Health
-
News
Joining hands to protect babies from RSV
Like other respiratory viruses, RSV often spreads within households and reinfection can occur. Parents should be alert to worsening symptoms such as…
Read More » -
News
UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals
LONDON — The U.K. has sealed a deal securing a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the…
Read More » -
News
Donald Glover says he had a stroke
Donald Glover is opening up about a recent health scare that forced him to cancel his tour last year. At…
Read More » -
News
How healthy are potatoes? Science shows they’re more than just ’empty carbs’
Sweet potatoes tend to get most of the nutritional glory, but regular potatoes (russets, fingerlings, red and Yukon Golds) deserve…
Read More » -
News
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a…
Read More » -
News
Kimberly-Clark buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal
Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer…
Read More » -
News
FDA restricts use of kids’ fluoride supplements, citing emerging health risks
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements…
Read More » -
News
New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidney
WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man is resuming dialysis after living with a gene-edited pig kidney for a record 271…
Read More » -
News
Osteoporosis in men? Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem
Ronald Klein was biking around his neighbourhoodin North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I…
Read More » -
News
Commentary: Autism means too many things to mean anything
WHAT FAMILIES NEED To be sure, a return to autism subtypes would bring challenges and edge cases. The spectrum is…
Read More »