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A clinical trial found that women could switch drugs without waiting for scans showing cancer progression, which improved their quality…
He became an advocate of a woman’s right to choose and once said, “It is always tragic when politics takes…
The outbreak, which was traced to a grower in Florida, has spread to 18 states, according to the C.D.C. Several…
The termination is the latest in a series of cuts to H.I.V. research and programs to prevent the disease.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly questioned the safety of mRNA technology, which is used in the company’s…
He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart. It was later used in…
Cultivating self-compassion can actually help you cope better with life’s struggles.
The judge ordered ICE to release Kseniia Petrova, a researcher at Harvard Medical School, who also faces criminal charges.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. upended decades of standard protocol in announcing that the vaccine would be dropped from…
New research involving nearly 200,000 mothers found that one in 12 rated her mental health as fair or poor.
At the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which relies heavily on federal support, a crisis response is underway and…
The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not.
More than half of the National Science Foundation grants terminated since April fund programs that would help students train in…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to return the nation to a time when he believes Americans were healthier. Not so…
The consultant had deleted records involving McKinsey’s role in pushing OxyContin sales and driving the opioid crisis.
An inquiry found that Nestlé and French officials had concealed the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.”…
Contrast-enhanced mammography identified three times as many tumors as ultrasound scans. But it is not widely used for screening in…
Joel said he had normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has led to “problems with hearing, vision and balance.”
Though much remains uncertain, experts predicted many people will face new barriers to vaccination.
The report echoes many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s talking points on ultraprocessed foods and vaccines, but with…
The report is already receiving pushback from some Republicans and the agriculture industry over fears about the health secretary’s longtime…
They contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber.
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others…
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s office pushed back on speculation that there had been a coverup around the illness.
The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden’s personal office.
Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both sexes is amplified…
Here’s how to protect your skin and the environment this summer.
The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of…
Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut…
The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars…
The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.
Restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize studies of cancer and other conditions that would benefit Americans.
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of…
The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to…
Experts predicted that artificial intelligence would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, the technology has been more friend…
Some doctors say they are surprised the condition was found at all in the former president, given his age.
A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues…
The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered…
CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits…
The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court…
They are finding that people who have been assaulted, or who have serious conditions like diabetes or a high-risk pregnancy,…
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in…
Dr. David Slotwiner de-stresses from a busy week at his Queens hospital by escaping to a New Jersey farm to…
A highly contagious liver infection is surging among groups who are not typically at risk. At least seven people have…
As China and the United States trade charges of a lab leak, researchers contend in a new paper that the…
The research team studying how to improve I.V.F. was a casualty of cutbacks at federal health agencies.
We asked experts about how the technology works, its safety and its potential in medicine.
The director of the National Institutes of Health previously floated — then walked back — the idea of an autism…
Generally, researchers will no longer be allowed to direct federal funds to international collaborators.
A founder of neonatology, he helped revolutionize the care of preterm and critically ill newborns. “We were able to keep…
The continent’s leaders are hoping to benefit as the Trump administration cuts support for research and threatens universities such as…
The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.
Nearly half of the N.I.H. grants canceled through early May — together worth more than $800 million — addressed the…
After taking part in a landmark case against the manufacturers of the synthetic hormone DES, she represented many other victims…
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from…
One expert said the consequences would be “catastrophic” if Congress enacts the White House agenda of sweeping budget cuts.
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on…
She successfully challenged her involuntary commitment to Bellevue Hospital in 1987, setting a precedent for homeless people that remains relevant…
The H.H.S. review may set the stage for additional restrictions on gender-affirming care. Critics described it as an ideological statement.
With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists.
What makes humans conscious? Scientists disagree, strongly, as one group of peacemakers discovered the hard way.
New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they…
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of…
Animal testing remains a fundamental part of biomedical research. But as funding evaporates, mice, rats and even monkeys may be…
We explain the administration’s cuts to research.
The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other…
For a limited group of cancer patients who have solid tumors in the stomach, rectum, esophagus and other organs, an…
Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions…
A $56 million grant to train emergency responders and supply them with the overdose reversal spray, plus other programs that…
Studies in neuroscience with applications to humans offer clues about what makes us start eating, and when we stop.
