein, commissioner of ...

But if that wasn’t enough, Connecticut’s largest healthcare system, Yale New Haven Health, has now revealed that a data breach affected more than 5.5 million people. The information leaked ...

The site, launched in 2022 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a public awareness campaign, contained information on access to abortion and reproductive health care and ...

The health secretary had promised “radical transparency ... and democracy flourish from the free and unimpeded flow of information.” But when the Trump administration laid off thousands ...