Friday, April 17, 2026

Health

Jesse Roth, Who Advanced the Understanding of Diabetes, Dies at 91

His research showed that Type 2 diabetes was caused by insulin resistance at the cellular level, a controversial idea that initially met with disbelief. Source link

Kennedy’s Vaccine Agenda Hits Roadblocks, Diminishing His Clout

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is posing challenges for the Trump administration. Top health jobs are unfilled, and a court has blocked his vaccine schedule changes. Source link

Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director

The administration has yet to find a candidate who aligns with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s agenda while avoiding his unpopular stance on vaccines. Source link

Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel

Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the committee, was appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a purge of the previous advisers. Source link

Diabetes, Overlooked and Unchecked, Poses New Risks in Africa

As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care. Source link

J. Michael Bishop, Nobel Prize Winner for Cancer Research, Dies at 90

He helped discover cancer-causing genes. Later, as chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, he led a major expansion. Source link

Paula Doress-Worters, an Author of ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves,’ Dies at 87

She wrote about postpartum depression when it was an unmentionable like abortion or birth control, and her research on her own suffering helped countless women. Source link

David Botstein, Gene-Mapping Pioneer, Dies at 83

His method of locating genes in human DNA allowed researchers to find disease-causing genes, and later to map the entire, sprawling human genome. Source link

Trauma Bonding: What It Means and How to Spot the Signs

The phrase has been used online to describe connections built through shared suffering, but experts say that’s all wrong. Source link

Women Who Undergo Menopause Before 40 Face Higher Heart Attack Risk

A new study found that women who went through so-called premature menopause had 40 percent more fatal and nonfatal heart attacks over the course of their lives. Source link
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