Michigan State beat Ole Miss in the Sweet 16 round of March Madness on Friday in Atlanta. The sheer number of games to bet on in a short time makes the NCAA tournament popular with legal sportsbook games. Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty ImagesContinue Reading
Many people use a smartwatch to monitor their cardiovascular health, often by counting the number of steps they take over the course of their day, or recording their average daily heart rate. Now, researchers are proposing an enhanced metric, which combines the two using basic math: Divide your average dailyContinue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigned under pressure Friday and said that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public. “It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by theContinue Reading
Dr. Peter Marks has long steered the FDA’s regulation of vaccines. GREG NASH/POOL/AFP/Getty Images GREG NASH/POOL/AFP/Getty Images The top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration who was forced out of the agency announced his resignation Friday, and sharply criticized his boss at the Health and Human Services Department:Continue Reading
The American Psychological Association, which sets standards for professional training in mental health, has voted to suspend its requirement that postgraduate programs show a commitment to diversity in recruitment and hiring. The decision comes as accrediting bodies throughout higher education scramble to respond to the executive order signed by PresidentContinue Reading
A steadfast figure in the anti-vaccine movement who has helped shape Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s thinking on a possible link to autism has joined his department to work on a study examining the long-debunked theory, according to people familiar with the matter. The new analyst, David Geier, hasContinue Reading
Dr. Rebecca Starr is an internist specializing in geriatric care. When she opened her own practice, she chose a concierge business model, she says, because she wanted to offer patients longer appointments, including time to talk about nutrition and other subjects, but be able to charge enough to make theContinue Reading
The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it was laying off 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department as part of a broad reorganization that reflects the priorities of the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the White House’s drive to shrink the government. The layoffs areContinue Reading
