Andrew Jacobs

The U.N. health agency found that one in six infections worldwide was resistant to the most commonly available antibiotics.

One year after Hurricane Helene, people in the hard-hit western region of North Carolina can no longer rely on a successful program that helped keep them afloat.

El máximo responsable federal de salud del país dijo que Estados Unidos no puede apoyar las políticas de la OMS que, según él, promueven el aborto y la “ideología de género radical”.

The nation’s top federal health official said the United States could not support W.H.O. policies that he claimed promoted abortion and “radical gender ideology.”

Public health advocates complained that the final recommendations on combating chronic illness removed calls for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

The task force recommends which screenings and other preventive health measures must be covered by insurance.

A new study suggests that bedbugs were the first urban pest, and their population thrived in that environment. For the bloodsucking insects, it’s been the perfect 13,000-year-long marriage.

The state’s governor signed legislation to allow clinical trials of a psychedelic drug that shows promise for veterans in treating addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Reports of Elon Musk’s drug use have renewed attention to ketamine, a powerful anesthetic.

They contain increasing amounts of sugar, fat and sodium and decreasing amounts of protein and fiber.

The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.

The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of MDMA-assisted treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized.

F.D.A. Proposes New Food Labels to Detail Sugar, Fat and Salt Levels

América Latina y África subsahariana concentran una porción desproporcionada de casos de diabetes tipo 2 y enfermedades cardiovasculares relacionados con el consumo de bebidas azucaradas, según un nuevo estudio.

A new study assesses the effects of sugar-laden beverages on global health, with higher rates of consumption found in Latin America and parts of Africa.

People are turning to psilocybin, ketamine and other treatments for palliative care.

Medical facilities in Florida have plenty of experience with hurricanes, but officials are aware that Milton may bring more damage than past storms.

Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries where preventable deaths from infections occur too frequently.

Three Studies of MDMA Treatment Retracted by Scientific Journal (Published 2024)

The agency said there was insufficient data to allow the use of a treatment for PTSD that involves the drug known as Ecstasy.