Ozempic for kids? Inside the debate on adolescents taking weight-loss drugs
Time and time again, public health officials say childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Dr. Christopher
Read moreTime and time again, public health officials say childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States. Dr. Christopher
Read moreAs part of the first federal campaign to address healthcare worker burnout, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)
Read moreWhen Sophie was hospitalized for kidney problems in January, her doctor insisted on ordering a pregnancy test. This is standard
Read moreSince the beginning of this year, measles cases have been reported in eleven states spanning both coasts and heartland. A
Read moreThis week, a team with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) arrived in Chicago to assist in the
Read moreAt the end of this month, an Idaho labor and delivery unit will shutter its doors. It’s not exactly an
Read moreToday, the Biden-Harris Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read moreThe word “gauze” may have originated from the Palestinian territory Gaza, but even that wound care staple is running out
Read moreIn the 1968 counterculture classic “Wild in the Streets,” a musician in his early 20s petitions to lower the voting
Read moreNew data released today in CDC’s MMWR show that nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody product, was highly effective in protecting infants from hospitalizations associated with
Read moreThis week brought a bright light to an otherwise darkening landscape in reproductive autonomy in the United States. For the
Read moreKarmin Strohfus, the lead nurse at a South Dakota jail, punched numbers into a phone like lives depended on it.
Read moreThere’s no calming the buzz around energy drinks. And it’s not just because of their notoriously high caffeine content. In
Read moreTwo weeks after facing a backlash when Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos are legally children, Alabama lawmakers scrambled to
Read moreFor the first time in U.S. history, an oral contraceptive pill will be available to purchase over-the-counter, without a prescription.
Read moreUltra-processed foods, such as cereals and fizzy drinks, have been linked to 32 harmful health effects, according to the largest
Read moreCDC released today updated recommendations for how people can protect themselves and their communities from respiratory viruses, including COVID-19. The new
Read moreAccording to social media, carbs come in various guises: naked carbs, net carbs, complex carbs and more. You might be
Read moreIt’s well-documented that genetics play a role in the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a brain disorder that causes
Read moreToday, CDC Director Mandy Cohen endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation for adults ages 65 years
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