A third clinic settles with DOJ over trans care
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U.S. moves to shut a Kentucky organ donation group, citing safety failures
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will shut down a Kentucky organ donation group accused of continuing plans for organ retrieval from some patients who unexpectedly showed signs of life. While those surgeries
Covid can reactivate dormant viruses, according to study
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Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling nearly yearlong vacancy
WASHINGTON — Erica Schwartz was confirmed Wednesday as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making her the second permanent leader of the agency since the second Trump administration
STAT+: Could poop pills be the next treatment for food allergies?
In an early-stage clinical trial, six participants with peanut allergy showed improved tolerance to small peanut exposures up to four months after they received fecal microbiome transplant using stool capsules. The results
The main therapy used for children with autism faces changes under Medicaid
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MRI is standard for diagnosing prostate cancer in most western countries. But most U.S. men don’t get them
With more than 333,000 new cases every year, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in the U.S., and by far the most common among men. It is also the least
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
BUNIA, Congo — Ebola has killed more than 1,700 people in eastern Congo in what has become the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease, according to data — spreading faster than health officials can
Trans federal employees sue over revoked health coverage
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STAT+: As Trump administration pushes court-ordered mental health care, a new report raises questions
In the last three decades, as involuntary outpatient treatment for people with serious mental health conditions like schizophrenia have expanded to almost every state, the evidence for these programs’ efficacy has remained