Category: Health Fitness

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Should We Test Babies for Incurable Diseases?

Screening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about.

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Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs

The spending proposal terminates support of health programs that, according to the proposal, “do not make Americans safer.”

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Trump Rescinds Biden Policy Requiring Hospitals to Provide Emergency Abortions

At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients.

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From No Hope to a Potential Cure for a Deadly Blood Cancer

Multiple myeloma is considered incurable, but a third of patients in a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial have lived without

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Anorexia in Middle Age and Beyond

A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.

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Medical Care for Transgender Youth: ‘The Protocol’ Podcast

Coming June 5: A six-part podcast exploring the origins of medical treatment for transgender young people, and how the care

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How to Have Self-Compassion

Cultivating self-compassion can actually help you cope better with life’s struggles.

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Breast Cancer Patients Get Early Warning of Faltering Drugs With Blood Test

A clinical trial found that women could switch drugs without waiting for scans showing cancer progression, which improved their quality

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F.D.A. Warns of High Risk of Illness or Death in Update of Tomato Recall

The recall of tomatoes distributed in three southern states was upgraded to the most severe warning the agency issues.

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers Sickens 45 People

The outbreak, which was traced to a grower in Florida, has spread to 18 states, according to the C.D.C. Several

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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts

With the welcome mat withdrawn for promising researchers from around the world, America is at risk of losing its longstanding

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CDC Issues New Advice on Covid Vaccines for Children That Contradicted RFK Jr.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the vaccine would no longer appear on the childhood immunization

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U.S. Cancels Contract With Moderna to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s

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Robert Jarvik, a Designer of the First Artificial Heart, Dies at 79

He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in

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Checks on Migrant Children by Homeland Security Agents Stir Fear

Agents are showing up unannounced to interview minors in what the government calls “wellness checks.” Critics see the visits as

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Judge Says Government Should Release Russian Scientist

The judge ordered ICE to release Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, who also faces criminal charges.

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Maternal Mental Health Has Declined, Study Says

New research involving nearly 200,000 mothers found that one in 12 rated her mental health as fair or poor.

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U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upended decades of standard protocol in announcing that the vaccine would be dropped from

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The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial

The administration is not only allowing more greenhouse gases. It is undermining the nation’s ability to understand and respond to

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Federal Cuts Become ‘All Consuming’ at Harvard’s Public Health School

At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and

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Funding Cuts Are a ‘Gut Punch’ for STEM Education Researchers

More than half of the National Science Foundation grants terminated since April fund programs that would help students train in

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Is There Really a Chronic Disease Epidemic? It’s Complicated.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to return the nation to a time when he believes Americans were healthier. Not so

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The FDA May Restrict Covid Vaccines. Who Will Be Able to Get Them?

Though much remains uncertain, experts predicted many people will face new barriers to vaccination.

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Takeaways From the White House’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report

The report echoes many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s talking points on ultraprocessed foods and vaccines, but with

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One Type of Mammogram Proves Better for Women With Dense Breasts

Contrast-enhanced mammography identified three times as many tumors as ultrasound scans. But it is not widely used for screening in

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Billy Joel Announces Brain Disorder and Cancels All Concerts

Joel said he had normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has led to “problems with hearing, vision and balance.”

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Ex-McKinsey Partner Sentenced in Obstruction Case

The consultant had deleted records involving McKinsey’s role in pushing OxyContin sales and driving the opioid crisis.

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Kennedy and Trump Paint Bleak Picture of Chronic Disease in U.S. Children

A highly anticipated White House report blames a crisis of chronic illness on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, lifestyle factors and

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A Blood Test for Alzheimer’s: What to Know

The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not.

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American Breakfast Cereals Are Becoming Less Healthy, Study Finds

They contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber.

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French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

An inquiry accused Nestlé and French officials of hiding the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.” The

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F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others

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Is ‘Reef-Safe’ Sunscreen Really Better for the Environment?

Here’s how to protect your skin and the environment this summer.

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A Genetic Clue to Why Men Are Taller Than Women

Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both sexes is amplified

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Joe Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer

The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden’s personal office.

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Surgeons Perform First Human Bladder Transplant

The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.

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F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions

The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of

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Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears

Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut

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Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars

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As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.

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Federal Officials May Limit Recommendations for Covid Vaccine

With new testing requirements, it’s not even clear how new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall.

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New N.I.H. Policy Threatens Global Science Collaborations

Restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize studies of cancer and other conditions that would benefit Americans.

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Drug Overdose Deaths Plummeted in 2024, C.D.C. Reports

The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to

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RFK Jr. Defends HHS Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before Congress for the first time as health secretary on Wednesday. He has been

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What the ‘Small Nodule’ Found on Biden’s Prostate Could Mean for a Man’s Health

Some doctors say they are surprised the condition was found at all in the former president, given his age.

