Infants Are Born With Syphilis in Growing Numbers, a Sign of a Wider Epidemic
Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one ex...
When a Child Is Shot, Trauma Ripples Through Families, Study Finds
Gunshots are the top cause of death for children and teenagers in the U.S. Fatal or not, the wounds reverberate through communities and the ...
Male-Killing Virus Is Discovered in Insects
The chance finding in a Japanese university’s greenhouse could help researchers find ways to control agricultural pests or even insects that...
Ending TB Is Within Reach — So Why Are Millions Still Dying?
Tuberculosis has passed Covid as the top infectious disease killer, despite new medicines and better diagnostic tools. from NYT > Healt...
Tyson Recalling Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets After Complaints of Metal Pieces
Tyson said it had received complaints from consumers about finding small metal pieces in the product. Federal regulators said one “minor ora...
William Pelham Jr., Who Rethought How A.D.H.D. Is Treated, Dies at 75
A child psychologist, he argued that behavioral therapy had to come first in addressing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with drugs...
Teenage Vaping Declines This Year, Survey Says
The annual tobacco use survey given to middle and high school students revealed a decrease among older teenagers for the first time in sever...
Infant Deaths Have Risen for the First Time in 20 Years
The increases were particularly stark among babies born to Native American, Alaska Native and white mothers in 2022. Rates among Black infan...
Second Maryland Man to Receive an Altered Pig’s Heart Has Died
Researchers said they found signs of organ rejection, which the genetically modified tissue was supposed to prevent. from NYT > Health ...
Panel Tells F.D.A. That CRISPR Sickle Cell Cure Is Safe Enough for Patients
The decision by an advisory committee may lead to Food and Drug Administration approval of the first treatment for humans that uses the CRIS...
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