On a recent Friday morning, Daniel, a lawyer in his early 40s, was in a Zoom counseling session describing tapering off lithium. Earlier that week he had awakened with racing thoughts, so anxious that he could not read, and he counted the hours before sunrise. At those moments, Daniel doubtedContinue Reading
By standing on a vibrating plate roughly the size of a bathroom scale, you could shed pounds and build muscle. At least, that’s the claim you’ll find all over TikTok. “All you have to do is just hop on this vibration plate, and it does all the work for you,”Continue Reading
I had a hole in my chest. Three weeks had passed since my open-heart surgery. My body was rejecting some of my stitches, spitting them out like rotten food. “It should heal on its own,” the doctor said as she used tweezers to pack the wound with gauze. She wasContinue Reading
Most kids recover from measles. But the virus can be deadly and can erase the immune system’s memory. jure/Getty Images jure/Getty Images The measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico is now close to 300 reported cases, surpassing the total number of cases in all of the U.S. in 2024.Continue Reading
Struggling to contain a raging measles epidemic in West Texas, public health officials increasingly worry that residents are relying on unproven remedies endorsed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, and postponing doctor visits until the illness has worsened. Hospitals and officials sounded an alarm this week, issuing aContinue Reading
It’s easy to make a medical case for blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, which have been shown to prevent heart attacks and strokes and save lives. But for the employers and government programs being asked to pay for the medications, the financial case for them is lessContinue Reading
In a hearing on Friday, senators pressed Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity nominated to head Medicare and Medicaid, on Republican-led proposals that would significantly affect the health care coverage for nearly half of all Americans. At his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, Dr. Oz bantered with senatorsContinue Reading
Keokuk County Hospital needs three physicians to staff its emergency room, but currently has just two. The hospital is seeking to hire a third full-time doctor to work in the ER and help treat patients at the 14-bed facility. Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio Even by ruralContinue Reading
~UserGI15966731/iStockphoto/Getty Images For decades, doctors have warned Americans not to overindulge in fast food. So it was striking to see the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sit down to a burger and fries on national television this week. While waiting for a meal at aContinue Reading
Dr. Mehmet Oz testifies before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington D.C. on Friday in his bid to be named administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images We’re following the confirmation hearings for the Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, andContinue Reading
