Health

Researchers in the U.S. are grappling with Trump administration executive orders around health and science agency funding and communications.

It took more than 50 years for Marthe Gautier to set the record straight about her discovery of the genetic cause of Down syndrome

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry

COVID levels may have peaked but flu is still high; RSV is on the way out

In this week’s roundup, catch up on the spread of bird flu in the U.S., a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas and lessons from fossilized vomit.

The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S. Experts fear a resurgence if lifesaving vaccines are revoked under the new administration

From Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s views on vaccines to Medicaid, here are some ways his confirmation as head of the Department of Health and Human Services could have sweeping effects on health care

Scientists have created a ranking of grocery store items based on their degree of processing

Some health professionals have spoken out about President Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for Secretary of Health and Human Services

Consuming alcohol, even in moderate amounts, is associated with health harms, but participating in “Dry January” and using other strategies can help limit them

A rundown on what’s at stake for global health if the U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization and an update on bird flu are in this week’s science news roundup.