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Ex-CDC director: The last words my father spoke to me—and what they taught me about saving lives

Decades ago, I visited my father in the nursing home as I was about to become New York City health commissioner. I never forgot what he said.

September 21, 2025

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Swiss drug giant looks for ways to lower U.S. prices amid tariff threat and admits Americans ‘pay for a large part of the innovations’

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FILE – Erik Siebert, interim U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi, right, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, left, listen during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office, March 27, 2025, in Manassas, Va. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

U.S. attorney who failed to charge Trump adversary resigns under pressure from administration

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, and others

President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump imposes $100,000 annual fee for H-1B visas and unveils $1 million ‘gold card’ as pathway to U.S. citizenship

By Barbara Ortutay, Seung Min Kim, and others

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Starbucks hops on the health craze with protein coffee weight-loss influencers had been concocting in its drive thru for months

September 4, 2025

Young man, old man

How the midlife crisis was replaced by a decadelong rise in ‘young worker despair’ in the U.S.—and what it means for Gen Z

By Nick Lichtenberg

September 1, 2025

Gen Z are eyeing up ‘secure’ healthcare jobs to AI-proof their careers, but be warned: chiropractors, doctors and paramedics are the unhappiest workers

Gen Z are eyeing up ‘secure’ healthcare jobs to AI-proof their careers, but be warned: chiropractors, doctors and paramedics are the unhappiest workers

By Orianna Rosa Royle

August 31, 2025

Fecal matter could spoil your last summer beach escape

Fecal matter could spoil your last summer beach escape

By Patrick Whittle, Mingson Lau and The Associated Press

August 30, 2025

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The Best Labor Day Mattress Sales of 2025

By Christina Snyder

August 26, 2025

U.S. Coast Guards stand at attention behind their haul of drugs that they seized.

The Coast Guard just dumped nearly 40 tons of drugs worth nearly half a billion dollars onto a dock in Florida

By The Associated Press

August 26, 2025

A doctor in an operating room looks at a laptop. Other doctors are gathered in the background.

Doctors who used AI assistance in procedures became 20% worse at spotting abnormalities on their own, study finds, raising concern about overreliance

By Sasha Rogelberg

August 26, 2025

Nicolle Ritchie peels corn facing away from the camera in the midst of a corn field.

‘Like the corn’s never getting a break. It’s just hot all the time’: How America’s farmers conquered climate change for a ‘monster’ harvest

By Melina Walling, Joshua A. Bickel and The Associated Press

August 25, 2025

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Your health insurance bill could jump 75% in 2026 if Congress fails to act, experts say: ‘something we haven’t seen in a very long time’

By Tom Murphy and The Associated Press

August 25, 2025

18 months after becoming the first human implanted with Elon Musk’s brain chip, Neuralink ‘Participant 1’ Noland Arbaugh says his whole life has changed

18 months after becoming the first human implanted with Elon Musk’s brain chip, Neuralink ‘Participant 1’ Noland Arbaugh says his whole life has changed

By Jessica Mathews

August 23, 2025

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The 11 Best Mattresses of 2025

By Christina Snyder

August 22, 2025

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Gen Z want ‘secure’ jobs in health care—but this CEO left the industry after realizing he could make millions getting Americans to eat more fruit

By Preston Fore

August 22, 2025

The exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000

The exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000

By Emma Burleigh

August 20, 2025

This millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day lunch habit

This millennial gut health scientist and founder juggles 5 jobs and 2 kids—she has a ‘strict’ coffee routine and swears by $20-a-day lunch habit

By Orianna Rosa Royle

August 20, 2025

Asia’s elderly risk getting sicker for longer. Hotelier Allen Law wants to ‘bridge the gap’ between lifespan and healthspan

Asia’s elderly risk getting sicker for longer. Hotelier Allen Law wants to ‘bridge the gap’ between lifespan and healthspan

August 20, 2025

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Walmart recalls potentially radioactive frozen shrimp sold in 13 states

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press

August 19, 2025

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Saatva Mattress Review 2025

By Christina Snyder

August 19, 2025

Ozempic

Novo Nordisk slashes price of Ozempic in half to $499 for cash-paying, eligible U.S. patients

By Nick Lichtenberg

August 18, 2025

Ken Langone and Bob Grossman at the NYU Langone Suffolk County hospital.

How big data and an A-list board turned struggling NYU Langone into a $14 billion hospital powerhouse

August 15, 2025

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You really should stop watching TV at least 2 hours before bed time, spokesperson for American Academy of Sleep Medicine says

By Adithi Ramakrishnan and The Associated Press

August 14, 2025

Perfect storm to hit Obamacare: Millions of Americans could see insurance premiums surge 75% in 2026

Perfect storm to hit Obamacare: Millions of Americans could see insurance premiums surge 75% in 2026

August 13, 2025

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Hand soap recalled due to potentially life-threatening bacteria

By Chris Morris

August 13, 2025

Ousted vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad to return to FDA

Ousted vaccine regulator Vinay Prasad to return to FDA

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang and Bloomberg

August 9, 2025

Here’s everything in GPT-5 that’s new and different from OpenAI’s previous AI models

Here’s everything in GPT-5 that’s new and different from OpenAI’s previous AI models

By Alexandra Sternlicht

August 7, 2025

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The gift of a good night’s sleep: The CEO who donates duvets and luxury sheets to families who need rest most

By Lila MacLellan

August 7, 2025

Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push

Just 1% of health R&D targets women. The Gates Foundation aims to change that with $2.5 billion push

August 4, 2025

Novo Nordisk selects insider Maziar Mike Doustdar as new CEO, to tackle ‘recent market challenges’

Novo Nordisk selects insider Maziar Mike Doustdar as new CEO, to tackle ‘recent market challenges’

By AFP

July 29, 2025

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What if 10,000 steps per day was never the magic number? Bombshell scientific study says you need far less for health benefits

By Nick Lichtenberg

July 28, 2025

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A federal judge just dealt a blow to RFK Jr.’s strategy to defund Planned Parenthood

By Kimberlee Kruesi and The Associated Press

July 28, 2025

US health, tech officials to launch data-sharing plan

US health, tech officials to launch data-sharing plan

By Rachel Cohrs Zhang, John Tozzi and Bloomberg

July 26, 2025

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