Health

Swathi Balantrapu has been searching for a treatment for her 10-year-old son with autism. She first tried applied behavior analysis therapy, or ABA therapy — an evidence-based approach. She later …

Bats such as this greater horseshoe bat can harbor dangerous viruses. Researchers present new evidence that it might be possible to immunize the winged mammals to protect them — and …

Kate Morrow and her 8-year-old twins, Jack and Lilly, at their home in Spartanburg County, S.C. Morrow struggles to understand why many of her neighbors haven’t vaccinated their kids. Mike …

Maïmouna Diouf served several years in a women’s prison, found guilty of infanticide, a charge she denies. She says conditions were harsh — dirty mattresses on the floor, a lack …

Alpha-Gal syndrome comes from tick bites. It causes severe allergies to some meat and dairy products. For some farmers and ranchers, it not only affects their health but also their …

Doctors say patients should get a lipoprotein(a) test along with other screening, in new guidelines for managing cholesterol. ER Productions Limited/Digital Vision/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ER Productions Limited/Digital …

Demonstrators protest staffing cuts outside the Atlanta headquarters of the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 1, 2025. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …

Dr. Acklema Mohammad checks a patient at El Nuevo San Juan Health Center in the Bronx in New York City in 2024. Community health clinics, like this one, are often …

It’s been a year since mass firings began at the CDC, the federal public health agency. Then came a shooting, and the government shutdown. Atlanta is still feeling the economic …

Dance teachers, health researchers, urban planners — they all have a desire to get people moving. But globally, exercise rates have remained stagnant.