N.I.H. Reinstates Employee Put on Leave After Criticizing Trump Research Cuts
Jenna Norton had filed a whistle-blower complaint claiming that the agency leadership had retaliated against her.
Health
‘I was slowly slipping into insanity because of PMDD’
Vicky Pattison talks about trying to get help for pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder.
F.D.A. Grants Early Access to Promising Drug for Pancreatic Cancer
Patients with one of the deadliest cancers have been pleading for an unapproved treatment that may prolong their lives.
‘It’s the most normal thing in the world to feel weird’
Bryony Gordon talks about her struggles with her mental health.
The struggle to get hold of medication in England is set to get worse
People living with conditions include heart problems, stroke risks, eye infections and bipolar are unable to get hold of the drugs they rely on.
Martha’s Rule helplines gets more than 1,700 calls from worried NHS staff
The scheme encourages staff and families to seek an urgent second opinion if they fear a patient’s condition is worsening.
Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise
Americans can’t afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress’s refusal to extend federal tax credits.
Top Psychiatrists Call for a Greater Focus on Ceasing Medication
With Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. aiming to rein in the use of psychiatric drugs, psychiatrists are preemptively addressing how and when patients should quit taking them.
‘We felt we had to miscarry again to get the help we needed’
An early care scheme could prevent thousands of miscarriages a year.
Trump Withdraws Nomination of Casey Means for Surgeon General
Dr. Means’s nomination had stalled in part over her views on vaccines. The president said he was instead nominating Dr. Nicole B. Saphier, a radiologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
The Vaccine Skeptic in Trump’s New C.D.C. Leadership Team
Dr. Sara Brenner is a physician, an F.D.A. official and a “MAHA mom” who has said people should not reflexively believe in the benefits of vaccines.
Sophie Raworth: ‘I hope I can still run in my 80s’
Sophie Raworth talks about the need for exercise as we get older.
Mother and baby unit a ‘significant step forward’
Mike Nesbitt says Northern Ireland’s first regional mother and baby unit in should open within the next three years.
The truth about taking testosterone
Dr Xand shares the latest information on testosterone
How can a heart rate tracker help you?
How can a heart rate tracker help you? Dr Oscar explains.
‘Amazing’ moment for communities given right to buy for the first time
Ministers say the new law in England gives power to local people who want to help others.
Women can wait years for an endometriosis diagnosis. New tech could change that
A new scan technique could spot areas of endometriosis missed by conventional scans, scientists say.
Claimants in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder case rise to 7,000
The case, which opened in the High Court on Wednesday, originally involved 3,000 claimants and is set to become the largest product liability case in UK history.
How to check whether you have bowel cancer
What are the main symptoms and causes of bowel cancer, and how can you reduce your risk of getting it?
11 cancers on the rise in young people – scientists find first clue why it’s happening
Researchers stress that simple lifestyle changes can still significantly reduce the risk of cancer.
Could At-Home Brain Stimulation Reduce Psychiatry’s Reliance on S.S.R.I.s?
A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some researchers hope it could challenge the current pill-centric paradigm.