How public health officials rapidly traced the source of the McDonald’s E. coli outbreak
Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show how disease detectives pieced together what was making people sick. Dec. 6,…
Lead in gasoline tied to millions of excess mental health disorders: study
Exposure to car exhaust from leaded gas, which was phased out in 1996, resulted in anxiety, depression and ADHD symptoms in generations of…
Mysterious illness in Congo has killed dozens, authorities report
An unidentified disease has killed 79 people and sickened 376, according to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ministry of Public…
Trump’s pick for FBI director promoted vaccine ‘detox’ supplements
Kash Patel has posted about a supplement line that claims, without evidence, that it can help people "detox" from Covid…
McDonald’s E. coli outbreak is over, CDC says
Slivered onions on the Quarter Pounder hamburgers were the likely source of contamination. One person died, and more than 100 got…
RFK Jr. attacked the CDC’s ‘fascism’, likened vaccinating children to abuse by the Catholic…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, also argued for jailing vaccine scientists in previously…
Dave Weldon, Trump’s CDC pick, could bolster an RFK Jr. anti-vaccine agenda
Weldon served 14 years in Congress, where he was an outspoken critic of the CDC and its vaccine program.Nov. 25, 2024, 10:10 PM UTCBy…
Cold plunges may have fewer benefits than hot baths, new study suggests
A new small study suggests that hot water can help muscles repair themselves and become stronger.Nov. 23, 2024, 11:00 AM UTCBy Linda…
Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon, for FDA chief
Makary, who will need to be confirmed by the Senate, has defended controversial Trump cabinet pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Get more newsIn…
Trump’s tariffs could raise the cost of generic drugs in the U.S.
Generic drugs make up the majority of prescriptions filled in the U.S. Nov. 22, 2024, 1:30 PM UTCBy Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Sara G.…