Vice President Harris speaks at a roundtable on marijuana reform that included rapper Fat Joe and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent …
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'This is not a time to get sick,' says a doctor in Haiti on the health-care crisis
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe unrest has dealt a devastating blow to health care. Staff face the possibility of attack and abduction. Patients could lose their lives en route — or in a hospital …
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Olivia Munn recommended this breast cancer risk calculator after her mastectomy : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOlivia Munn arrives Jan. 9 at the Governors Awards on Tuesday at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Olivia Munn arrives Jan. …
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After 4 years, NIH is sunsetting its influential COVID-19 treatment guidelines
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe COVID guidelines were used by millions of doctors to guide care during the pandemic. Scientists say the development of new COVID treatments has slowed to a drip.
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People with symptoms of long Covid sit in the audience as they listen during a Senate Committee hearing on Long Covid earlier this year. Long Covid remains one of the …
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Four years since the pandemic hit, patients with long COVID are still fighting for answers.
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Indian judge says billion-dollar ayurvedic company has taken the public 'for a ride'
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe country’s supreme court has temporarily banned Patanjali, a leading maker of ayurvedic products with ties to the prime minister, from advertising certain items due to a history of false …
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Paul Alexander, who held a Guinness World Record for living the longest with the help of an iron lung, has died. Here, medical staff stand among iron lung machines in …
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Why a new report on child mortality is historic, encouraging — and grim
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesChild mortality has hit a historic low around the world — fewer then 5 million deaths a year. But experts believe that millions more could be saved by relatively cheap, …
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Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton, on June 25, 2022, in Glastonbury, England. Kate Green/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kate Green/Getty Images Olivia Rodrigo …