NewYorkTimes The report echoes many of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s talking points on ultraprocessed foods and vaccines, but with some notable omissions. View original article Contributor: Dani Blum, Apoorva Mandavilli, Roni Caryn Rabin and Alice Callahan
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to return the nation to a time when he believes Americans were healthier. Not so fast, many researchers say. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin
They contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs
The test may make it easier to identify whether people with memory and thinking problems have Alzheimer’s or not. View original article Contributor: Pam Belluck
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett and Apoorva Mandavilli
The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions. View original article Contributor: Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
So-called transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds. View original article Contributor: Paula Span
New vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed this way. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth
The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases. View original article Contributor: Gina Kolata
The elimination of a key C.D.C. office has slashed funding to states for help lines used by thousands to stop smoking and vaping. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett and Kristian Thacker