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Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D.
The taboo against pork is deeply entrenched in both religious traditions. But the prohibition is not absolute.
Children under 12 need different versions of Covid vaccines, but many pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices aren’t stocking them.
Health issues prevented the women, who were in their 80s, from climbing out, officials said. They became unresponsive after overheating
(MedPage Today) — The nation’s health department starting Monday can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with
The announcement of the deal signaled an end to the bidding war for Metsera between Pfizer and Novo Nordisk, the
A new study shows that, across racial groups and the sexes, older Americans have sharply different patterns of marriage and
Since arriving at Yale School of Medicine in 2019 as an internal medicine resident, Evangelos Oikonomou, MD, DPhil—now an assistant
A new study from Yale University researchers shows how artificial intelligence can bring different kinds of data together, offering a
KFF Health News senior contributing editor Elisabeth Rosenthal discussed the cost of cancer care in the wake of James Van Der
One year after taking charge of the nation’s health department, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t
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LaVerne Partlow’s smile lit up the Zoom screen from the first moment we started chatting. Her warm presence was palpable despite
Chemist Khalid Salaita received the 2023 Merck Future Insight Prize. The award comes with $540,000 to fund the next phase
Residents of Atlanta’s majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods have significantly less access to fresh produce than residents of the city’s non-majority-Black
Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key
A 125-million-year-old dinosaur just rewrote what we thought we knew about prehistoric life. Scientists in China have uncovered an exceptionally
As the planet warms, many expected ecosystems to change faster and faster. Instead, a massive global study shows that species
Explore an overview of the Mexico City Policy, which, when in effect, requires foreign NGOs to certify that they will
This analysis assesses the potential reach of the latest expansion of the Mexico City Policy, which is now part of
This budget summary provides an analysis of global health funding amounts provided in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human
(MedPage Today) — Every day, we seem to be inundated with more and more innovations and new technologies, whizbang cool devices, software, and blood tests. It’s getting easier and easier to test and detect more and more illnesses, and provide…
(MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved the topical phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor difamilast (Adquey) as a new option for mild/moderate atopic dermatitis (AD).
The approval allows for use in adults and pediatric patients at least 2 years…
(MedPage Today) — To the medical and scientific community: I am not here to police your fear. You are more than justified in your anger, your tears, your concern. We’re dealing with the aftermath of two murders in Minnesota, where physicians were…
(MedPage Today) — Why…? Why…? Why…? Jasper whimpered, not just once or twice, but repeatedly. It was January 2026. For
(MedPage Today) — Low-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) was more common in patients with autoimmune hyperthyroidism and thyroid eye disease (TED)
(MedPage Today) — Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died at
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