In a basement laboratory at the University of New Mexico, Marcus Garcia rummaged through a bin full of plastic waste. He picked past bottles, chunks of fishing net, a toothbrush, a cup with a Pokemon character and a G.I. Joe. “Yes!” he exclaimed, holding up a discarded pipette tip. “FoundContinue Reading
Getting tested for sexually transmitted infections isn’t always easy. It requires a trip to a doctor’s office or clinic — a challenge if you don’t have convenient options close by. Social stigma also remains a barrier for many, experts say. The good news? It is getting even easier to testContinue Reading
Q: I love cereal, but sometimes it seems nutritionally no better than dessert. Are healthier options available? And if so, how can I find them? There’s a lot to love about cereal. It’s often delicious, easy to prepare, available in seemingly endless varieties and flavors, and can contain various beneficialContinue Reading
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs Wednesday in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Mark Schiefelbein/AP An endorsement of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by Health and HumanContinue Reading
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Wellness Center is an Indian Health Service facility in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. This picture was taken in 2021, when the area was hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dawnee LeBeau/Bloomberg via Getty Images Dawnee LeBeau/Bloomberg via Getty Images The emails started arriving late onContinue Reading
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spoken of an “existential threat” that he said can destroy the nation. “We have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world,” Mr. Kennedy said at a hearing in January before the Senate confirmed him as the secretary of Health and HumanContinue Reading
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off a tour through southwestern states on Monday by calling on states to ban fluoride in drinking water supplies, a move that would reverse what some medical experts consider one of the most important public health practices in the country’s history. The announcementContinue Reading
The assisted-living facility in Edina, Minn., where Jean H. Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011, looked lovely. “But then you start uncovering things,” Ms. Peters said. Her mother, Jackie Hourigan, widowed and developing memory problems at 82, too often was still in bed when her children cameContinue Reading
On a dreary February afternoon in Westchester County, N.Y., the cooks, farmers, servers and other staff of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture convened over a roast beef dinner to hear Marion Nestle hold forth on the state of food politics. Dr. Nestle, one of the country’s foremostContinue Reading
Researchers hope AI can help with the shortage of mental health providers. Basak Gurbuz Derma/Getty Images/Moment RF Basak Gurbuz Derma/Getty Images/Moment RF New research suggests that given the right kind of training, AI bots can deliver mental health therapy with as much efficacy as — or more than — humanContinue Reading
