Category: Health Fitness

The administration is proposing a return to a 1990s-era policy that kept most drug ads off TV. That could dent…

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.

In the 1980s, when government lagged in its response to the disease, he solicited private support for prevention and treatment.

Scientists cannot say for certain, but new research suggests that different people’s brains respond similarly when looking at a particular…

By promoting suspicions about the institutions he oversees, critics say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is jeopardizing public health. He says…

He started fighting wildfires as a teenager. After inhaling smoke on the front lines for six seasons, he faced an…

Studies over the last decade of acetaminophen use in pregnancy — including a recent scientific review — have yielded mixed…

The researcher and author Jean Twenge has a prescription for the harmful effects of screen time on children. If only…

The upcoming U.S. Dietary Guidelines will instead be influenced by a competing study, favored by industry, which found that moderate…

Scammers are using A.I. tools to make it look as if medical professionals are promoting dubious health care products.

During often tense exchanges, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his positions on Covid vaccines, the Centers for Disease…

Some Republican lawmakers have questioned whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent actions contradict pledges he made about vaccine…

California, Oregon and Washington said they would work together to review scientific data, saying the C.D.C. could no longer be…

In the world of presidential health, distrust and speculation run so rampant that even Mr. Trump’s online assurance that he…

Changes in screening recommendations over a decade ago may have inadvertently resulted in later diagnosis of the most common cancer…

A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for…

After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new…

After she lost her son to an overdose, Serena Fallon went on a quest to hold someone accountable for his…

Authoritarians have long feared and suppressed science as a rival for social influence. Experts see President Trump as borrowing some…

A network dedicated to early phase trials of treatments for children with brain cancer will be phased out.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault may have dealt lasting damage to the agency, experts fear, with harsh consequences for public…

The selection of Jim O’Neill, a former Silicon Valley executive, drew objections from Democrats, who noted his lack of medical…

Because a C.D.C. panel has not yet recommended the shots, the country’s largest pharmacy chains are requiring prescriptions or holding…

Patients are flooding medical practices with reports of the telltale signs of Covid and questions about whether they will be…

The director, Susan Monarez, declined to fire agency leaders or to accept all recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel made…

Susan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccination policy.

The agency’s fall recommendations underscore the goals of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit access to the vaccines,…

Family estrangement can bring up big, difficult emotions, and it’s not always about parents and children.

The patient had traveled to Central America, where an outbreak of myiasis, an infection by screwworm larvae, has been ravaging…

San Francisco, Philadelphia and others are retreating from “harm reduction” strategies that have helped reduce deaths but which critics, including…

Researchers in China placed a lung from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead man, with mixed results.

For some cultures, the practice of cranial deformation may have offered individuals a path to privilege later in their lives.

Health issues prevented the women, who were in their 80s, from climbing out, officials said. They became unresponsive after overheating…

President Trump’s planned pharmaceutical tariffs threaten to hit many of the most common and well-known drugs that Americans take.

More Americans are choosing burials in which everything is biodegradable.

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to…

Panel members have been given a broad mandate, despite pleas from C.D.C. employees asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stop…

Lawmakers allocated $6 billion this fiscal year for PEPFAR, the H.I.V. prevention and treatment program, but the administration has indicated…

These coaches help professional athletes achieve their goals through mental preparation — and they could help you, too.

The U.S. Forest Service has fought decades of efforts to better protect its crews — sending them into smoke without…

To understand the virus’s re-emergence in America in 2025, some experts are looking to a past epidemic that had a…

The administration has pledged to end support for Housing First, the approach behind the V.A.’s greatest housing success story.

A small, preliminary study found that marathoners were much more likely to have precancerous growths. Experts aren’t sure why.

Chikungunya, which can disable victims for years, is spreading rapidly, including in China and other places that have not seen…

Medicaid pays for most of the in-home care that lets disabled Americans live independently. Will coming cuts put that care…

Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young children by nearly half, a new study…

While thousands of people are bitten by venomous snakes in the United States each year, deaths are uncommon, according to…

The report is not final, but indicates good news for the food and agriculture industries.