An idealistic ophthalmologist, he came up with an ingenious way to treat blindness in far-flung places: by outfitting an airplane…
A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of…
A tiny division responsible for overseeing services for people with disabilities and older Americans is being dismantled as part of…
The decades-long research effort has contributed to thousands of research papers, altering medical care for women around the world.
Acadia Healthcare’s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to “unprecedented governmental inquiries” into allegations of holding…
Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try…
Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and…
The agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
Social media became a place of both solace and torment. How much was mine to share?
The justices heard arguments in a constitutional challenge to a task force that decides what treatments are covered at no…
The White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many…
People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential…
People in the community called the remarks dehumanizing and warned they could perpetuate harmful stigma.
An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry…
An internal memo proposes carving out $40 billion from federal health agencies while eliminating dozens of programs. Congress has ultimate…
Government websites that once provided basic information about the virus now redirect to a page citing a number of misleading…
Eli Lilly said clinical results of its GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable…
Eli Lilly reported promising results from a study of its experimental oral drug that could rival popular injections to treat…
dental clinic in Whitefield When it comes to maintaining your oral health or undergoing dental treatments, finding the right dental…
The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors scientists say are likely…
The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States…
The devastating stimulant has been hitting Portland, Maine hard, even competing with fentanyl as the street drug of choice. Although…
In the first clinical trial of its kind, an A.I. chatbot eased mental health symptoms among participants. The technology may…
Funded by the maple industry, a researcher has exaggerated his findings to suggest that syrup could help prevent serious diseases.
hair transplant Turkey packages When considering a hair transplant, many individuals find themselves comparing international options to strike a balance…
Users needing emergency care or hospitalization were more likely to later develop dementia, researchers reported. That does not prove cannabis…
Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they…
Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified…
The health secretary has chipped away at the idea that immunizing children against measles and other diseases is a public…
In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears…
The nation’s health secretary addressed agency employees, asking them to shed any corporate influence. But he did not address the…
From the “chairs” to the hallway medicine, the show’s depiction of an emergency medicine system that is beyond capacity rings…
Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” made of dried placenta has soared as doctors pocket lucrative discounts from sellers.
The health secretary seemed stoic — maybe nervous, even — at the start of his first major trip. But on…
Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523…
The health secretary’s appearance at a tribal self-governance conference brought collegial discussions and a bit of friction.
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…
Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of…
After a second measles death in West Texas, the health secretary began a tour through the Southwest to showcase nutrition…
Cargill Kitchen Solutions recalled more than 210,000 pounds of products under its Egg Beaters and Bob Evans labels.
The 8-year-old girl is the second confirmed measles death in the U.S. in a decade. If the outbreak continues at…
Recent Trump administration actions are setting the stage for a measles resurgence, experts fear.
She used her wealth strategically to expand opportunities for women, underwriting the development of the pill and supporting the suffrage…
Administration officials reversed a decision made during the Biden presidency that would have given millions of people access to weight-loss…
President Trump wants to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing back to the United States. Experts warn that tariffs could result in shortages…
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who advance generic…
Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of the retired Yankees player Brett Gardner, died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on vacation…
In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.
The justices handed a win, for now, to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers…
A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically overhaul…
The health secretary said the drugs have “damaged” children, but doctors say prescription stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall help millions…
Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it —…
The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about tuberculosis. Listen to the conversation.
The Eli Lilly drug caused a major drop in the blood levels of Lp(a), but further research is needed to…
As the Trump administration threatens to strip accrediting bodies of their power, many are scrambling to purge diversity requirements.
Your average daily heart rate is a useful metric; so is your daily step count. Combining the two might be…
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to…
After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses,…
State health officials worry that declining vaccination rates have left many communities vulnerable nationwide.
The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.
States have been told that they can no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.
