Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reportsby Jone VickHealthDespite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics.
National Science Foundation Terminates Hundreds of Active Research Awardsby Jone VickHealthThe agency targeted grants focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as research on misinformation.
Measles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000by Jone VickHealthGrowing case numbers suggest that national total will surpass that seen during the last large outbreak in 2019.
Suicides and Rape at a Prized Mental Health Centerby Jone VickHealthTimberline Knolls, a mental health center owned by Acadia Healthcare, skimped on staff. Then came a series of tragedies.
Sex Hormones Are Brain Hormones. What Does This Mean for Treating Brain Diseases?by Jone VickHealthA growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions.
My Son Has a Rare Syndrome. So I Turned to the Internet.by Jone VickHealthSocial media became a place of both solace and torment. How much was mine to share?
Supreme Court Wrestles With Challenge to Affordable Care Act Over Free Preventive Careby Jone VickHealthThe justices heard arguments in a constitutional challenge to a task force that decides what treatments are covered at no cost.
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planningby Jone VickHealthBaby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.
Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planningby Jone VickHealthThe White House is soliciting policy proposals designed to give women incentives to have more children, a priority for many social conservatives.
When They Don’t Recognize You Anymoreby Jone VickHealthPeople with dementia often forget even close family members as the disease advances. “It can throw people into an existential crisis,” one expert said.
