Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case
The request echoes the position the Biden administration took in the case in January, surprising some observers.
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As Trump Targets Researchers, Europe Makes a Pitch to Attract Scientists
The continent’s leaders are hoping to benefit as the Trump administration cuts support for research and threatens universities such as Harvard and Columbia with the freezing of federal funds.
UnitedHealth’s Move to End Cyberattack Loan Lifeline Upsets Medical Providers
The company lent roughly $9 billion to practices affected by a vast cyberattack on its payment systems last year. Medical practices are now suing the health care colossus, saying it is pressuring them to repay funds.
Doing nothing on social care ‘untenable’, MPs warn
The report says failure to fix England’s social care system carries an unknown human and financial cost.
Sybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96
After taking part in a landmark case against the manufacturers of the synthetic hormone DES, she represented many other victims of harmful drugs and devices.
Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where it is difficult to guarantee patient privacy.
Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health
More than $800 million in N.I.H. grants canceled as of early May — nearly half of those terminated to date — covered the health of sexual and gender minority groups, The Times found.
How Trump’s Cuts Are Stifling L.G.B.T.Q. Health Research
The Trump administration has systematically stripped funding from research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people. Benjamin Mueller, a reporter covering health and medicine for The New York Times, describes how hundreds of such projects were abruptly halted, stranding participants in experiments, and leading to lawsuits that argue that the administration had not offered a legal justification for...
Teen mental health: When to seek help and what parents can do
Mental health problems are increasing in young people. How can their families support them? And when should professional help be sought?
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: There Are Perils in ‘Elderspeak’
A new training program teaches aides to stop baby talk and address older people as adults.
Are there more autistic people now?
Why is the number of autism diagnoses changing? And what does it mean for autistic people?
Trump Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.
Science backers say proposed science cuts pose dire risks.
One expert said the consequences would be “catastrophic” if Congress enacts the White House agenda of sweeping budget cuts.
RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
Assisted deaths could top 4,000 a year within decade
Estimate included in official review of costs and impact of passing assisted dying law in England and Wales.
Universal Antivenom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him Hundreds of Times
Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other deadly species.
New mum says maternity treatment was ‘traumatic’
More than 700 people sign a petition to put a Teesside hospital trust into special measures.
Federal Report Denounces Gender Treatments for Adolescents
The H.H.S. review may set the stage for additional restrictions on gender-affirming care. Critics described it as an ideological statement.
Streeting accused of ‘betrayal’ over maternity funding plan
Campaigners say the move will “rip the heart out of any moves to improve maternity safety”.
U.S. Prosecutors Accuse Large Insurers of Paying Kickbacks for Private Medicare Plans
The Justice Department accused three large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.
Overlooked No More: Joyce Brown, Whose Struggle Redefined the Rights of the Homeless
She successfully challenged her involuntary commitment to Bellevue Hospital in 1987, setting a precedent for homeless people that remains relevant today.