Health

The move comes after a series of cuts to prevention and treatment efforts worldwide. Some functions might be moved to another agency, officials said.

The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and inspectors.

The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.

Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

Veterans who wish to change their gender “can do so on their own dime,” the V.A. secretary said.

After the Dobbs decision, births rose in states with bans, but more for some women than others.

Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.

Laura Delano walked away from the treatments that defined her teens and 20s. Now, she’s hoping to create a road map for others to follow.

Brendan Costello’s family was bracing for goodbyes. But he had one last wish.