Type 1 diabetes is worse in the young – here’s why James Gallagher Health and science correspondent Nye family Gracie Nye in hospital when she was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes Scientists have discovered why type 1 diabetes is more severe and aggressive when it develops in young children.Continue Reading
Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care, Read MoreContinue Reading
The nonprofit group’s investigation found that plant-based protein products were more likely to have hazardous levels of the neurotoxin or heavy metals., Read MoreContinue Reading
A new award will help early-career researchers who study dystonia, the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced Tuesday. The award is $150,000 for two years., Read MoreContinue Reading
South Korea’s Hyundai ADM Bio said its new cancer drug under development, Penetrium, may prove effective treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and MS., Read MoreContinue Reading
A study published Wednesday reports “significant” disparities in the risk of dementia for lower income and non-white ethnicities in the United States., Read MoreContinue Reading
The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023’s record total, Read MoreContinue Reading
The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as Day 43 with almost no one happy with the final result, Read MoreContinue Reading
Thousands of NHS staff in England to lose jobs after deal approved Nick Triggle Health correspondent PA Media Thousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the costContinue Reading
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances…Read MoreContinue Reading
The United States has grown its dependent on foreign drug supplies from China and India,, causing a national security and public health threat, lawmakers say., Read MoreContinue Reading
At least 153 unvaccinated students at two northern South Carolina schools exposed to measles are being quarantined for 21 days, state health officials said., Read MoreContinue Reading
The world’s largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil., Read MoreContinue Reading