A draft of an upcoming White House report on children’s health was not as harsh toward the agriculture industry as…

The dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children…

A guitarist in a death metal band was one of several people who found that personalized deep brain stimulation eased…

Manufacturing in Ireland has long helped many American drug companies pay lower taxes. But that strategy was designed for a…

International charities warned that, left unchecked, the disease’s spread might exacerbate similar outbreaks across the African region for weeks or…

In its campaign against “woke” science, the Trump administration has closed down studies and programs focused on the gaps between…

The system for compensating people injured by vaccines needs significant reform. But the health secretary could alter it in ways…

If you’ve lost yourself in a relationship, it may be time to untangle your identities and establish clearer boundaries.

Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal officials may withdraw an endorsement for the vaccine in younger children.

The former Texas governor and Trump energy secretary has now dedicated his life to promoting the powerful psychedelic ibogaine.

As products like weed gummies proliferate, more children and teens are suffering symptoms including seizures and life-threatening breathing problems.

Young adults without jobs that provide insurance find that their options are limited and expensive. The problem is about to…

Employees expressed horror at a shooting at the agency’s headquarters, and some said they viewed it as part of a…

Overuse of digital gadgets harms teenagers, research suggests. But ubiquitous technology may be helping older Americans stay sharp.

President Trump’s laissez-faire approach is notable, given that the development of the Covid vaccine was seen as one of his…

The nonnative species from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Africa reached the United States by latching on to travelers, a…

While many officials and scientists embrace other parts of the secretary’s agenda, his stance on vaccines is alienating allies who…

The president posted talking points provided by one firm that donated millions, and his administration delayed a change on coverage…

An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.

The source of the illness has not been conclusively identified more than a week after people began getting sick.

That kind of shot was first used during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the health secretary has been sharply critical of…

Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated…

In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors.

Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck…

The new report paints a sobering picture of immunizations as infectious diseases like measles surge across the United States.

Tatiana Andia knew Colombia would permit her a medically assisted death. She took her country with her on the journey…

The administration has not put forward a clear legal authority to compel drugmakers to reduce their prices.

Four radioactive wasp nests may indicate previously undetected environmental contamination at the decades-old Savannah River Site. Here’s what to know.

Generations of Americans who struggled to complete a pull-up in front of their classmates winced as President Trump announced that…

Why Republicans think that insurance should be tied to employment — and that it’s not essential to have at all.

The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.

The administration is working with tech companies to make sharing information with various providers easier. Experts raised concerns about privacy…

The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public…

As a longtime Washington Post reporter and an author of 10 books, he held corporate America accountable for safe pharmaceuticals…

After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing…

Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly become addictive.

Many pharmaceutical products made in Europe will face a 15 percent tariff, pinching manufacturers and potentially leading to higher drug…

As male social circles shrink, female partners say they have to meet more social and emotional needs.

Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that has been…

His company, the Chiron Corporation, contributed important scientific discoveries toward treatments for H.I.V., hepatitis B, diabetes and more.

A lawyer for the family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr said he died on July 18 after contracting a deadly infectious…

Coronary artery calcium testing can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a patient’s risk. Yet the…

If you’ve noticed that certain baked goods are more tolerable abroad, it may not be all in your head.

Eight therapists share lessons they find themselves repeating again and again.

Therapists are cautious about sharing personal information. When they fall ill or die unexpectedly, the shock can be shattering.

On Thursday, the giant health care conglomerate announced that it had “proactively reached out” to the Justice Department, after reports…

She was the last of four sisters who became a Depression-era sensation, performing onstage. Offstage, they endured abuse and were…

PEPFAR, the campaign to end H.I.V. globally, would morph into an effort to detect disease outbreaks and sell American products,…

From land, a rip current can appear relatively calm, as a strip of water that extends out between breaking waves.…

Some women’s symptoms improved quickly after taking the pill, but depression persisted in others. Doctors are trying to learn which…

An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts said antidepressants…

The White House says roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts won’t limit home- and community-based care. Health care experts disagree.

People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or…

People who can delay gratification and master their impulses thrive in life. And experts say that you can learn skills…

A little-noticed plan for an “infertility training center” signals that the administration intends to take a new approach with Title…

The regulator had asked Sarepta Therapeutics to halt all shipments of its therapy, Ele­vidys, after three patients died from liver…

Offering a rare glimpse inside the hidden world of rejected insurance claims, new data shows a steady uptick among major…

The man, 61, was in critical condition after entering an exam room in Westbury, N.Y., on Long Island, without authorization…

Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, has said too many women avoid menopause treatments because the risks have been overstated.

