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What kind of dairy does a body good? Science is updating the answer
People with hypertension are advised early treatment before blood pressure gets too high
Pastor Billiance Chondwe has known 9-year-old Diana Lungu since she was born. He helped her mother through a rough pregnancy and during Diana's early years. Diana's mother died of AIDS when Diana was nearing her third birthday. Diana herself was born HIV positive. After the U.S. issued stop work orders in January, she couldn't get the drugs she needs to suppress the virus. Chondwe has since helped her register at a government hospital for these medications. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption
COVID vaccines used to be available for drop-in patients at many pharmacies. Now with federal policy changes, availability is more limited and may depend on state-by-state guidance. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
RFK Jr. Grilled, Europeans Pledge Troops to Ukraine, DC Sues Trump Admin
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington D.C. The committee met to hear testimony on President Trump's 2026 health care agenda. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington talks about RFK Jr.'s Senate hearing
A new study finds that a single dose of LSD can ease generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, a disabling form of anxiety that affects about 1 in 10 people over the course of a year. mikkelwilliam/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
A vial of lenacapavir, the new HIV prevention injectable drug that only needs to be administered twice yearly but provides almost complete protection. Nardus Engelbrecht/AP hide caption
Why the medical community is thrilled by U.S. support for a 'breakthrough' HIV drug
Amanda Anisimova defeated Naomi Osaka early Friday morning to advance to the women's U.S. Open finals on Saturday. Both Anisimova and Osaka have been open about their mental health struggles. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption
Influencers tout the benefits of creatine supplements. Is it healthy or all hype?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Kayla Bartkowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
In this photo illustration, Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 (L) and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines fill their syringes at Borinquen Health Care Center on May 29, 2025 in Miami, Florida. Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Image hide caption
Florida's Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo at a press conference at the University of Miami Health System Don Soffer Clinical Research Center on May 17, 2022, in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Florida could become first state in the nation to eliminate all vaccine mandates
NhuNgoc Pham with her family on the day she received her doctorate in public health from Tulane University. After living through Katrina as a teen, she now researches post-traumatic growth. Pham family hide caption
Surprising lessons from studies about post-Katrina trauma
In Gedaref, Sudan, a former bus station is serving as a cholera clinic. Many of the patients are Sudanese who have been displaced by the country's civil war. Giles Clarke/Avaaz via Getty Images hide caption
Bowman, N.D., has about 1,400 residents, and they rely on Southwest Healthcare Services. The facility joined with other rural hospitals in the state to form a network that allows it to remain independent while sharing resources in an effort to save money and improve patient care. Arielle Zionts/KFF Health News hide caption
Three scientists learned they carry genes that significantly increase their risk for Alzheimer's. Here's how they're grappling with the news, and working to keep their brains healthy. mohd izzuan/Getty Images hide caption
A patient infected with mpox shows lesions on his body at a treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Glody Murhabazi/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption
Evelyn Thompson of Lice Is Simple, a treatment company in Nashville, Tenn., checks the head of a student at a preschool that experienced a lice outbreak over the summer that included at least 13 children. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption