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In January, a teenager in suburban St. Louis informed his high school counselor that a classmate said he planned to kill himself later that day.

The 14-year-old classmate denied it, but his ...Read more

DULUTH, Minn. – When a Jeep cut me off and then slowed to several notches below the speed limit, I first gasped and then gestured wildly, swearing. These things I remember.

But a sensor I was wearing to capture my heart rate and electrical changes in my skin, along with a vehicle “black box,” revealed more: aggressive braking and ...Read more

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — When Adolfo Román García-Ramírez walks home in the evening from his shift at a grocery store in this central Colorado mountain town, sometimes he thinks back on his childhood in Nicaragua. Adults, he recollects, would scare the kids with tales of the “Mona Bruja,” or “Monkey Witch.” Step too far into the dark, ...Read more

Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation’s high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation.

False and misleading narratives on social media, in news reports, and even in popular television dramas suggesting people can overdose from touching fentanyl — rather than ingesting ...Read more

Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Two people have died and a third person is showing symptoms consistent with the disease. The disease has been confirmed in one of the deceased through an autopsy; the other two cases are considered ...Read more

Republicans in Congress are eyeing $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal-state government health care program for lower-income people.

Depending on how states respond, a Republican proposal that would slash the 90% federal contribution to states’ expanded Medicaid programs would end coverage for as many as 20 million of the 72 ...Read more

The measles outbreak in Kansas continued to grow over the past week, driven largely by unvaccinated children and teens, according to health officials.

The Kansas Department Health and Environment reported Wednesday that there have been 37 positive cases of measles, up from 32 cases a week ago, according to the 2025 Kansas Measles Outbreak ...Read more

STOCKHOLM — In both the United States and Europe, two public health agencies aim to fight the spread of infectious diseases.

But the Trump administration’s rapidly evolving approach to public health prevention has highlighted stark and growing differences in their approaches.

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was born ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — It was a scene that doctors saw play out over and over during the COVID-19 pandemic, said David Pate, the former president and CEO of St. Luke’s Health System.

People brought critically ill family members to the hospital and were “in shock” when they learned that a family member had been infected by the coronavirus even ...Read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this week showing that 1 in 31 children in the U.S. is autistic. As researchers and physicians, we welcome the growing national attention—and federal funding—this condition is receiving.

But we worry the money is being directed toward the wrong question.

For decades, the lion...Read more

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased government data, ...Read more

As generative artificial intelligence gets better at interpreting images, the tech industry is setting its sights on health care. Cue the AI radiologist.

The futuristic vision includes AI providing an accurate analysis of multiple medical scans, combining it with an understanding of patient history, and delivering a personalized diagnosis and ...Read more

Sugar cravings are a challenge for many, especially in a world where sugary snacks and beverages are everywhere. While indulging in a sweet treat now and then can be part of a healthy lifestyle, frequent cravings can lead to overconsumption, increasing the risk of weight gain, Type 2 diabetes, and other health issues. Fortunately, there are ...Read more

Oftentimes, vegetables tend to assume the role of a side dish rather than the main course. However, according to a Gallup poll taken in September 2019, nearly one in four Americans said they had decreased their meat consumption, while nine in 10 people named health concerns as the reason they ate less meat (other factors were environmental ...Read more

Medications can provide a host of health benefits. They may prevent or eliminate a disease. They might improve your quality of life and even help you live longer. But the medicines we take also have potential side effects. While listed side effects don’t always occur, it’s always possible.

And though that’s unfortunate, it also makes ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a 28-year-old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer. My care team recommends starting treatment as soon as possible. While I’m ready to do the necessary treatments, I’m worried about the effect it may have on my ability to have children in the future. Are there options that can help preserve my fertility during ...Read more

As a veteran of more than 20 music festivals, Los Angeles law student Christian Langston has seen a little bit of everything.

Musically, he's seen indie rock bands and electronic dance music extravaganzas. He's witnessed unbelievable spectacles such as a giant flame-spouting metal octopus in Las Vegas – and that time EDM act Ookay brought out...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS – Michael Hoey admits he’s terrible at names. He used to call his kids “One, Two and Three.”

When naming his startup seeking to treat a common cancer with only a few drops of water, Hoey had his colleagues decide. They avoided techy terms like his last company, NxThera, and chose Francis Medical in honor of the founder’s ...Read more