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Kennedy looks for new members for revamped vaccine committee
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun searching for new members for a vaccine advisory committee it is quietly reshaping to look at alternatives to vaccinations, a move that has drawn worries from outside groups.
The National Vaccine Advisory Committee, created in 1987, has worked across agencies to advise the Health and Human ...Read more
2 new Legionnaires' deaths bring Upper East Side outbreak toll to 9
NEW YORK — Two more people have died of Legionnaires’ disease, raising the death toll from this summer’s Upper East Side outbreak to nine, officials announced Friday.
“I’m saddened to share that 2 more people have died in connection with the UES Legionnaires’ disease cluster,” city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in a ...Read more
Kentucky Gov. Beshear says he's done everything in his power to address McConnell absence
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear believes he’s done everything possible to demand more transparency surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell’s absence.
In a Friday interview on MS Now’s State of Play, host Peter Alexander asked Beshear if he has “done everything in your power to sort of move the ball forward on this, to try to ...Read more
Mitch McConnell 'frustrated' by attention on his health, longtime ally says
A longtime ally of Sen. Mitch McConnell said Kentucky’s senior senator is aware of and seems frustrated by the intense public scrutiny about his health condition.
Scott Jennings, a former McConnell adviser and conservative political commentator on CNN, said he spoke with McConnell on Tuesday about political races and the attention he’s ...Read more
Reprogramming immune system reverses diabetes in breakthrough mouse trial
Scientists designed self-policing T cells to stop the immune system from attacking insulin-producing cells in mouse trials, suggesting a way to reverse diabetes.
People with Type 1 diabetes rely on supplemental insulin to survive as their immune system destroys their body’s insulin-producing cells. Clinical trials from the Medical University ...Read more
High-Dose Statin Appears To Be Too Much For Cholesterol Patient
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a preemployment physical for my current position as a firefighter/EMT back in January. I had another preemployment physical for a new position with the fire department last month, and both physicians suggested a statin based on my high cholesterol. Both tests had similar results; my cholesterol was 272 mg/dL, my HDL was ...Read more
Where there's fire, there's smoke -- that you should avoid
The fire season is a-blazing. With it comes repeated warnings about the damage that toxic particles -- micro-fine and larger -- floating in the air can do to everyone's overall health. That's because the smoky pollution increases the risk of acute problems (heart attacks, trouble breathing, fatigue, headaches, congestion) and development of long...Read more
Pa. says vaccine guidelines won't change over Trump's executive order
Pennsylvania will not change its immunization guidelines in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order this week calling for states to reduce the number of recommended childhood vaccinations and separate a combination shot protecting against measles, mumps, and rubella.
Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, said his administration will “...Read more
Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe
It’s 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about a friend issue, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, opens an AI app and types, “I’m so stressed out, I can’t sleep.”
A reply arrives swiftly: “I’m sorry you’re dealing with this. Want to tell me a bit about what is stressing you?” The ...Read more
Trump wants to change how US kids get vaccines. How will that affect Florida?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump wants to change how American children get vaccines.
On Monday, Trump signed an executive order recommending changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, including pushing for vaccines to be spaced out and for certain vaccines to be recommended only to high-risk children.
But Trump’s recommendation ...Read more
Ebola is driving up maternal deaths as pregnant women in Congo avoid hospitals
Maternal deaths have doubled in the epicenter of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, as pregnant women avoid hospitals and medical staff and supplies are diverted to fight the virus.
The disruption is leaving women vulnerable to otherwise treatable complications including preeclampsia, malaria and obstructed labor, even when ...Read more
The not-so-big Lebowski: Why we've become so suspicious of people who lose weight
LOS ANGELES — "Stunning!"
"Shocking!"
"Nearly unrecognizable!"
"Unrecognisable!" (The British papers).
When one of your favorite actors suddenly dominates your social media feed, it is easy to fear the worst.
No. Not John Goodman.
Goodman was definitely trending this weekend, but thankfully he is alive and well.
The newfound ...Read more
Commentary: ALS doesn't wait. Our health care system still does
Health care innovation is built for patients who have time. ALS patients don't.
ALS reshapes time in ways that are hard to fully appreciate from the outside. Certain losses arrive earlier than expected, and once they begin, they don't reverse. Speech can be one of the first to go. When it does, the window to preserve a patient's actual voice ...Read more
Many states cover doula care, but access to a 'birthing bestie' is often out of reach
Doula Taja Iglesias and her business partner have built a space in Alexandria, Virginia, that’s all things pregnancy, birth, and childcare.
Comfortable couches in one area invite expectant parents to settle in for birth education classes. In another, a colorful pile of toys await the babies and toddlers. And there’s a free supply of diapers...Read more
Same knee surgery, twice the price: Hospital monopolies push up healthcare costs
More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide.
While knee replacement procedures have become standard, however, the prices charged have not.
At Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina, ...Read more
From mice to 'gym rats': Unregulated use of peptides raises alarm among researchers
LOS ANGELES — A few months ago, Pinchas Cohen learned of a thriving online trade in MOTS-c — a peptide that, when injected into mice, seems to mimic the effects of exercise.
The dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology was very familiar with this particular short chain of amino acids. His lab identified it years ago as one of the...Read more
Medical Therapy Is Called For With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
DEAR DR. ROACH: I'm a physically active 75-year-old man. I'm taking atorvastatin, losartan and amlodipine. During my annual physical in January 2025, my physician noticed a heart murmur. I had an echocardiogram done in February 2025 that showed a dilated proximal ascending aorta, measuring at 4.1 centimeters. It was 3.9 centimeters in January ...Read more
Hungry, hungry hips -- ooh!
Most folks snack before going to bed around four times a week, and almost everyone admits they have a snack attack at least once a week, according to a Sleep Foundation survey. Snack favorites are chips, crackers and pretzels, according to more than half of those responding. But around 44% said they opt for ice cream, 37% choose candy, and 43% ...Read more
Feeling sick? More people are asking AI what to do
While traveling to Portland, Peggy Dahl developed a cough so bad it left her gasping for breath after each bout. Far from her doctor, and with a sneaking suspicion of bronchitis, the Minneapolis resident turned to ChatGPT.
This wasn’t the first time she had used it as a medical sounding board.
During a visit to her daughter in Georgia, the ...Read more
NC's vaccine requirements won't change under Trump order, health director says
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s vaccine requirements won’t change ahead of the 2026-27 school year, state officials say, despite a new executive order from President Donald Trump that calls for looser childhood vaccine recommendations.
Trump’s order calls for the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines — typically administered at the ...Read more
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