A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen
The Senate health committee chairman said new members of a key advisory panel who were appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “lack experience.” View original article Contributor: Sheryl Gay Stolberg
A coalition of health insurance companies is vowing to make changes to the prior authorization process, after years of patients and providers’ complaints over a system they say delays care and endangers people’s health. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] On Monday, federal health officials met with representatives from some of the country’s major insurance companies, including Aetna, Blue … Read more
If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what to know about the synthetic insecticide, plus how and when to use it. How permethrin works Permethrin, which is derived from the chrysanthemum flower, … Read more
Run-of-the-mill fatigue can be hard to distinguish from true burnout. But while both can leave you drained and unfocused, burnout runs deeper. Here’s how to know whether you simply need to catch up on rest—or a more serious reset. What’s the difference, really? Being tired is a normal part of life, especially when you’ve had … Read more
The Brief June 24, 2025 Updates on Iran, Trump, immigration, and more Podcast ID – Short Length: b55c1aa3-900c-4a9f-8d1a-dfe63efccd9c Podcast ID – Long Length: a9194dab-f0b9-461b-b3c2-df9a06f21fc2 In the months after Texas banned abortion in nearly all situations, Dr. Lou Rubino stayed and continued treating patients in Austin. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “I just had in mind I could still … Read more
The extraordinary effort to create a parallel system of recommending and perhaps even providing vaccines faces major challenges. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein
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If you want your good boy to have a good summer, make sure he catches balls instead of rays. Dogs can get just as sunburned as people, veterinarians warn, and sometimes, it becomes an emergency. “Especially during the really hot summer months, we see an uptick of pets coming in with sunburns,” says Veronica Villanueva, … Read more
More people identify as bisexual than as lesbian or gay. Yet bisexuality tends to be largely misunderstood, and people who are bi are exposed to “so many negative messages, both from heterosexual people and from lesbian and gay people,” says Tania Israel, a professor emerit of counseling psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, … Read more