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Experts have long pointed to inflammation as a natural part of getting older. But a new paper suggests it might be more a product of our env...

Significant numbers of older people have the condition. Many find relief with an effective treatment that is being more widely prescribed. ...

He walked away from his family’s hugely successful ice cream business to crusade for a plant-based diet and against cruelty to animals. fr...

Panelists pulled back some endorsements for certain vaccines containing a preservative that critics have falsely linked to autism. from NY...

Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard researcher, was detained in February after failing to declare scientific samples she was carrying into the countr...

The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding. fr...

In a video address, the health secretary said the United States would no longer donate to Gavi, the vaccine agency. The organization rejecte...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the panel and appointed eight new ones. Now, the board is down to just seven....

A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding ...

Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/C8xROto via IFTTT

The Senate health committee chairman said new members of a key advisory panel who were appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “lack experience.”...

Temperatures in Central Park are forecast to soar into the high 90s on Monday and Tuesday, but it will feel like it’s 105 degrees outside. ...

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life and revealing a deeper crisis of ...

Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may not suit those with more m...

Major companies had faced mounting pressure to stop denying or stalling authorization of coverage for treatments and prescriptions. from N...

Proponents say that manually stimulating acupressure points can ease a variety of maladies. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/jn6KXpz v...

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners than before. Federal cuts risk putting a solution fur...

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might have paid for it in l...

About 70,000 years ago in Africa, humans expanded into more extreme environments, a new study finds, setting the stage for our global migrat...

Republicans are seeking to limit a tax loophole that gives states more federal matching funds. Many state budgets could be hurt. from NYT ...

In recent extraordinary moves, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired and replaced a team that makes vaccine recommendations for t...

Experts weigh in on what to bring for a healthy, stress-free trip. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/kWM0ETt via IFTTT

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural rese...

The judge accused the Trump administration of discriminating against minorities and L.G.B.T.Q. people and ordered the government to restore ...

The question for the justices is whether the centers may pursue a First Amendment challenge to a state subpoena seeking donor information in...

Hundreds of graduate students are writing to their hometown newspapers to defend their research, as the Trump administration drastically red...

She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced the candid guide to women’s health. It became a cultural t...

Newer formulations are even more effective at preventing illnesses that commonly afflict seniors — perhaps even dementia. from NYT > He...

The state’s governor signed legislation to allow clinical trials of a psychedelic drug that shows promise for veterans in treating addiction...

Three of the health secretary’s picks to replace fired members of an influential panel that sets U.S. vaccine policies have filed statements...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, dismissed 17 scientific advisers to the C.D.C. Critics fear newly appointed members will roll b...

From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/yUvAfpO via IF...

Every breath you take, they really may be watching you. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/TYnBdDZ via IFTTT

When U.C.L.A. psychologists first proposed teaching adults with autism how to date, funders wouldn’t go near it. Now we are in a new world. ...

The health secretary promised not to pick “anti-vaxxers.” But some public health leaders accused him of breaking his word. from NYT > H...

Senators criticized the head of the National Institutes of Health for not taking responsibility for Trump administration cuts to research fu...

Republicans targeting safety net programs once invoked women they claimed were living lavishly on government funds. Now as they seek to pare...

With a Trump-driven reduction of nearly 2,000 employees, agency officials view artificial intelligence as a way to speed drugs to the market...

In a scathing public letter, employees of the National Institutes of Health accused the administration of undermining the agency’s work and ...

Researchers looked at firearm fatalities in the 13 years immediately after the Supreme Court limited local governments’ ability to restrict ...

A nurse practitioner spoke on the phone with patients in states with abortion bans, assessed their medical eligibility and sent pills. She t...

The outbreak has been tied to multiple brown organic and brown cage-free egg brands distributed to grocery stores in seven states, officials...

Though the Sackler name was tarnished over Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis, Arthur Sackler’s should not be, she insisted; a compan...

U.S. and state officials say the consolidation of the public health agency’s vast trove of information could expose patients and will delay ...

The states consider it a move to force the F.D.A. to review and acknowledge extensive research showing the pill’s safety. from NYT > He...

The U.S. health secretary said people should have access to experimental therapies including unregulated stem cells. But some methods have r...

As Republicans weigh steep cuts to the program, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on the Affordable Care Act for coverage. ...

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

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

As the United States cuts budgets and restricts immigration, China and Europe are offering researchers money and stability. from NYT > ...

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

At issue is how to interpret a federal law barring hospitals from turning away poor or uninsured patients. from NYT > Health https://if...

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

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

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

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

More older people are using cannabis products regularly, but research suggests their cannabis-related health problems are also on the rise. ...

When it comes to climate and the environment, some oils are a cut above. Here’s what to know. from NYT > Health https://ift.tt/sjMCrBR ...

A study found that women could switch drugs without waiting for scans showing cancer progression, which improved their quality of life. fr...

Canada’s MAID law, which expanded the right to die to people without a terminal illness, raises ethical and medical dilemmas. from NYT ...