Hurkle-Durkling, Prebiotic Sodas and Other Health Trends Defining 2024
“Hurkle-durkling” is in, along with gut health and floor time.
If You Test Positive for Covid, Can You Still Travel?
With coronavirus cases on the rise, summer travelers are once again facing difficult questions. Here’s the latest travel guidance from health experts.
Stomach Pain, Diarrhea and More Overlooked Covid Symptoms
Gastrointestinal issues are a common but often unrecognized sign of infection.
Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
It didn’t become part of vaccination programs in Africa until 2024. What if it had come faster? What if the shots had arrived9 years ago? 143,000. That’s how many children’s deaths could have been averted. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen interviewed more than 30 scientists, health officials and other key players in the development of…
How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke
Scientists are still studying the long-term health effects of smoke exposure.
V. Craig Jordan, Who Discovered a Key Breast Cancer Drug, Dies at 76
V. Craig Jordan, a pharmacologist whose discovery that a failed contraceptive, tamoxifen, could block the growth of breast cancer cells opened up a whole new class of drugs and helped save the lives of millions of women, died on June 9 at his home in Houston. He was 76. Balkees Abderrahman, a researcher who worked…
Our Favorite Nutrition Takeaways from 2024, So Far
Is red wine good for your heart? Are ultraprocessed foods really that bad for you? We have answers to these questions and more.
The Best Relationship Advice We’ve Heard This Year From the Experts
Whether you want to get comfortable talking about sex or become an ace apologizer, these tips are for you.
FDA Approves Donanemab, Eli Lilly’s New Drug for Early Alzheimer’s
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest in a novel class of treatments that has been greeted with hope, disappointment and skepticism. The drug, donanemab, to be sold under the brand name Kisunla, was shown in studies to modestly slow the pace of cognitive decline in…
Do Antidepressants Cause Weight Gain?
A new study tracked weight changes associated with eight popular drugs.