Health - Wednesday, March 25, 2026

RFK Jr. and a top adviser are continuing the search for a new CDC director past a statutory deadline.

A short-term funding bill enacted this week will ensure that more than 12,000 Floridians do not lose access to a program that helps pay for H.I.V. medications.

A California bill would allow "not ultraprocessed" labels on foods, even as scientists debate definitions and courts question the legality of similar laws.

Bhattacharya faced tough staff questions on job cuts and fallout from the shooting attack on the agency.

A new MRI method measures cardiac oxygen use in three minutes without catheters or radiation, offering a simpler way to study heart failure and metabolism.

The attorneys general of Texas and Arizona contend that Cord Blood Registry, which stores umbilical cord cells, profited from misleading new parents.

Scientists have discovered that losing a key protein in small cell lung cancer triggers inflammation that actually helps tumors grow and spread. Even more surprising, it pushes cancer cells into a more aggressive, neuron-like state linked to relapse.

The FDA approved a new medicine from Denali Therapeutics for Hunter syndrome, a notable decision by the agency after a string of rejections of rare disease drugs.

Flower nectar often contains small amounts of alcohol, meaning pollinators like hummingbirds are drinking it all day long. Despite consuming human-equivalent amounts, they show no signs of intoxication—suggesting a surprising evolutionary tolerance.

A major discovery reveals that metformin works not just in the body, but in the brain. By switching off a key protein and activating specific neurons, the drug lowers blood sugar through a previously hidden pathway, opening new doors for diabetes treatment.