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STAT+: NIH restores DEI prohibition for grant recipients within hours of rescinding it

The NIH rescinded a 7-week-old DEI directive on Monday, only to reinstate it hours later without explanation.

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Less Real-World GLP-1 Weight Loss; TROA Support; Rebuttal to Vitamin D Guidelines

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers found that injectable GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity tended to yield smaller reductions in weight in real-world settings versus what is reported in clinical trials

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Targeting Food Dyes Ignores the Real Crisis in Childhood Nutrition

(MedPage Today) -- As researchers dedicated to child health and nutrition, we appreciate efforts by the Trump administration to limit children's exposure to potentially harmful food additives like sy

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Sleep and Alzheimer's Risk; Brain Death Conversations; Faster Aging in Kids With MS

(MedPage Today) -- More morning naps were associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's dementia, while more early afternoon naps were tied to reduced amyloid levels, data from the Rush Memory and Agi

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RFK Jr. Aide Attacks Health System but Runs Company Promoting Wellness Alternatives

(MedPage Today) -- Calley Means has built a following within the "Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)" movement by railing against the failings of the U.S.

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Opinion: RFK Jr.’s attack on vaccine experts endangers every American 

“Our nation’s top health official cannot be trusted to protect America’s children and their families,” writes Richard Besser, pediatrician and president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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Private Equity in Heart Failure Care; Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor Wins; First Robotic TAVR

(MedPage Today) -- A study showed that hospitals bought by private equity firms were admitting disproportionately healthier patients with heart failure -- whose outcomes did not correspond with the

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Doctors dismissed my pain. I eventually discovered I had a rare tumor

By the time I got a diagnosis, I had seen four different doctors over the span of six yearsMy baby nephew grabbed my arm, eager to show me his toy trucks.

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RFK Jr’s ‘clean sweep’ of CDC vaccine panel experts will erode public trust

Health officials, scientists and vaccine researchers sound alarm after health secretary fires 17 advisory membersHealth secretary Robert F Kennedy’s “clean sweep” of a critical vaccine advisory

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