RFK Jr. Offers Qualified Support for Measles Vaccination
In a rare sit-down interview with CBS News, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, recommended the measles vaccine and said he was “not familiar” with sweeping cuts to…
One-Third of Maternal Deaths Occur Long After Delivery, Study Finds
During a recent five-year period, a substantial portion of maternal deaths in America — almost one-third — took place more than six weeks after childbirth, at a time when most…
Scientists Map Miles of Wiring in a Speck of Mouse Brain
The human brain is so complex that scientific brains have a hard time making sense of it. A piece of neural tissue the size of a grain of sand might…
Amid Tension Around H.H.S. Cuts, Kennedy Meets With Tribal Leader
At the very moment that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was set to take the stage, the governor of Gila River Indian Community was still standing at the podium,…
All Federal Experts on H.I.V. Prevention in Children Overseas Were Dismissed
The Trump administration has dismissed the few remaining health officials who oversaw care for some of the world’s most vulnerable people: more than 500,000 children and more than 600,000 pregnant…
Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired
So sharp are partisan divisions these days that it can seem as if people are experiencing entirely different realities. Maybe they actually are, according to Leor Zmigrod, a neuroscientist and…
Kennedy Kicks Off Tour on Fighting Chronic Disease
A day after attending the funeral of an unvaccinated child who died of measles, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. kicked off a tour through Southwestern states on Monday, spotlighting…
As RFK Jr. Champions Chronic Disease Prevention, Key Research Is Cut
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spoken of an “existential threat” that he said can destroy the nation. “We have the highest chronic disease burden of any country in the world,”…
Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities
The assisted-living facility in Edina, Minn., where Jean H. Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011, looked lovely. “But then you start uncovering things,” Ms. Peters said. Her…
Two Liquid Egg Brands Recalled Over Bleach Contamination Risk
Thousands of pounds of liquid egg substitutes sold under two popular brand names have been recalled because of the potential risk of contamination with a cleaning solution, federal safety regulators…