Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to …
LA firefighters put out massive blazes. Now they worry that cancer might be smoldering inside them
Pacific Palisades was burning to ash. “As far as the eye could see, homes were on fire, everywhere,” said firefighter Joseph Field, 50, who’s been …
‘Measles is only a plane flight away’: As outbreak surges, experts warn against global health funding cuts
After returning home from a trip abroad last week, an infant in Houston was hospitalized with measles. In Lamoille County, Vermont, this month, a child …
Measles outbreak surpasses 350 cases and is expected to keep growing
Three hundred and fifty-five cases have been reported in the ongoing measles outbreak in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, but local officials say that it’s …
Small study hints anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients
For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from the brains of people …
Former US surgeon general: America is getting a crash course in herd immunity
Editor’s note: Dr. Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general in the first Trump administration, is a distinguished professor in pharmacy practice and public …
When speaking with vaccine-hesitant patients, pediatricians turn to these tips
In the early 2000s, when Dr. Alexandra Cvijanovich was completing her medical training in Utah, her team cared for a 13-year-old boy with subacute sclerosing …
HHS removes surgeon general’s gun violence advisory from its website
The US Department of Health and Human Services has removed the 2024 surgeon general’s advisory on gun violence from its website. A link to the …
As bird flu continues to spread, Trump administration sidelines key pandemic preparedness office
The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, according to three sources familiar with the …
H5N1 bird flu virus is infectious in raw milk cheese for months, posing risk to public health, study shows
Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public …