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An L.A. Doctor’s House Burned. Now He Treats the Fires’ Effects in Neighbors.

A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues

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Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay

The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court

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Trump Signs Executive Order Asking Companies to Lower Drug Prices

The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered

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Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay

The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court

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Efforts Grow to Thwart mRNA Therapies as RFK Jr. Pushes Vaccine Wariness

Therapies involving mRNA, a key to Covid vaccines, hold great potential in treating several diseases, but some lawmakers want to

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Local Officials Brace for Loss of Disaster Preparedness Funding

The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in

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How a Sheep-Herding Cardiologist Spends His Sundays

Dr. David Slotwiner de-stresses from a busy week at his Queens hospital by escaping to a New Jersey farm to

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What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County

A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have

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Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045

In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision — amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid — to accelerate

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Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts

The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.

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Migrants Are Skipping Medical Care, Fearing ICE, Doctors Say

Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen

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RFK Jr. Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism

The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism

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Genetic Study Retraces Covid’s Origins in Bats

As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the

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Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Physician Who Pioneered Treatment of Premature Babies

A founder of neonatology, he helped revolutionize the care of preterm and critically ill newborns. “We were able to keep

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N.I.H. Bans New Funding From U.S. Scientists to Partners Abroad

Generally, researchers will no longer be allowed to direct federal funds to international collaborators.

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Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case

The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.

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Cyberattack on UnitedHealth Leaves Medical Providers in Debt

The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical

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Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowded Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns

Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from

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Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

Nearly half of the N.I.H. grants canceled through early May — together worth more than $800 million — addressed the

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Trump Budget Cuts Funding for CDC

Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on

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Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak

A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.

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Science backers say proposed federal research cuts pose dire risks.

One expert said the consequences would be “catastrophic” if Congress enacts the White House agenda of sweeping budget cuts.

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Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him Hundreds of Times

Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other

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Overlooked No More: Joyce Brown, Whose Struggle Redefined the Rights of the Homeless

She successfully challenged her involuntary commitment to Bellevue Hospital in 1987, setting a precedent for homeless people that remains relevant

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F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs

After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts

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Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines

In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of

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Two Theories of Consciousness Faced Off. The Ref Took a Beating.

What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way.

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Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions

With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.

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Lab Animals Face Being Euthanized as Trump Cuts Research

Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be

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‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal

The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other

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Trump vs. Science

We explain the administration’s cuts to research.

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Trump budget draft ends Narcan program and other addiction measures.

A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that

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Immunotherapy Drug Spares Cancer Patients From Grisly Surgeries and Harsh Therapies

For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an

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Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms

Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions

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What Nearly Brainless Rodents Know About Weight Loss and Hunger

Studies in neuroscience with applications to humans offer clues about what makes us start eating, and when we stop.

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David Paton, Creator of Flying Eye Hospital, Dies at 94

An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane

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Trump Budget Draft Ends Narcan Program and Other Addiction Measures

A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that

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Federal Officials Promise to Restore Funding to Women’s Health Initiative

The decades-long research effort has contributed to thousands of research papers, altering medical care for women around the world.

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Trump Cuts Threaten Meals and Services for People With Disabilities and the Aging

A tiny agency responsible for overseeing these services is being dismantled as part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s

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RFK Jr. Announces Ban on Food Dyes and Says ‘Sugar Is Poison’

The health secretary is ratcheting up his campaign against the food industry.

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Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue Battered U.S. P.P.E. Industry

The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they

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Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports

Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and

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My Son Has a Rare Syndrome. So I Turned to the Internet.

Social media became a place of both solace and torment. How much was mine to share?

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Supreme Court Wrestles With Challenge to Affordable Care Act Over Free Preventive Care

The justices heard arguments in a constitutional challenge to a task force that decides what treatments are covered at no

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Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning

Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try

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RFK Jr. Claimed Autism ‘Destroys’ Lives. Autistic People Disagree.

People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.

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When They Don’t Recognize You Anymore

People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential

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Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid on New Website

The White House has thrown its weight behind the lab leak theory, an idea that has divided intelligence agencies.

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Measles Outbreaks in Canada and Mexico Bring Grim Prognosis

Surges in Mennonite communities near the U.S. border may complicate containment efforts, experts say.

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Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias

An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry

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Trump Administration Proposes Sharp Budget Cuts for H.H.S.

An internal memo proposes carving out $40 billion from federal health agencies while eliminating dozens of programs. Congress has ultimate

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What to Know About Eli Lilly’s Daily Pill for Weight Loss

Eli Lilly reported promising results from a study of its experimental oral drug that could rival popular injections to treat

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Daily Pill May Work as Well as Ozempic for Weight Loss and Blood Sugar

Clinical results of a GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable drugs.

