Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa

Unregulated sexual stimulants are flooding West Africa, posing major health risks that officials are scrambling to address.

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Why Young Children May Not Get Covid Shots This Fall

Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal officials may withdraw an endorsement for the vaccine in younger children.

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SUNY Downstate Hospital Official Sentenced for Stealing $1.4 Million

Dr. Michael Lucchesi, the former chairman of emergency medicine, used hospital funds on personal vacations, concert tickets and luxury pet care.

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What Is Cardiac Amyloidosis?

A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors.

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States Sue Over Trump Efforts to End Pediatric Transgender Medical Care

The lawsuit comes amid escalating efforts by the U.S. government to restrict the availability of certain services for transgender adolescents.

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An Attack on the Medical Establishment Buried in an 1,800-Page Regulation

If approved, a new rule could end the entrenched pay advantages for specialists like surgeons over other doctors.

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Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages

In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.

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Do Doctors Profit Off Vaccines? Fact-Checking RFK Jr.’s Claims

Experts said the health secretary’s remarks send a dangerous message: Don’t trust your physician.

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UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics

The company has invoked the murder of an executive last year to complain about coverage in news outlets, on streaming services and on social media.

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Justice Dept. Demands Private Patient Info From Trans Youth Medicine Providers

Doctors and hospitals were subpoenaed for private information on gender-related care for minors, the latest move by the Trump administration to stop the treatments.

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