Category: 4. Health

Hunger and food insecurity are problems in the United States. Measuring their existence and the role federal and state governments play in their mitigation is vital, according to public health experts. But now an annual report on hunger and food insecurity issued by the U.S….

When President Donald Trump adamantly proclaimed in a press conference on Sept. 22, 2025, that pregnant women should not take Tylenol, I immediately thought about my own experiences during my second labor. While pushing for nearly three hours, I developed an infection in my uterus called chorioamnionitis, which occurs when bacteria infect the uterus, placenta and sometimes the baby’s bloodstream. I had a fever, and my baby’s heart rate was significantly elevated.

I remember…

Pfizer $4.9 billion cash acquisition of Metsera, a clinical-stage biotech focused on next-generation obesity drugs, is more than another high-profile deal in pharma’s dealmaking spree. It signals a strategic pivot: Pfizer intends to plant its flag firmly in the obesity market, one of the largest growth opportunities in the history of biopharma.

“Obesity is a large and growing space with over 200 health conditions associated with it,” Pfizer CEO Albert…

Staying…

Led by the National Institutes of Health’s RECOVER initiative and supported by its Clinical Science Core at NYU Langone Health, a team of researchers from across the country explored a link between the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and hyposmia — the reduced ability…

A groundbreaking scoliosis study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented at the 2025 Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, addresses a critical question: Do patients with scoliosis experience long-term benefits from major reconstructive surgery?

It’s a simple but difficult question.

Scoliosis can…

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the neurons in the brain and spinal cord. In the United States alone there are fewer than 20,000 cases a year. However, the disease is fatal with a 5-year survival rate of 10-20% after diagnosis. This progressive disorder impedes voluntary muscle movement and can dramatically impact an individual’s quality of life. Symptoms of ALS…

The government shutdown on October 1^st is not just about politics or…

The continual release of new apps and platforms that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) has had positive impacts on society, as well as healthcare. Specific information can be quickly found and is easily accessible. The ability to ask a question and get an answer within seconds online was not thought to be possible one-hundred years ago. Additionally, news channels and social media pages also serve as avenues to collect information and update…