President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization could have harsh consequences for countries around the world that rely on the agency to achieve important health goals, including routine immunizations, outbreak control and nutrition programs. But it could also have unfortunate, unintended repercussions for Americans.Continue Reading
As winter drags on, it can become increasingly challenging to envision the bright colors and flavors of spring and summer. But many of the warmer season’s delicacies are hiding where you may least expect them — in the frozen food aisle of your grocery store. “Frozen foods can be aContinue Reading
Every day, billions of cells in our body divide or die off. It’s all part of the intricate processes that keep blood flowing from our heart, food moving through our gut and our skin regenerating. Once in a while, though, something goes awry, and cells that should stop growing orContinue Reading
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has 30 days to present a plan on how to implement President Trump’s executive order on transgender people in the military. Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump issued an executive order late on Monday night to ban transgender troopsContinue Reading
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Type 2 diabetes is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, which affects more than one in seven U.S. adults. The medicationContinue Reading
Q: I’ve heard that drinking hot lemon water first thing in the morning can have various health benefits. Is that true? In a video on TikTok, a woman has a lemon in one hand and a mug in the other as she espouses the benefits of her beverage: Within aContinue Reading
One morning in Baltimore last October, a 26-year-old named Alexander Laurenson strode into a small white room to have his arm preyed upon by mosquitoes. As requested, he had not showered the night before to make his skin more attractive to the pests, drawn as they are to body odor.Continue Reading
Caroline Kennedy wrote a scathing letter to key senators on Tuesday, calling her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a “predator” addicted to attention from airing dangerous views on vaccinations and someone who is unfit to be the nation’s health secretary. She urged lawmakers, who will be questioning Mr. Kennedy atContinue Reading
At Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings, beginning on Wednesday, senators are expected to question him closely about his controversial views on vaccines. For years Mr. Kennedy has questioned the safety of vaccines, including those for polio and measles, two diseases that continue to harm children. More recently, he hasContinue Reading
When President Bill Clinton worked with a bipartisan Congress to enact a federal program to guarantee vaccines for poor children, they agreed that the authority over buying shots from drug makers should rest with the health secretary. The bill’s drafters did not consider that an extremely vocal critic of childhoodContinue Reading