A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will direct the N.I.H., and Dr. Martin A. Makary will lead the F.D.A. Both have reputations as…
The agency OK’d an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, even though its own scientists flagged questionable study…
Currently the agency’s acting director, Dr. Monarez would be the first nonphysician to head the agency in more than 50…
Senior scientists at the National Institutes of Health fear that research on conditions like obesity, heart disease and cancer will…
The number of cases will increase, but the rates seem to be declining with every birth cohort that reaches advanced…
A chaotic restructuring order threatens to degrade services for veterans of wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Children’s Health Defense, founded by the health secretary, had published online a vaccine-safety page that looked like the agency’s but…
Married to Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts, she became a proponent of electroshock therapy after unsuccessful treatments for alcoholism and…
His studies showed that a B vitamin deficiency could cause hardened arteries. It took the medical profession more than a…
The author of numerous studies, he urged patients to question their physicians and expressed concern about cancer treatment for older…
A law passed in 2011 required food companies to track food in the event of contamination and a recall. The…
“Cognitive shuffling” can calm a busy brain.
The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to…
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks…
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such…
Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.
Veterans who wish to change their gender “can do so on their own dime,” the V.A. secretary said.
Laura Delano walked away from the treatments that defined her teens and 20s. Now, she’s hoping to create a road…
As the coronavirus spread, researchers worldwide scrambled to find ways to keep people safe. Some efforts were misguided. Others saved…
Brendan Costello’s family was bracing for goodbyes. But he had one last wish.
In West Texas, some with severe illness have not been taken to a doctor until their conditions worsened, officials said.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged…
Many aspects of feline health remain a mystery, even to experts. Our cat-owning reporter learned this the hard way.
A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50…
Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has…
Prescription drugs like lorazepam — used to treat anxiety, panic attacks and sleep disorders — play a role in popular…
When one partner wants to cut back, or stops drinking altogether, the changes can reverberate throughout a relationship.
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests…
On the five-year anniversary of the Covid pandemic, a Times reporter, Apoorva Mandavilli, looks back at the success of, and…
In a recent interview, the health secretary also suggested that the measles vaccine had harmed children in West Texas, center…
Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial…
Thousands of protesters gathered in Washington for Stand Up for Science, a rally in response to President Trump’s federal-funding and…
Organizations funded by the United States helped keep dangerous pathogens in check around the world. Now many safeguards are gone,…
An indefatigable gardener, she was concerned, a colleague said, with “all the things that have to happen for us to…
Scientists on overseas projects must say whether they work with communist governments and help combat “Christian persecution.”
Dozens of studies have failed to find evidence of a link. The decision to re-examine the question comes as a…
More than 60 percent of all voters — and 47 percent of Democrats — supported a work requirement for Medicaid,…
The patient tested positive for the infection, but state health officials could not confirm that it was the cause of…
Here’s how to know, and how to get out of it.
The research constitutes some of the first evidence that the condition is associated with modifications in the brain before childbirth.
Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was…
In an interview, the H.H.S. secretary claimed that unconventional treatments were helping patients but did not mention vaccination.
Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He…
In places like Mingo County, W.Va., where working-age people are dying at record rates, a nurse learns what it takes…
The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the outbreak in West Texas last week as a “top priority.” But he did not…
Heat from the eruption in A.D. 79 was so intense that it vitrified the brain tissue of one unfortunate Herculaneum…
The Trump administration has canceled at least four of the five contracts with organizations that helped manage the outbreak in…
Researchers found that compounds in black and green tea leaves acted like “little Velcro” hooks on lead molecules.
Vaccine hesitancy has been rising for years in the United States. Doctors and parents in one rural county are confronting…
The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective gear for health workers, among other measures. Work had been held…
Here are some of the 5,800 contracts the Trump administration formally canceled this week in a wave of terse emails.
Organ transplant waiting lists are designed to fairly distribute organs to the sickest patients in order of priority. Or so…
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health…
The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts…
Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of costs for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one…
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens…
Chatbots posing as therapists may encourage users to commit harmful acts, the nation’s largest psychological organization warned federal regulators.
The TV celebrity and Trump nominee has pledged to divest from most of his financial interests. But they touch nearly…
The frozen supplemental drinks have been linked to an outbreak of listeria that has killed at least 11 people and…
When a gunman killed two of her students, Ivy Schamis was the only adult in the room. Her journey through…
Elon Musk has drawn inspiration from his 2022 takeover of X, then known as Twitter, as he works to overhaul…
Confusion has ensued about the future of programs and research supporting people with disabilities as a result of President Trump’s…
A federal judge in Massachusetts indicated she would move quickly to consider a more lasting injunction after hearing a laundry…
