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Trump and New York Are in a Tug of War Over Medicaid Coverage

14 April 2026 at 07:00
With tough new regulations looming in the president’s domestic policy bill, officials are coming up with plans to keep New Yorkers insured.

For Dr. Alister Martin, New York City’s new health commissioner, keeping New Yorkers insured could prove to be the main challenge of his tenure.

Can Food Actually Be Medicine? These Doctors Say Yes

10 April 2026 at 21:29
Prescribing produce, crafting meals: More medical schools are teaching students how to cook and use food as a tool for treating patients.

Eliza Leone, a dietitian, teaches culinary medicine to a mix of medical, dental and dietetics students from Tufts University.

Tests for Autism? Companies Are Selling Them, but Research Is Still Scant

7 January 2026 at 15:07
Backers claim the tests can predict a child’s risk of autism using a strand of hair or a mother’s blood, but critics say they are not ready for the market.

Kennedy Fires N.I.H. Scientist Who Filed Whistle-Blower Complaint

3 October 2025 at 02:49
Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who was on administrative leave, alleged that the Trump administration had defied court orders and undermined vaccine research.

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifying before the Senate last year.

Should the Autism Spectrum Be Split Apart?

1 October 2025 at 13:51
Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause.

Jodie Singer, 28, is severely autistic, speaking only in short, repetitive phrases and requiring round-the-clock care.

What to Know About Tylenol, Pregnancy and Babies

President Trump said on Monday that Tylenol use during pregnancy could lead to autism, a claim that is unproven.

President Trump speaking about autism in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages

15 July 2025 at 18:05
In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Medicare and Medicaid administrator, in May. The Trump administration has twice delayed Biden-era rules to slash payments for expensive skin bandages.

Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045

8 May 2025 at 19:23
In a wide-ranging interview, he explains his decision β€” amid the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid β€” to accelerate the end of his giving.

β€œI think it’s objective to say to you that things will be better in the next 20 years.”

How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients

1 September 2024 at 20:51
Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found.

Acadia Healthcare’s Park Royal hospital in Florida is among those that wrongly held some patients against their will.

Texas Supreme Court Rejects Challenge on Exceptions to Abortion Ban

31 May 2024 at 22:33
The court on Friday unanimously reversed a ruling that had expanded the definition of what counts as a medical emergency under the state’s strict abortion ban.

The Texas Supreme Court in November. Although the lawsuit will continue in trial court, the high court’s decision on Friday made clear that the challenge would not prevail.

Long Covid May Lead to Measurable Cognitive Decline, Study Finds

28 February 2024 at 22:00
People with long Covid symptoms scored slightly lower on a cognitive test than people who had recovered. But patients who had recovered scored as well as those who had only short-term Covid symptoms.

A long Covid patient with cognitive challenges prepared for a neurofeedback therapy session in Massachusetts in June.

Egypt Wiped Out Hepatitis C. Now It Is Trying to Help the Rest of Africa.

28 November 2023 at 05:00
Effective drugs that have made the disease curable have yet to reach most of the region.

Sulemana Musah, a schoolteacher in Accra, Ghana, started feeling sick in 2011, while he was a student, but he didn’t receive a hepatitis C diagnosis until 2017.

Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks

25 November 2023 at 22:11
About 60 million β€œzero-dose children” have not received any vaccines and have aged out of routine immunization programs. Protecting them will require a costly vaccination blitz.

Deborah Sebi, right, a nurse at a mobile clinic in Teshie, a fishing village in Ghana, prepared an immunization for Rebecca Bamembaye’s 3-month-old, Doris.

Terminal Cancer Patient Helps Erase More Than $20 Million in Medical Debt for Others

19 November 2023 at 14:39
Casey McIntyre organized a campaign that has raised nearly $220,000 since she died a week ago. The funds are expected to pay off more than $20 million in debt, an official said.

β€œA note to my friends: if you’re reading this I have passed away,” a post on Casey McIntyre’s social media accounts read two days after she died.

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