TriggerPhoto/iStockphoto/Getty Images Carmen Peterson’s son Ethan is a big fan of Elmo and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. And although Ethan is nonverbal, he loves to sing along in his own way. …
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Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, …
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Clockwise from top left: Michael Gonzales, U.S. ambassador to Zambia, at the May press conference when he announced a cut of $50 million in aid for medications and medical supplies …
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The Trump administration has stated it wants the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule to look more like peer nations such as Denmark. Critics say the U.S. has different health threats.
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Scientists learn more about how human embryos implant using artificial wombs : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesMicroscopy image of a day 14 human embryo that has implanted in the new artificial womb. Matteo Molè at the Babraham Institute. hide caption toggle caption Matteo Molè at the …
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Why Medicaid programs are cutting back on a popular therapy for autism : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJust months ago, Gaile Osborne (left) didn’t expect her adoptive 3-year-old daughter, Aubreigh, would make friends at school. Aubreigh was diagnosed with autism at 14 months old. After struggling to …
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GLP-1s don’t always work for weight loss. Researchers are trying to figure out why : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method. …
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GLP-1s don't always work for weight loss. Researchers are trying to figure out why
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method.
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Systemic failures turn state mental hospitals into prisons : Shots
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFamily photos and hospital records of Quincy Jackson III, gathered by his mother, Tyeesha Ferguson. The mental health system makes it “easier to criminalize somebody than to get them help,” …
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Oona Zenda/KFF Health News When a librarian in Berkeley, Calif., was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor hadn’t heard of the medicine, and the bills that came …