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Senate Confirms Bhattacharya to Lead N.I.H.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya gained prominence during the pandemic as an opponent of widespread lockdowns.

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Streeting: Israel’s attacks on Gaza are ‘unjustifiable’ and ‘intolerable’

At Guardian Live event, health secretary says Israel’s decision to break Gaza ceasefire is ‘soul-destroying’ and ‘cannot be justified’Israel’s attacks on Gaza are “unjustifiable” and �

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Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya confirmed by Senate to run NIH

Jay Bhattacharya is aiming to reshape the NIH as the agency faces workforce cuts and lagging morale.

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Nerve-Sparing Technique During Prostatectomy Helps Preserve Erectile Function

(MedPage Today) -- A nerve-sparing technique to guide robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer eased the surgery's negative effects on erectile function, a phase III study show

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For Some Measles Patients, Vitamin A Remedy Supported by RFK Jr. Leaves Them More Ill

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.

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Senate Committee Backs Dr. Oz for CMS Administrator

(MedPage Today) -- The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 along party lines Tuesday to recommend that Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA, be confirmed as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administ

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Surprising Findings From New Research About Dementia and Marriage

(MedPage Today) -- Unmarried people had a lower risk of dementia than those who were married, data from an 18-year cohort study of 24,000 older adults suggested.

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Opinion: 23andMe’s bankruptcy doesn’t diminish its impact

“23andMe might have filed for bankruptcy, but the transformation it brought to health care over nearly two decades is irreversible,” writes @michaelmina_lab.

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STAT+: Oz moves closer to role running Medicare, Medicaid on party-line vote

Dr. Oz, a former heart surgeon and TV host, is closer to becoming CMS administrator after clearing a key Senate committee vote.

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Horace Hale Harvey III, Early Abortion Rights Advocate, Dies at 93

A religious organization recruited him to help open New York City’s first independent abortion clinic, though it was unaware that Louisiana had taken away his license.

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