Oct 16 States are showing progress in reducing obesity, new report finds By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Cuts to federal staff and programs that address chronic disease could endanger that progress, according to a new report released Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 15 New York state confirms first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus By Associated Press The state Department of Health said Tuesday that the virus, which has been spreading in China and elsewhere, was identified in a person living in Nassau County on Long Island. Continue reading
Oct 14 Instagram says it will limit teens to PG-13 content by default as safeguard By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The company is also adding an even stricter setting that parents can set up for their children. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 6:27 A look at the latest advances in breast cancer prevention and treatment By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young For the past 40 years, pink ribbons have sprouted every October as the symbol of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To take stock of the latest in breast cancer research and the experience of patients, Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Arif… Continue watching
Oct 10 Reupping unproven claims about Tylenol, Kennedy claims a link between circumcision and autism By Thomas Beaumont, Laura Ungar, Associated Press During a meeting with President Donald Trump and the Cabinet, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reiterated the connection, even while noting there was no medical proof to substantiate the claim. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump visits Walter Reed medical center for ‘semiannual physical’ By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House declined to explain why Trump was getting a yearly checkup at Walter Reed six months after his annual exam. Continue reading
Oct 08 More than 80% of eastern Congo health facilities out of medicine, Red Cross says By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press The International Committee of the Red Cross says over 200 health facilities in eastern Congo face medicine shortages due to fighting in the region and a lack of humanitarian funding. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 3 scientists for their study of the immune system By Kostya Manenkov, Lauran Neergaard, Lindsey Wasson, Associated Press The trio will share nearly $1.2 million in prize money. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 7:30 What to know about RFK Jr.’s efforts to address long COVID research and treatments By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young More than two years after the WHO's COVID-19 public health emergency ended, millions of Americans are still living with long COVID. Symptoms vary from person to person, but range from mild to severe to physically debilitating. Recently, Health Secretary Kennedy kicked off… Continue watching
Oct 03 WATCH: FDA and HHS not endorsing generic abortion pill they just approved, White House says By Associated Press The White House said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of a generic form of mifepristone was just following the law and not a sign of support for the abortion pill. Continue reading