Brooklyn neighbors say public health hazards have increased this summer; city parks officials and a councilman offer contrasting explanations and responses
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says NIH will study a possible correlation between psychiatric drugs and youth gun violence as his department advances 128 proposals to address a so-called childhood chronic disease crisis
Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo says parents should decide which routine childhood vaccines are required for students as state officials seek to roll back long-standing requirements
HHS-led MAHA Commission calls on federal agencies to boost breastfeeding rates, build a safe supply of donor human milk and modernize formula nutrient and contamination standards
University of Pittsburgh researchers report associations in 132 cancer patients and mouse experiments suggesting microbiome changes and lowered arginine may impair T-cell responses
Analysis of 99 studies covering 221,097 users links products containing more than 10 percent THC to psychosis within hours and higher rates of cannabis use disorder
Laura Amies says her concerns about her daughter’s breathing, feeding and movement were repeatedly downplayed; she is now campaigning for newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy
A 2017 Purdue University analysis of 90 student bottles found widespread contamination on internal and external surfaces and recommends routine, thorough cleaning
Discipline tribunal says family physician admitted sexual activity with a patient and displayed 'few professional boundaries'; penalty hearing set for November.