The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.
Published: 2024-11-25 17:34:28
Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens.
Published: 2024-11-23 15:25:38
A frequent Fox News commentator, Dr. Makary has a penchant for challenging the medical establishment, and stirred pandemic concerns with his views on Covid immunity and vaccine mandates.
Published: 2024-11-23 02:15:51
In selecting a doctor who is skeptical of vaccine safety, the president-elect is emphasizing his commitment to reforming the role of federal health agencies in radical ways.
Published: 2024-11-23 04:08:09
Americans are dying of illnesses related to alcohol at roughly twice the rate seen in 1999.
Published: 2024-11-22 18:15:13
President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, where he would have limited power over drugs.
Published: 2024-11-22 21:06:45
Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues.
Published: 2024-11-21 19:13:10
Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, which could threaten health coverage for tens of millions of poor Americans.
Published: 2024-11-20 10:02:37
Some women are stocking up on the medications, saying they are concerned that the new administration could take steps to restrict access.
Published: 2024-11-19 10:03:42
Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?
Published: 2024-11-25 21:13:31
Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.
Published: 2024-11-25 01:23:11
Officials have linked 11 listeria cases since October 2021 to items from Yu Shang Food, which is recalling more than 72,000 pounds of products.
Published: 2024-11-23 05:40:57
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter, but not a recall, after microorganisms were found in water samples and finished toothpaste products.
Published: 2024-11-21 02:31:44
How to avoid a contentious family holiday after the big election.
Published: 2024-11-21 16:48:24
Her fight for disability rights included founding a group called Not Dead Yet, which protested the work of Dr. Jack Kevorkian and others.
Published: 2024-11-22 20:08:44
An analysis of newly released 19th-century census records offers more insight into the conflict’s costs.
Published: 2024-11-19 19:56:02
Instead of charging to the front lines of the culture wars, many Black women have vowed to prioritize their own well-being first.
Published: 2024-11-19 18:13:02
If he is confirmed as H.H.S. secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines.
Published: 2024-11-23 22:18:38
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.
Published: 2024-11-19 19:59:35
As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse.
Published: 2024-11-19 08:00:29
The ruling found that two state laws — one barring use of abortion pills, and one banning all forms of abortion — violated the state Constitution’s “fundamental right to make health care decisions.”
Published: 2024-11-19 03:06:13
A rise in the disease in younger people was not followed by an increase in deaths, a study found, and might be a sign of overdiagnosis.
Published: 2024-11-19 00:17:42