The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official, Read MoreContinue Reading
Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images A shortage in medical cement is likely to lead to delays in some patients getting joint surgery, NHS bosses say. It comes after Heraeus Medical, the main supplier of bone cement to the health service, has had to temporarily halt production at its mainContinue Reading
Vaccine maker Moderna says the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve its new flu shot for older adults after all, Read MoreContinue Reading
Bernie Sanders is coming to Los Angeles to campaign for a proposed “billionaires tax” that has set off an uproar in the Silicon Valley and led to divisions among Democrats, Read MoreContinue Reading
Nick Triggle, Health correspondent and Joe McFadden, Health reporter Getty Images Tighter restrictions on high-risk cosmetic procedures such as liquid Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) are needed immediately, a cross-party group of MPs says. The Women and Equalities Committee said only doctors should be allowed to carry out these treatments becauseContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
“I can do a lot of things that I wasn’t able to do before” A nine-year-old boy has become the first person in the UK to have pioneering surgery to lengthen one of his legs. Alfie Phillips has a rare condition called fibular hemimelia, which caused his right leg toContinue Reading
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Intermittent fasting may not help people who are overweight or obese lose weight, a large review suggests. The researchers say the popular practice of fasting on some days of the week and eating normally on others “may make little to no difference to weightContinue Reading
MedPage Today) — An exercise program for older cancer survivors should begin with balance and flexibility training before moving on to activities to build strength and cardiorespiratory function, according to new consensus-based recommendations…Read MoreContinue Reading
They’re a sports medicine specialist’s biggest no-nos…Read MoreContinue Reading
Before being confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation’s official vaccine recommendations. He did both…Read MoreContinue Reading
A young woman in Zambia was sent to a maximum-security prison after she was denied a legal abortion and ended her pregnancy on her own, Read MoreContinue Reading
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to separate profound autism into its own diagnosis, Read MoreContinue Reading