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This image shows the logo of WeightWatchers on a mobile phone, and the company’s website, in New York, March 7, 2023. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP NEW …

The World Food Programme, a U.N. agency and a Nobel Peace Prize winner, is facing cuts in its budget that experts are describing as “unprecedented.” (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via …

If Congress cuts Medicaid funding, health policy researcher Ari Ne’eman says people with disabilities face a “unique threat.” zeljkosantrac/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption zeljkosantrac/Getty Images/E+ When Ari Ne’eman heard …

Gain-of-function research, became especially controversial and politically polarized during the COVID-19 pandemic. One theory states the SARS-CoV2 virus spilled out of a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan, China. Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty …

The study found that more people who start psychotherapy stick with it than in previous years. simplehappyart/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption simplehappyart/iStockphoto/Getty Images More American adults with mental health …

In Chad, they’re a key force in addressing the country’s high rate of maternal mortality. But U.S. aid cuts have affected their salaries. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

The Safe to Sleep campaign has greatly reduced cases of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths. Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Daniela Jovanovska-Hristovska/Getty Images I still …

Millions of Americans take over-the-counter pain meds, but many don’t understand how they work or the risks involved in taking them. We look at best practices for taking non-prescription pain …

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 10. J. Scott Applewhite/AP …

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas died at 116. LongeviQuest hide caption toggle caption LongeviQuest The world’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, died this week aged 116 years old. The …