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A new experimental drug lowered blood pressure and sharply reduced signs of kidney damage in people with chronic kidney disease. Baxdrostat, an investigational pill designed to block production of th

Maralee Lellio was surprised to be diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer at 29, but she knew what her next steps would be. Her disease was treatable. Her oncologist recommended chemotherapy and surger

From the beginning, Soylent was shorthand for a certain kind of guy. A guy who worked in tech and probably wore a hoodie. A guy who, despite his six-figure salary, lived in an unfurnished apartment. S

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship where an outbreak of hantavirus was confirmed over the weekend, is moving once again. On Wednesday, after three people were evacuated, the ship departed from Cabo Verde

Houston doctor Mary Bowden is offering ivermectin to Texans years after gaining attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Saulo Angelo/Getty Images A Houston doctor who became one of the country's most

Health insurers are passing along cost for coverage in form of higher rates across the board, policy researcher says The popularity of pricey GLP-1 drugs has hit the budgets of users — and just about

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Congress members are urging the federal behavioral health agency to reverse course and allow funding to be used for harm-reduction tools, such as drug-testing strips to detect fentanyl. New guidance

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President Donald Trump suffered a pair of legal setbacks Thursday after a federal judge in Washington, D.C. , blocked the Federal Trade Commission from enforcing investigative demands against two of t

Cornell University scientists have made significant progress toward what many consider the holy grail of male birth control: a safe, long-acting, fully effective, and nonhormonal contraceptive that ca

Vitamin B12 may shape metabolism and aging more than previously understood. Vitamin B12 is typically associated with red blood cells and nerve health, but new research from Cornell University suggest

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When Stephen Kornfeld set sail aboard the MV Hondius in early April, his grand plan for the cruise was to add as many new species as possible to his birding list. A medical oncologist based in Bend, O

Ohio Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) has introduced his latest bill in his crusade against transgender Ohioans. Williams introduced HB 838 last Thursday. The bill would prohibit Medicaid from co

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The U.S. is among a number of countries working to prevent further spread of hantavirus after an outbreak on a cruise ship. Authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who disembarked from the M

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Since his second term started, President Donald Trump has announced, negotiated, or floated a flurry of initiatives aimed at taming the excesses of the pharmaceutical industry. This story also ran on

May 6, 2026 Updated May 7, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET Physicians have spent years working to improve the care for women in menopause and perimenopause − from training providers to setting standards for hormo

For the first time, scientists have shown that heart muscle cells can regrow after a heart attack in humans, a process that had previously only been observed in mice. Groundbreaking work led by speci

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Scientists have uncovered an unexpected mechanism by which the gut’s immune system maintains balance, challenging long-standing assumptions about how immune tolerance is regulated. Researchers at Wei

Researchers say that President Donald Trump’s resurrection of widely maligned fitness testing in schools is “half-baked” and unlikely to move the needle on youth physical activity alone President Don

On Friday, March 6, a federal judge in Florida issued an injunction under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, sought by five Florida hospitals operated by Tenet Healthcare. The injun

For decades, statins have been the default weapon against high cholesterol prescribed to hundreds of millions of people worldwide, taken daily for life, and credited with preventing countless heart at

Over the weekend, reproductive-health-care providers across the country confronted a puzzle they had never before needed to solve at scale: how to offer medication abortion without mifepristone. The d

May 5, 2026 Updated May 6, 2026, 9:39 a.m. ET Health insurance giant UnitedHealthcare said on May 5 it will eliminate prior-approval requirements for 30% of health care services amid complaints that

It costs about $10,000 a month to care for Richard Johnson, an 85-year-old living in a New Jersey dementia facility for long-term care. It's a price tag his daughter, Rebecca, doesn't think he can sus

GENEVA (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland said Wednesday a man who returned from South America and traveled on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus and is receiv

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have barred people under 18 from using indoor tanning facilities. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan to reduce “overprescribing” of psychiatric medications and support alternative treatment options and discontinuation of me

Washington — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after mon