Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Health

French Government and Nestlé Accused of Cover-Up in Perrier Water Scandal

An inquiry found that Nestlé and French officials had concealed the company’s practice of filtering Perrier water it labels “natural.” The head of Nestlé has suggested that human activity is making pure water scarcer. Source link

Joe Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Is a Familiar Scenario for Prostate Experts

Guidelines advise no screening after age 70, and doctors say that even men who test diligently may develop an aggressive cancer after none was found at a recent checkup. Source link

Nine Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created. Source link

‘Love on the Spectrum’ Delivers on the Promise of Reality TV

The Netflix series, which follows a group of autistic people as they search for love in their hometowns, feels good to watch, but don’t just call it feel-good TV. Source link

Inside the I.V.F. Deliberations at the White House as Key Report Nears

Trump aides have discussed requiring insurers to cover the procedure, though one leading medical group says it has been shut out of the process. Source link

As Congress Debates Cutting Medicaid, a Major Study Shows It Saves Lives

The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent. Source link

Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment

The technique used on a 9½-month-old boy with a rare condition has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases. Source link

RFK Jr. to Defend HHS Overhaul as Democrats Denounce ‘War on Science’

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a defiant defense on Wednesday of his drastic overhaul of federal health agencies as House Democrats accused him of violating the law by shuttering whole divisions and cutting funding appropriated by...

An L.A. Doctor’s House Burned. Now He Treats the Fires’ Effects in Neighbors.

Another long-term concern is pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive disease in which scarring thickens and hardens lung tissue, making it difficult for oxygen to move into the bloodstream. Dr. Elsayegh describes a lung with pulmonary fibrosis as “a stiff...

Trump Plan Would Tie Some Drug Prices to What Peer Nations Pay

May 12 Update: Read more about the executive order and what it means here.President Trump will sign an executive order on Monday aimed at lowering some drug prices in the United States by aligning them with what other...
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Golden Dome missile defense plan surprises Congress with $125 billion price tag

Before President Donald Trump’s dramatic reveal of the "Golden Dome" missile defense project on Tuesday, the proposal...
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