NewYorkTimes A tiny agency responsible for overseeing these services is being dismantled as part of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhaul of his department. View original article Contributor: Reed Abelson
Acadia Healthcare’s chief executive was awarded a $1.8 million bonus to respond to “unprecedented governmental inquiries” into allegations of holding psychiatric patients against their will. View original article Contributor: Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg
The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help. View original article Contributor: Andrew Jacobs
Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics. View original article Contributor: Azeen Ghorayshi
Growing case numbers suggest that the national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth and Apoorva Mandavilli
Timberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies. View original article Contributor: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Katie Thomas
A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions. View original article Contributor: Rachel E. Gross
People with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential crisis,” one expert said. View original article Contributor: Paula Span
An interim U.S. attorney is demanding information about the selection of research articles and the role of N.I.H. Experts worry this will have a chilling effect on publications. View original article Contributor: Teddy Rosenbluth and Rebecca Robbins
Government websites that once provided basic information about the virus now redirect to a page citing a number of misleading or heavily contested claims. View original article Contributor: Benjamin Mueller