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President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise, as secretary of Health and Human Services. Two Senate committees will question Kennedy this week on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal ...Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Susie Wyss used to inject herself daily with a medication for multiple sclerosis.

“The injection hurt. It caused welts, bruises, and sometimes permanent lipoatrophy,” Wyss told more than 800 people gathered in Boca Raton last week to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis and money for research. “Today, I’m on...Read more

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago is partnering with a health care investment firm that has pledged up to $130 million to help turn the school’s research and discoveries into medications more quickly.

The university and Deerfield Management are partnering on the initiative, called Hyde Park Discovery. Deerfield will spend up to $130 ...Read more

Happiness over one’s lifetime has been popularly described as looking like a U-shaped curve: The joys of youth are followed by the challenges of our 20s and 30s before an upswing later in life that reaches a peak after retirement.

While that may be true – or not – in wealthier countries such as the United States, it doesn’t ...Read more

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many topics, science and health chief among them.

Since then, information overload continues unabated, and many people are rightfully confused by an onslaught of conflicting health information. Even expert advice is often contradictory.

On top of that, ...Read more

Dizziness, headaches, confusion, fatigue, blurry vision and sensitivity to light are among the most common symptoms of a concussion. Once these symptoms have subsided and patients begin to resume their regular activities, they also may experience often-overlooked, underlying effects of concussion — persistent ringing in their ears, sensitivity...Read more

Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID.

Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last four years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electric blanket.

“My blood flow now sucks, so my hands and my feet are freezing. Even if I’m sweating, my toes are cold,�...Read more

Exercising as you age can be challenging. Sometimes it can feel like your body is breaking down. One possible reason for this could be senescent cells, which build up in your body as you get older and contribute to age-related disorders.

A recent study by Mayo Clinic shows that exercise and other physical activities can reduce the number of ...Read more

The abrupt pause in hiring, public communications, meetings and training workshops for some scientists at the Maryland-based National Institutes of Health since President Donald Trump took office is a threat to important medical research, some Maryland Democratic lawmakers warned Monday.

In a letter to the acting head of the U.S. Department of ...Read more

Free-standing emergency rooms are spreading all over South Florida, extending the reach of hospitals into fast-growing suburbs.

In Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, about 30 standalone emergency rooms have opened, are under construction or planned.

For residents in cities like Pembroke Pines, Deerfield Beach or Boca Raton, the burst...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, who “hasn’t been feeling his best” over the past few days, is canceling most public appearances this week and will undergo medical tests, according to a statement from his spokesman.

The statement, issued shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday by Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy, said the 64-year-old Adams...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams, who “hasn’t been feeling his best” over the past few days, is cancelling most public appearances this week and will undergo medical tests, according to a statement from his spokesman.

The statement, issued shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday by Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy, said the 64-year-old ...Read more

The highly contagious norovirus – popularly known as “stomach flu” or the “winter vomiting bug” – is now surging through the U.S.. The number of outbreaks is up significantly over previous years, possibly due in part to a new strain of the virus. Outbreaks can occur after direct contact with someone who is infected. Food and ...Read more

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

“How come you feel pain when you fall and get a scrape?” – Tillman, age 9, Asheville, North Carolina

Nobody likes to feel pain, but it’s something every person will ...Read more

What makes a food healthy? For the first time in 30 years, the Food and Drug Administration is updating its claim on what food products can use the word "healthy" on their labels.

And both the foods being taken off the list and the new foods now approved to use that claim might surprise you.

"This was long overdue. The term 'healthy' as used ...Read more

Cucumbers have always been cool. Now, thanks to social media, they're also hot.

Viral cucumber recipes racked up millions of views in the past year, thrusting the salad bar staple into the spotlight. Which might leave you wondering: Healthwise, can cukes endure the glare? Or should they be deleted from your diet?

Unlike some online trends, ...Read more

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the lungs. In a child with asthma, the airways are very sensitive, meaning the lungs may be inflamed or irritated even though they don’t look like anything is wrong. The degree and severity of airway inflammation with asthma varies over time.

The winter months can be especially challenging...Read more

A lot of people resolve to exercise more in the new year. But jump-starting your workout routine can be challenging if you've been sitting on the couch for a while. It can seem like a daunting task.

Dr. Nathan LeBrasseur, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at Mayo Clinic, says it's never too late to get moving, even if you'...Read more