The Covid vaccine will no longer be recommended for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, ending a pandemic-era policy aimed at protecting all Americans from the coronavirus. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the new policy on Tuesday, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would drop itsContinue Reading
The CDC is removing recommendations that children and pregnant people get the COVID vaccine. Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/Media News Group/Getty Images Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/Media News Group/Getty Images The federal government has removed COVID-19 vaccines from the list of shots recommended for healthy pregnant women and children, federal health officialsContinue Reading
What if we told you there was an antidote to burnout and brain fog? A secret code for a mental reboot? There is, and it’s called creativity. Creativity isn’t a rare gift reserved for artists. Everyone is creative in some way, whether or not they think so, and research hasContinue Reading
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer advise that healthy children receive routine Covid shots, a significant departure from its previous approach of suggesting annual shots for everyone age 6 months and older. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the change on X on Tuesday, citingContinue Reading
Q: I never know which type of over-the-counter pain medication to use for different types of pain, like headaches, sprained ankles or sore muscles. Which works best for these unique situations? When you have various aches and pains, it can be challenging to decide which over-the-counter pain reliever is bestContinue Reading
Hundreds of people join a protest in downtown Hamilton, Mont., in April supporting the work of federal employees as President Donald Trump oversees efforts to restructure the nation’s government. Federal scientific research and forestry work are part of this small town’s economic bedrock. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health News Katheryn Houghton/KFF HealthContinue Reading
Billy Joel has canceled his upcoming concerts because of a brain disorder affecting his hearing, vision and balance, the singer-songwriter announced on Friday. The condition, called normal pressure hydrocephalus, or N.P.H., is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of older Americans. Here’s what to know about it. What is normalContinue Reading
To get an effective workout while traveling, you don’t need to pack a pair of dumbbells or search for a local gym. You don’t even need to leave your hotel room. “Your best piece of equipment is yourself,” said Ani Oksayan, a personal trainer in San Marcos, Calif. Body weightContinue Reading
President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, set forth their vision on Thursday for how to “make America healthy again” with the release of an expansive report on a crisis of chronic disease in children. The report lays the blame on ultraprocessed foods, chemical exposures, stress, lackContinue Reading
Cancer screening poses a quandary for women with dense breast tissue. They’re at elevated risk for breast cancer, but mammograms often miss tumors buried in dense breasts — and insurers often resist paying for additional scans that may help find the masses. Now a large study comparing various types ofContinue Reading
