Month: October 2024

Kinnon MacKinnon leads the world’s largest study on people who stop or reverse their gender transitions, a group embroiled in intense political fights. View original article Contributor: Azeen Ghorayshi

At the first-ever TIME100 Health Leadership Forum in New York City on Tuesday night, TIME correspondent Eliana Dockterman began a panel conversation about women’s health by mentioning that one of the speakers—Dr. Natalia Kanem, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund—gave her a bracelet backstage. “This bracelet has 28 beads, and five of them … Read more

The CDC is investigating an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants, which has infected at least 75 people in 13 states and hospitalized at least 22. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun

Deltra James was 33 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 triple-negative metastatic breast cancer. Five years later, this is how she’s celebrating life. View original article Contributor: Amber Ferguson, Drea Cornejo

The middlemen have been accused of helping drive up U.S. prescription drug prices, but the industry’s top lobbying group argues they reduce costs. View original article Contributor: McKenzie Beard

After two failed presidential bids, the Vermont senator is learning to wield his influence in new ways. View original article Contributor: Dan Diamond

The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated. View original article Contributor: Clayton Dalton

Health officials say that recalls of onions — the suspected source of the contamination — would help lessen the risk to consumers. Other major fast-food chains have also stopped offering onions. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth

Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases. View original article Contributor: Maya Misikir and Stephanie Nolen