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
Prescription drugs sit ready to be distributed to patients at 986 Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy in Alhambra, Calif. Jackie Fortiér/KFF Health News Jackie Fortiér/KFF Health News In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wallContinue Reading
A new study says millions of children in the U.S. live in a household with a parent who has either a moderate or severe substance use disorder. Olekcii Mach/Getty Images/iStockphoto Olekcii Mach/Getty Images/iStockphoto Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance useContinue Reading
Dr. Ashraf Elsayegh’s house was one of the first to burn. He stepped out into his backyard atop the Pacific Palisades in early January to find a raging fire leaping from three houses away to two. He gathered his family, helped older neighbors to their cars and fled without aContinue Reading
President Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., talks about an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump is taking aim at U.S. drug prices withContinue Reading
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order asking drugmakers to voluntarily reduce the prices of key medicines in the United States. But the order cites no obvious legal authority to mandate lower prices. The order said the administration would consider taking regulatory actions or importing drugs from other countriesContinue Reading
In India, the mango is known as the “king of fruits.” The fruit, and its tree and leaves, are symbols of prosperity, good luck and love. There’s a lot to love nutritionally, too. Mangoes are rich in vitamin C and potassium. And they freeze well, making them a year-round smoothieContinue Reading
Most of us know that the best defense against tooth decay — or damage to the surface, or enamel, of your teeth — is to limit sugary foods and to brush and floss regularly. But once that damage has begun, or even progressed into a cavity, can you reverse it?Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of Americans will soon be forced by their health insurance to switch from one popular obesity drug to another that produces less weight loss. It is the latest example of the consequences of secret deals between drugmakers and middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, that are hiredContinue Reading
