Therapeutic Food Shortage Puts African Children at Risk of Starvation, U.N. Agency Says | |
Supplies of a highly nutritious treatment are running out, according to UNICEF. | |
The Cutting-Edge Hearing Aids That You May Already Own | |
Apple is preparing to turn its AirPods Pro 2 into easy-to-use aids for people with mild to moderate hearing loss. | |
Harris Releases Medical Information From White House Doctor, Daring Trump | |
Vice President Kamala Harris released a letter from her doctor saying that she is in ?excellent health,? as her campaign tries to capitalize on the lack of health information shared by her rival. | |
Florida IV Plant Spared From Storm, Company Says | |
Milton threatened a Daytona Beach site that produces one-fourth of the nation?s IV medical solutions, which were already in short supply because of storm damage in North Carolina. | |
U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene | |
The F.D.A. has authorized shipments from overseas plants to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients. | |
Does Your School Use Suicide Prevention Software? We Want to Hear From You. | |
Concerned about anxiety and depression among students, some schools are monitoring what children type into their devices to detect suicidal thinking or self-harm. | |
On Drug Prices, Harris Pushes for Deeper Cuts While Trump Offers Few Specifics | |
Both have campaigned for lower prescription costs. Kamala Harris has promised to expand President Biden?s policies. Donald Trump is a wild card. | |
3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds | |
A survey by the C.D.C. found high rates of sadness, bullying and suicide attempts among transgender and gender-questioning teenagers. | |
Harris Proposes a Medicare Plan to Provide Home Care, Vision and Hearing Ben | |
The vice president?s health care plan is meant to help Americans who are struggling to find affordable home care for themselves or aging relatives. | |
Fisher-Price Recalls ?Snuga Swings? Linked to Five Infant Deaths | |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, which one of its commissioners said was ?doomed to fail.? | |
Modern Love Stories That Changed Readers? Lives | |
For 20 years, Modern Love has recorded people?s lives. The column has also had real-life reverberations on readers. | |
Hospitals and Nursing Homes Close or Put Up Flood Barricades | |
Medical facilities in Florida have plenty of experience with hurricanes, but officials are aware that Milton may bring more damage than past storms. | |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Goes to 3 Scientists for Predicting and Creating Proteins | |
The Nobel, awarded to David Baker of the University of Washington and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper of Google DeepMind, is the second this week to involve artificial intelligence. | |
TikTok Faces Lawsuits From 13 States Around Teens and Mental Health | |
More than a dozen states sued TikTok on Tuesday for creating an app designed to be addictive to children and teenagers. | |
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Honors Ambros and Ruvkun for MicroRNA Discovery | |
The prize was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, which helps determine how cells develop and function. | |
How Can I Cut PFAS ?Forever Chemicals?? | |
They?re almost everywhere. And they?re bad. But there are some things you can do to avoid them. | |
Rwanda?s Doctors and Nurses Hit Hard by Deadly Marburg Virus | |
The Health Ministry has reported that 80 percent of the infected are health care professionals. | |
As Bird Flu Spreads, Two New Cases Diagnosed in California | |
Both patients were dairy workers whose illnesses were mild. Investigators are continuing to evaluate the contacts of a Missouri patient who had no exposure to animals. | |
?Mom, I Want to Live?: A Young Girl Battles War and Cancer | |
Sonya Liakh was diagnosed with eye cancer at age 2. After Russia?s invasion of Ukraine disrupted her treatment, her family faced a desperate struggle. | |
Stories of Marijuana?s Little-Known Harms: ?It Took Over Everything? | |
A growing number of marijuana users in the U.S. are experiencing severe health problems like these. | |
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