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RFK Jr. Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors scientists say are likely

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What to Know About Today’s Meth

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging

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Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports

President Trump directed his administration to help states import drugs from Canada. But a proposal to alter a Medicare program

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Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks

Levies on Americans’ daily prescriptions and other medicines could raise costs, spur rationing and lead to shortages of critical drugs.

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Trump Moves to Put New Tariffs on Computer Chips and Drugs

Citing a national security statute, the administration has begun a process to investigate the impact of imported semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.

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This Kidney Was Frozen for 10 Days. Could Surgeons Transplant It?

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they

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Trump Administration Delays Plan to Limit Pricey Bandages

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s

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The Many Ways Kennedy Is Already Undermining Vaccines

The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public

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Miami-Dade Mayor Vetoes Plan to Remove Fluoride From Drinking Water

The veto by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a Democrat, pushed back on a growing campaign against the mineral, which has

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Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified

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RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the

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She Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed Her

President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears

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Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.

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Have you seen examples of health care fraud, waste or abuse? Tell us about it.

New York Times reporters are looking into cases of unnecessary and wasteful spending in government health programs.

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RFK Jr. Hits His Stride in Arizona as His Chronic Disease Tour Wraps

The health secretary seemed stoic — maybe nervous, even — at the start of his first major trip. But on

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All Federal Experts on H.I.V. Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed

Mother-to-child H.I.V. transmission takes an enormous toll in low-income countries. The Trump administration has laid off the officials who worked

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Amid Tension Around H.H.S. Cuts, Kennedy Meets With Tribal Leader

The health secretary’s appearance at a tribal self-governance conference brought collegial discussions and a bit of friction.

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Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired

In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.

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Kennedy Calls for States to Ban Fluoridated Drinking Water

The health secretary’s announcement came on the first day of a tour through the Southwest to showcase nutrition legislation and

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Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities

Roughly 20 states now have laws permitting families to place cameras in the rooms of loved ones. Facility operators are

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Two Liquid Egg Brands Recalled Over Bleach Contamination Risk

Cargill Kitchen Solutions recalled more than 210,000 pounds of products under its Egg Beaters and Bob Evans labels.

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A Second Child Dies of Measles in Texas

It is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at the current

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Overlooked No More: Katharine McCormick, Force Behind the Birth Control Pill

She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage

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Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

Recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a measles resurgence, experts fear.

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Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss

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What to Know About Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the retired Yankees player Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation

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Senate Confirms Dr. Oz to Ovrsee Medicare and Medicaid

The TV celebrity doctor, a cardiothoracic surgeon, will take the reins at a time when the agency is facing cutbacks,

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C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the

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Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.

In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.

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More Americans Cannot Afford Medical Care: Gallup Poll

A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.

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Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies

The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul

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Trump Administration Abruptly Cuts Billions From State Health Services

States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.

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Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it —

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New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills

The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.

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Eli Lilly Drug Reduces Mysterious Lp(a) Particle Involved in Heart Attack Risk

The Eli Lilly drug caused a major drop in the blood levels of Lp(a), but further research is needed to

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10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs

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‘A Tiny Bit of Math’ Might Improve Your Heart Health, Study Suggests

Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be

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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’

Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to

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For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down

The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about tuberculosis. Listen to the conversation.

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RFK Jr. Turns to a Discredited Vaccine Researcher for Autism Study

David Geier has been hired as a senior data analyst at H.H.S. According to several people, he will examine any

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Under Pressure, Psychology Accreditation Board Suspends Diversity Standards

As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.

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What to Know About Adderall, Ritalin and Other Prescription Stimulants

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called them poison, but doctors say prescription stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall help

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Measles Cases in Kansas May Be Linked to Texas Outbreak

State health officials worry that declining vaccination rates have left many communities vulnerable nationwide.

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Senate Confirms Bhattacharya and Makary to H.H.S. Posts

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will direct the N.I.H., and Dr. Martin A. Makary will lead the F.D.A. Both have reputations as

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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses,

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Washington Bends to RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Agenda on Measles, Baby Formula and French Fries

Public health leaders are horrified by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to measles, but government and industry are responding to

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Trump Nominates Susan Monarez to Lead C.D.C.

Currently the agency’s acting director, Dr. Monarez would be the first nonphysician to head the agency in more than 50

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‘Chaos and Confusion’ at the N.I.H., the Crown Jewel of American Science

Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will

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Trump and DOGE Propel V.A. Mental Health System Into Turmoil

A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Kennedy Instructs Anti-Vaccine Group to Remove Fake C.D.C. Page

Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but

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Kitty Dukakis, Activist Wife of 1988 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 88

Married to Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, she became a proponent of electroshock therapy after unsuccessful treatments for alcoholism and

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Dementia May Not Always Be the Threat It Is Now. Here’s Why.

