HEALTH

Trump Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, has said that tackling a chronic disease “epidemic” would be a cornerstone…

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Chicago O’Hare alerts of measles detected in international traveler

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is sounding the alarm on a potential measles exposure at Chicago O’Hare International…

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RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination

With the United States facing its largest single measles outbreak in 25 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.…

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Chemical found in common plastics linked to heart disease mortality in new study

Chemicals found in plastics have been linked to a multitude of health risks — and now heart disease mortality has…

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Brazilian nun who was world's oldest person dies at age 116

A Brazilian nun who was the world's oldest living person at 116 years old died this week. A British woman,…

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Assisted deaths could top 4,000 a year within decade

The number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within a decade of the law coming…

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CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago,…

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Jeremy Renner and the Science of Extraordinary Near-Death Experiences

A little over two years ago, the actor Jeremy Renner was run over by a seven-ton snowplow. In a new…

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How to Achieve the Two Types of Happiness

This weekend, my colleagues at The New York Times Magazine are publishing a special issue all about happiness: how to…

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Widespread deadly infection putting Americans at risk, doctor warns

Five years after the worldwide hyperfocus on COVID-19 began, some are concerned about the next pandemic — whether it could…

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