Health

Researchers at King’s College London will track the experiences of up to 3,000 children and teenagers who are being treated by Britain’s health service.

An ancient hybrid of tomatoes and potato-like plants may have given rise to the modern spud, a new study suggests.

The device stimulates the vagus nerve, signaling the body to tamp down the inflammation that contributes to the disease.

The administration is working with tech companies to make sharing information with various providers easier. Experts raised concerns about privacy and security.

Trisomy 18 is normally fatal within weeks of birth. But some parents are getting more time — with surgeries, luck and an incredible amount of effort.

The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape public health.

After turning down several new drugs and restricting use of another, Dr. Vinay Prasad drew the ire of the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and others.

Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly become addictive.