The number of cases will increase, but the rates seem to be declining with every birth cohort that reaches advanced

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Kilmer McCully, Pathologist Scorned for New Theory of Heart Disease, Dies at 91

His studies showed that a B vitamin deficiency could cause hardened arteries. It took the medical profession more than a

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Trump Administration Delays Requirement for Companies to Track Tainted Food

A law passed in 2011 required food companies to track food in the event of contamination and a recall. The

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Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts

The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks

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What Is Cognitive Shuffling?

“Cognitive shuffling” can calm a busy brain.

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Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C.

The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to

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The Ex-Patients’ Club

Laura Delano walked away from the treatments that defined her teens and 20s. Now, she’s hoping to create a road

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RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such

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Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia

Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

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Citing Trump’s Order, V.A. Halts Most Transgender Care

Veterans who wish to change their gender “can do so on their own dime,” the V.A. secretary said.

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Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, Who Exposed Gaps in Health Care, Dies at 86

The author of numerous studies, he urged patients to question their physicians and expressed concern about cancer treatment for older

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Science Amid Chaos: What Worked During the Pandemic? What Failed?

As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved

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His Death Was Interrupted, Just as He Had Planned

Brendan Costello’s family was bracing for goodbyes. But he had one last wish.

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Keeping With Kennedy’s Advice, Measles Patients Turn to Unproven Treatments

In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.

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Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged

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Why Are Cats Such a Medical Black Box?

Many aspects of feline health remain a mystery, even to experts. Our cat-owning reporter learned this the hard way.

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Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated

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Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50

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Senators Are Set to Question Weldon, Trump’s Pick to Head the C.D.C.

It is the first time the Senate has been called upon to confirm a C.D.C. director. Dr. Dave Weldon has

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What Is Lorazepam? The Drug From ‘The White Lotus’ Carries Real Risks

Prescription drugs like lorazepam — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular

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RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is

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Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally

The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests

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For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial

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Covid-19: Enduring Images of a Global Crisis, 5 Years On

New York Times photographers covered Covid-19 throughout the world. These pictures, and the moments behind them, stayed with them.

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Digging Out of a Therapy Rut

Here’s how to know, and how to get out of it.

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Joan Dye Gussow, Pioneer of Eating Locally, Is Dead at 96

An indefatigable gardener, she was one of the first nutritionists to emphasize the connections between farming practices and consumers’ health.

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Stand Up for Science Rally Sees Mix of Science, Politics and Anxiety

Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington for Stand Up for Science, a rally in response to President Trump’s federal-funding and

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C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a

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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone,

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As Ebola Spreads in Uganda, Trump Aid Freeze Hinders Effort to Contain It, U.S. Officials Fear

Two more people are reported dead from the disease, and dozens are in isolation, as the outbreak grows.

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Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines

At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or

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A Skeptical G.O.P. Senator Makes His Peace With Kennedy

After voting to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor and Republican of Louisiana,

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Women With Postpartum Depression Experienced Brain Changes During Pregnancy, Study Finds

The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.

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U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad

Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was

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Measles Outbreak Continues to Spread in West Texas

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the H.H.S. secretary, claimed that doctors had successfully treated children with unconventional remedies, including cod liver

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Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’

Uganda’s L.G.B.T.Q. population was already struggling to cope with the fallout of a harsh anti-gay law when the disruption of

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She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease

In places like Mingo County, W.Va., where working-age people are dying at record rates, a nurse learns what it takes

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U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid

The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to

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Federal Officials Underplaying Measles Vaccination, Experts Say

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he did not

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A 4-Year-Old Boy Dies of Ebola in Uganda as U.S. Pulls Back on Help

The Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in

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Tea Leaves Can Steep Away Lead, Study Finds

Researchers found that compounds in black and green tea leaves acted like “little Velcro” hooks on lead molecules.

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In Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children

Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting

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U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World

Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.

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Contrary to Musk’s Claim, Ebola Containment Efforts Were Slowed Then Stopped, Former Officials Say

The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective equipment for health workers, and helped prevent transmission by survivors of

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Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program

The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality,

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Unvaccinated Child Dies of Measles in Texas, Officials Say

At least 124 cases of measles have been identified in Texas since late January, mostly among children and teenagers who

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F.D.A. Expands Access to Clozapine, a Key Treatment for Schizophrenia

Federal regulators will no longer require patients to provide blood tests before receiving the drug from pharmacies.

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Slashing Medicaid to Pay for Trump’s Tax Cuts Could Lead to Vast State Shortfalls

Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one

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F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers

The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens