Saturday, February 21, 2026

Health

Biden and Georgia Are Waging a Fight Over Medicaid and the Future of Obamacare

A fierce battle with Georgia over a Medicaid experiment with stricter enrollment underscores the vast divide between parties over how to cover lower-income Americans. Source link

Is Bird Flu Spreading Widely to Farm Workers? A Small Study Offers Some Reassurance

Officials found no evidence of silent infections in 35 Michigan dairy workers, but experts noted that much more data was necessary. Source link

Listeria Outbreak Tied to Deli-Sliced Meat Kills at Least 2, C.D.C. Says

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 28 people had been hospitalized with listeria infections across a dozen states. Source link

Some Seniors Readily Step Back. Some Never Will.

Researchers are only beginning to understand why some people embrace retirement while others won’t even consider it. Source link

This Is Literally Your Brain on Drugs

A small new study shows reactions in the brain in people who were given psilocybin in a controlled setting. Source link

Ozempic and Weight Loss Drugs: Which Should You Choose?

As patients consider drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound and Mounjaro to treat obesity, experts say the choices are not so simple. Source link

A Daily Pill to Prevent S.T.I.s? It May Work, Scientists Say.

A common antibiotic, doxycycline, greatly reduced cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia when taken every day, a study found. Source link

Executives Depart Cassava, Maker of Disputed Alzheimer’s Drug

The chief executive and a lead scientist stepped down weeks after a federal grand jury filed fraud charges against a research collaborator. Source link

Peter Buxtun, Who Exposed Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Dies at 86

A Public Health Service employee, he turned whistle-blower after learning of decades-long research involving hundreds of poor, infected Black men who were left untreated. Source link

Moving in Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds

A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty on adult mental health risk. Source link
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