WashingtonPost Children with twice the triclosan concentration had, on average, a 23 percent higher chance of eczema compared with those with lower concentrations. View original article Contributor: Ian McMahan
One Amish community living in northern Indiana is considered one of the least allergic populations ever measured in the developed world. View original article Contributor: Meeri Kim
Tanner Martin died at 30. The Washington Post chronicled his fight against cancer as he and his wife, Shay Martin, awaited the birth of their daughter. View original article Contributor: Ariana Eunjung Cha, Jahi Chikwendiu, Drea Cornejo, Dan Keating
The Trump administration’s actions on NIH gain-of-function research have raised concerns among scientists, who argue the move could block experiments that are safe and potentially lead to new treatments and medicines. View original article Contributor: Hannah Natanson, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Joel Achenbach
NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson, Hannah Natanson, Dan Diamond
The court upheld West Virginia’s 2022 law banning mifepristone for abortions in most cases. View original article Contributor: David Ovalle, Praveena Somasundaram
A clinical trial is launching to test the effectiveness of new tests that aim to detect genetic signatures of cancer in the blood. View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson
Up to 60 percent of older adults live with persistent muscle pain, but there’s a lot you can do to ease that discomfort. View original article Contributor: Hallie Levine
Using a 2024 obesity framework, 18.8 percent of the adults previously been categorized as “overweight” now fit under the “obese” category, researchers said. View original article Contributor: Hannah Docter-Loeb
Despite a terminal cancer diagnosis, Kim Fellner had been doing well. Then, suddenly, she couldn’t breathe. View original article Contributor: Kim Fellner