Sara Bareilles is emerging from a monthslong bout of acute anxiety. The singer, songwriter and Broadway star has grappled with the condition for years. She had been doing well enough to stop taking Lexapro, an antidepressant, she said. Then a close friend died, and she began to spiral downward. “TheContinue Reading
Tasha Hedges took Xanax for 20 years to treat her anxiety and panic attacks, exactly as a psychiatrist had prescribed it. Then in 2022, that doctor unexpectedly died. A general practitioner continued her prescription but retired shortly afterward. The next doctor moved to Canada. Finally, Ms. Hedges found a newContinue Reading
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been carrying out President Trump’s vision to shrink government. On Monday, they announced an executive order aimed at drug prices. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Since taking the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services in February,Continue Reading
A universal vaccine against flu wouldn’t have to be updated to match seasonal changes in circulating strains. Science Photo Library/Getty Images Science Photo Library/Getty Images Vaccine experts are perplexed by a project the Trump administration has launched to develop a universal flu vaccine, which has long been a goal, thoughContinue Reading
Dentists sometimes prescribe fluoride supplements to kids in areas that lack water fluoridation. FDA is taking action to remove such treatments from the market. Karl Tapales/Moment RF/Getty Images Karl Tapales/Moment RF/Getty Images Under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is seeking toContinue Reading
Former President Joesph Biden has what a spokesman described as a “small nodule” in his prostate. How worried a patient should be by such a finding depends on the circumstances, urologists said. In some cases, nodules are caused by inflammation, which can make the prostate feel firmer, or can leadContinue Reading
President Trump has long railed against drug traffickers. He has said they should be given the death penalty “for their heinous acts.” On the first day of his second term, he signed an executive order listing cartels as “terrorist organizations.” But many public health and addiction experts fear that hisContinue Reading
For a pontiff, Pope Leo XIV is young. At 69, he’s seven years junior to his predecessor Francis when he became pope, and nine years to Benedict XVI before him. Still, the new pope is already older than many people are when they retire. And he is not simply adoptingContinue Reading
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced that it had approved three new “natural” food colorings to be used in foods and drinks like candies, smoothies, potato chips and breakfast cereals. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. health secretary, has implied that these dyes are safer alternatives to syntheticContinue Reading
Q: I’ve seen various claims online that eating a lot of protein is important for women in perimenopause and beyond. Is that true? In an Instagram post to her 1.3 million followers, Dr. Vonda Wright, an orthopedic sports surgeon in Orlando, Fla., describes how she consumes at least 130 gramsContinue Reading
