February 22, 2025
Health & Fitness
February 21, 2025
Judge Extends Block on N.I.H. Medical Research Cut…
A federal judge on Friday agreed to extend an order blocking the National Institutes of Health from reducing grant funding to institutions conducting medical and scientific research until she could come to a more
February 21, 2025
Firings at FDA Decimated Teams for AI and Food Saf…
In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration hired experts in surgical robots and pioneers in artificial intelligence. It scooped up food chemists, lab-safety monitors and diabetes specialists who helped make needle pricks and
February 21, 2025
Children’s mental health crisis deepens with…
A message reading “AI artificial intelligence”, a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. — Reuters As artificial intelligence chatbots gain popularity among users seeking companionship online, youth
February 21, 2025
Mum fears daughter’s rapid decline without d…
Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire Anna Cieslik Beatrice, 5, was diagnosed with Batten disease at the age of 3 The mum of a five-year-old girl with a terminal genetic disorder has said her daughter’s
February 21, 2025
Gene therapy experiment treats rare childhood blin…
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Moorfields Hospital Jace, 6, was born with a rare and aggressive eye condition An experimental trial of gene therapy has helped four toddlers – born with one of the most
February 20, 2025
Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats…
Two dairy workers in Michigan may have transmitted bird flu to their pet cats last May, suggests a new study published on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In one household,
February 20, 2025
Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital H…
Funds for vital health programs around the world remain frozen and their work has not been able to resume, despite a federal judge’s order that temporarily halted the Trump administration’s dismantling of the government’s
February 20, 2025
Norovirus hospital cases reach highest level ever …
There are a record number of patients in hospital with Norovirus in England. Data from NHS England showed 1,160 patients a day were in hospital with the vomiting bug on average last week –
February 20, 2025