Category: 5. Health

On June 11, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a slate of eight new members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on national vaccine…

As Paramount Chair Shari Redstone reveals her battle with thyroid cancer, founder Billie Whitehouse opens up about leading a company through a profound health challenge—and what other women leaders can learn from her experience.

Chemotherapy is a toxic form of cancer treatment that specifically dysregulates tumor cells and effectively mitigates tumor growth. The discovery of chemotherapy in the early 20th century was the result of…

Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumor with about a 10% 5-year survival rate. The debilitating disease affects roughly 3 people per 100,000. According to the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center,…

Today, the world stands at a crossroads in genetic medicine, as seen in Destiny’s Child…

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who don’t have dementia are aware…

Tobacco use in a variety of forms is common in adolescent life today, with over 2.25 million youth using.

Huge progress has been made over the past few decades in reducing cigarette use among young people. But tobacco use – primarily…

In every news cycle, there’s at least one story about GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound. Although some extol the drugs’

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