Health

A new study found that fair prices for medications like Wegovy and Zepbound would be hundreds less per month than they are now.

The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to run major health programs for older Americans and the… Read More »Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

It is the first time the Senate has been called upon to confirm a C.D.C. director. Dr. Dave Weldon has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health… Read More »Senators Are Set to Question Weldon, Trump’s Pick to Head the C.D.C.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.

When one partner wants to cut back, or stops drinking altogether, the changes can reverberate throughout a relationship.

Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.

The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.