What to Know About Bill Gates’s Plans to Shut Down the Gates Foundation
In the next 20 years, Gates believes, progress will be ‘incredible.’ “This is a miraculous time,” he told me, with the most exciting work the foundation has ever done sitting…
Who Is Casey Means, Trump’s Pick for Surgeon General?
President Trump said on Wednesday that he would nominate Casey Means, a Stanford-educated doctor turned critic of corporate influence on medicine and health, as surgeon general. Dr. Means, an ally…
RFK Jr. Announces New Database for Research Into ‘Root Causes’ of Autism
After weeks of confusion about his plans for autism research, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday that his department would build a “real-world platform” that would allow…
Trump Has Called for More Babies but Dismissed Fertility Experts
Every year, tens of thousands of young women opt to freeze their eggs, an expensive and sometimes painful procedure. As more Americans postpone childbearing, the numbers are growing. But there…
‘Magic mushrooms’ may offer major relief for Parkinson’s patients, study shows
As Parkinson’s cases continue to rise, the race is on for therapies to combat the effects of the disease — and researchers have pinpointed an unlikely source of relief. Psilocybin,…
Philip Sunshine, 94, Dies; Physician Who Pioneered Treatment of Premature Babies
Philip Sunshine, a Stanford University physician who played an important role in establishing neonatology as a medical specialty, revolutionizing the care of premature and critically ill newborns who previously had…
N.I.H. Bans New Funding From U.S. Scientists to Partners Abroad
The National Institutes of Health will no longer allow American scientists to direct its funding to research partners overseas, casting doubt on the future of studies on subjects including malaria…
Trump Administration Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case
The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to sharply restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone — taking the same position as…
As Trump Targets Researchers, Europe Makes a Pitch to Attract Scientists
As the Trump administration slashes support to research institutions and threatens to freeze federal funding to universities like Harvard and Columbia, European leaders are offering financial help to U.S.-based researchers…
Cyberattack on UnitedHealth Leaves Medical Providers in Debt
Two independent medical practices in Minnesota once hoped to expand operations but have spent the past year struggling to recover from the cyberattack on a vast UnitedHealth Group payment system.…