For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn’t tell…

Unlike with opioids, there is no medication to suppress cravings for meth and other stimulants. As use soars, hundreds of…

PEPFAR, the AIDS relief program, hasn’t operated in Russia since 2012.

Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as…

The concept, centered around healing your ‘inner child,’ is catchy. Here’s what experts have to say.

The resident died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County, Ariz., since 2007, the county said.

The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All…

Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration…

An analysis by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows the impact of the administration’s budget plan on…

The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.

The N.I.H. has terminated hundreds of diversity grants awarded to young researchers, many of whom come from the very places…

The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result…

Experts worry that if vaccination rates do not improve, deadly outbreaks will become the new normal.

How the new health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is dismantling the agency.

The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.

New restrictions on Covid shots run counter to scientific evidence, the groups said.

The health secretary has used peer pressure to persuade food makers to nix synthetic dyes. The candy industry is holding…

Scientists show that the frequency of a set of words seems to have increased in published study abstracts since ChatGPT…

President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of…

Looking back at an awkward moment in the history of adolescent psychology.

He turned a tiny family business into a billion-dollar weight-loss empire by replacing calorie counting and forbidden foods with “just…

Despite the unspeakable horror of her youth, she embraced a school of psychotherapy that stresses empathy and the belief that…

Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.

More medicines will be spared from Medicare price negotiations, a change that is projected to wipe out billions in savings…

Could insect meal and lab-grown meat be a more sustainable, ethical way to feed our cats and dogs?

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers are struggling to find relief. Here’s how and…

A medical doctor and former nun, she found an affordable way to expand palliative care in the developing world, bringing…

Despite resistance from the medical establishment, he found systemic ways to reduce errors, paving the way for a global standard.…

Experts have long pointed to inflammation as a natural part of getting older. But a new paper suggests it might…

Hints of a more skeptical approach to immunizations have already surfaced.

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

The reconstituted C.D.C. panel will revisit the standard vaccination schedule. The former head of an anti-vaccine group is now a…

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

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

The administration has gutted agencies like U.S.A.I.D., and President Trump has denigrated their work as wasteful and rife with fraud.…

Critics saw in the move the beginnings of a more restrictive approach to providing vaccines to Americans.

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

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that Gavi had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world.

The Senate health committee chairman said new members of a key advisory panel who were appointed by Robert F. Kennedy…

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

Dr. Fiona Havers is influential among researchers who study immunizations. The wholesale dismissal of the agency’s scientific advisers crossed the…

From a lone clinic in Texas to an entire school district in North Dakota, the virus is upending daily life…

Temperatures in Central Park are forecast to soar into the high 90s on Monday and Tuesday, but it will feel…

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

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

Most in a small group of patients receiving a stem cell-based infusion no longer needed insulin, but the drug may…

Proponents say that manually stimulating acupressure points can ease a variety of maladies.

Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to…

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

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. But the Trump administration has gutted the programs that might…

Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times as…

Experts weigh in on what to bring for a healthy, stress-free trip.

The budget cuts threaten global progress on everything from heart disease to H.I.V. — and could affect American drug companies,…

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that…

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

She was a proponent of natural childbirth when she joined the group that produced the candid guide to women’s health.…

Every breath you take, they really may be watching you.

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

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

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

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

From viruses to humans, life makes microproteins that have evaded discovery until now.

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

Pesticides are a leading means of suicide. The tiny nation of Suriname is working to restrict access to one of…

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

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

Conditions like A.D.H.D. and autism can make starting and completing tasks feel impossible, but experts say there are workarounds.

The U.S. health secretary chose to “retire” members of a committee that makes significant decisions about who receives immunizations, including…

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

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

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

A new study shows how the technology deployed in Covid vaccines helped scientists coax the virus out of hiding.

Though the Sackler name was tarnished over Purdue Pharma’s role in the opioid crisis, Arthur Sackler’s should not be, she…

Elon Musk has said that he used ketamine as a treatment in the past, but he denied reports that he…

A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

President Trump has sought to assuage some lawmakers’ concerns over the bill’s price tag and cuts to Medicaid with inaccurate…

Paula Ritchie wasn’t dying, but under Canada’s new rules, she qualified for a medically assisted death. Was that kindness or…

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

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