On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. said “The United States will walk away from the declaration [on noncommunicable diseases], but we will never walk away from the world or our commitment to end chronic disease.” Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Alison Cox was in the room on Thursday when U.S. …
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Society has a remarkable love-hate relationship with artificial sweeteners. Originally marketed as a miracle—enjoy your favorite foods without the nasty sugar!—they’re now the target of wellness influencers across the internet. It’s not just health “coaches” and homesteading moms leading …
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Dr. Boris Todurov, left, performed heart transplant surgery on his patient, 12-year-old Kira Skilarova, second from right, during a Russian attack on Kyiv on July 9. Kira received her heart from a 4-year-ld girl who died earlier that evening at a hospital across the city. Also pictured are the heart donor’s mother, second from left, and Kira’s mom, far right. …
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In 2022, a sign in Miami, Fla., promotes “monkeypox vaccination.” That same year, the World Health Organization changed the name of the virus to “mpox,” since the animals that transmit it to humans are rodents and small mammals, not monkeys, and because of the stigma carried by the term “monkey.” Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images …
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Diet soda devotees have their reasons for obsessing over their favorite diet drink — sometimes it’s the flavor, and for others it’s the fact that it’s sugar-free. After all, you’re not getting a dose of high-fructose corn syrup hitting your blood sugar the way normal soda does. But it’s still important to monitor how much you’re drinking. The rapper Fat …
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Published on: Sept 08, 2025 09:03 pm IST Gastroenterologist highlights that daily soda intake over several years can cause serious liver issues, including fatty liver disease in young adults. Soda has become a staple in many people’s diets, from office lunches to late-night snacks. What seems like a small indulgence can quietly affect your liver’s health over time. Gastroenterologist Vivian …
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Pneumonia struck first. Then tonsillitis spiraled into sepsis. Malaria battered him next, and after treatment, the other illnesses flared back up again. This unvaccinated 2-year-old boy is trapped in a relentless cycle. “I was very sad. I knew these things could be prevented by vaccines,” his mother Alzhraa Fadul says through an interpreter. “I feel guilty that I can’t do …
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A vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug that only needs to be administered twice yearly but provides almost complete protection. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption toggle caption Nardus Engelbrecht/AP The U.S. announced Thursday that it will make an investment in the new HIV prevention drug called lenacapavir that’s been hailed as a “breakthrough” and a “game changer” by …
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In Gedaref, Sudan, a former bus station is serving as a cholera clinic. Many of the patients are Sudanese who have been displaced by the country’s civil war. Giles Clarke/Avaaz via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giles Clarke/Avaaz via Getty Images “Action is needed, not tomorrow, but really now,” said Yap Boum of the Africa Centres for Disease Control …
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A patient infected with mpox shows lesions on his body at a treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glody Murhabazi/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Glody Murhabazi/AFP/via Getty Images In August 2024, the news came in quick succession. On Tuesday — Aug. 13, 2024 — Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared mpox a public health …
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