Breast cancer screening should begin at 40, not 50, federal health panel recommends
The United States Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday created new guidelines recommending all women…
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Opinion: Health care coaches are the next big thing. They’re also completely unregulated
John, a hypothetical middle-aged man, is told at his job about a new workplace wellness…
Does the end of Covid emergency declarations mean the pandemic is over?
If you have been looking for a sense of pandemic closure, the World Health Organization’s…
Listen: Welcome to Long Island: segregation and suburban health
For season 2 of “Color Code,” we’re zooming into the birthplace of American suburbs and…
CDC to cut back on Covid data it collects as public health emergency ends
The ending of the public health emergency for Covid-19 will force the Centers for Disease…
What explains rare heart condition among young men after Covid vaccines? A new study offers clues
A new study sheds light on what may be causing very rare cases of heart…
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to step down
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, announced Friday that…
WHO declares end to Covid global health emergency
The World Health Organization ended the Covid-19 global health emergency on Friday, saying it was…
STAT+: Senator pushes NIH for ‘formal’ review of Covid response
WASHINGTON — Republicans continued to press top health officials on the coronavirus response during a…
12,000 diseases lack treatments. One doctor thinks generics could yield cures
SAN FRANCISCO — About a decade ago, David Fajgenbaum thought his life was over. He…
Covid and mpox are here to stay, but the WHO’s emergencies may be nearing an end
Over the next week or so, the World Health Organization may declare a formal end…
STAT+: Juul execs shower House Oversight chair with campaign cash, just as he launches probe into FDA’s moves on e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON — Juul executives wrote personal checks to the head of the House Oversight Committee,…
FDA approves first RSV vaccine, a long-sought scientific achievement
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday licensed the first-ever vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus,…
RJ Reynolds is threatening to sue vape shops for selling flavored vapes
WASHINGTON – The tobacco giant RJ Reynolds is threatening to sue small vape shops if…
Rise in suicide-related ED visits among youth raises larger questions around mental health care
Visits to the emergency department related to suicide among children and adults aged 6 to…
Loneliness poses risks as deadly as smoking, surgeon general warns
WASHINGTON — Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking a dozen…
Opinion: Do masks work? Randomized controlled trials are the worst way to answer the question
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, before we had vaccines and effective medical procedures, the only…
STAT+: Tobacco control groups oppose a bill targeting disposable vapes — because they worry RJ Reynolds is behind it
WASHINGTON — There’s a new bill in Congress meant to crack down on the cheap…
Study: Ingredient found in salad bowls and burger wrappers less safe than previously thought
A compostable salad bowl seems like an Earth-friendly way to enjoy a healthy lunch. But…
Opinion: There’s a surprisingly easy way to avoid a huge number of major amputations
More than 400 Americans undergo major amputation of a leg, either above or below the…
Opinion: A judge’s infuriating ruling on vaccination puts Mississippi’s children at risk
Mississippi consistently ranks last or near-last in the United States on measures of health. But…
Opinion: Why involuntary treatment for addiction is a dangerous idea
As the overdose crisis rages on and the pandemic-fatigued public runs low on empathy, there…
Q&A: Chronicling the failures of the U.S. response to Covid
A new book on the U.S. response to the Covid-19 pandemic paints a picture of…
Opinion: How journalists can cover RFK Jr.’s antivax presidential run responsibly
Of course it was news when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he is running…
Tired of ‘dead end’ approach, herpes patients mobilize to demand government action
A medical student spoke emotionally about grappling with a diagnosis his classes told him little…
Suspected suicide attempts surged among youth during pandemic, study shows
The rate of suspected suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children and adults aged 10 to…
The NIH has poured $1 billion into long Covid research — with little to show for it
WASHINGTON — The federal government has burned through more than $1 billion to study long…
CDC advisory panel backs changes to Covid vaccination policy
An expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccination policy…
STAT+: STAT-Harris Poll: Most Americans are worried about RSV
A majority of Americans are concerned about the health threat posed by the respiratory syncytial…
FDA says older adults and the immunocompromised may get a spring booster dose of Covid vaccine
People aged 65 and older and those who are immunocompromised will be allowed to receive…
In a town plagued by an environmental crisis, a local abortion debate consumes public attention
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Zoe Poplin cupped her hands around her 17-month-old’s head, as if her…
Opinion: OTC naloxone is a baby step toward making the life-saving medication accessible
In an attempt to make naloxone more accessible amid the massive human toll of the…
The Biden administration will hang on to some Covid pandemic emergency powers
WASHINGTON — Even though the Biden administration is ending its highest-profile Covid-19 emergency declaration next…
Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana
DAKAR, Senegal — Ghana on Thursday became the first country to approve a new malaria…
Juul agrees to pay $462 million to 6 states and D.C., and to share documents
WASHINGTON — The e-cigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay six states and Washington D.C….
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Opinion: Current heat warning systems are woefully inadequate in an age of climate change
I’ve spent a decade studying the health impacts of extreme heat. In the communities I’ve…
‘If we don’t, others will’: White House Covid adviser calls on doctors to combat a vacuum of medical information
WALTHAM, Mass. — The coordinator of the Biden administration’s Covid-19 response team called on doctors…
Gunshot injuries surged in U.S. during pandemic, CDC says
NEW YORK — For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more…
Texas judge strikes down major Obamacare provision protecting birth control, PrEP coverage
WASHINGTON — A federal judge Thursday reversed a major Obamacare provision requiring plans to cover…
Opinion: To deal with the next pandemic, the FDA needs an Office of Preparedness and Response
New evidence of the spillover of the avian flu virus, known as H5N1, to some…
Newly available test strips can detect lethal ‘tranq’ in drug supply
Public health workers will soon have a new tool at their disposal to thwart a…
Directly observed therapy for TB treatment, via video, gets CDC nod
Directly observed therapy — where a health professional watches someone take a medication — has been…
Tuberculosis cases nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, data show
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, new diagnoses of tuberculosis dropped like a stone in the…
Former surgeon general Jerome Adams tries to outrun the shadow of the president he served
ST. LOUIS — Anesthesiologist and former U.S. surgeon general Jerome Adams has emerged as a…
Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea widens, WHO reports
The ongoing Marburg fever outbreak in Equatorial Guinea is significantly larger than has previously been…
Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will attempt to break up the network…
Opinion: Living kidney donors rely on a promise to protect our future health. We’re scared it will go away
Five years ago, I donated my “spare” kidney at the Mayo Clinic to a woman…
Tanzania reports a Marburg outbreak, Africa’s second this year
Africa is grappling with not one, but two outbreaks of Marburg fever, a disease that…
Steroid drug reduces death rate in severe pneumonia, study shows
Giving doses of the steroid hydrocortisone to patients with severe pneumonia cut the risk of…
STAT+: Senator calls for probe of conflict of interest on federal panel overseeing dietary guidelines
A U.S. lawmaker wants the federal government to probe potential conflicts of interest held by…