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The number of obese children has quadrupled since 1990 prompting the WHO to take action by issuing treatment guidelines.

Returning to cannabis after decades? Experts and a geriatrician explain today’s stronger THC, drug interactions, safer formats and how to start low and go slow.

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Coefficient Giving, and the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future recently convened a meeting in New York City addressing global lead poisoning.

In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Cleveland Clinic’s AI for brain seizures, Fidji Simo’s plan to solve complex, chronic disease, and Vivek Ramaswamy’s estimated $12 million tax cut.

Miranda McKeon, diagnosed with breast cancer at age 19, is speaking out about the pain, fertility loss and fear of recurrence that the "strength" narrative leaves out.

VillageMD has signed a deal for an undisclosed sum to sell another 27 primary clinics to Harbor Health, which operates clinics and health insurance plans in Texas.

Three Tampa Bay counties are under emergency orders as Florida logs a record 252 locally acquired dengue cases. What the orders do and what drove the outbreak.

Kenya's first Ebola patient flew from Entebbe to Nairobi in the final days of a fatal illness. An epidemiologist explains what that means for contacts.

A five-nanobody antivenom protected mice from lethal cobra and king cobra venom, offering a potential new approach to treating snakebites in India.

Mumps outbreaks may be fueled by two things—waning immunity and immune amnesia following measles. We are likely to see more of both as fewer people vaccinate.

By a margin of nearly two-to-one, voters trust Democrats over Republicans when it comes to the issue of healthcare costs, a new KFF poll shows.

The existential risks posed by powerful AI systems demand serious safeguards. But our nation should not treat every use of AI as equally dangerous.

A public health expert explains what Americans should know about the pneumonic plague and if it will cause a pandemic.

Healthcare jobs that have driven U.S. job growth are being threatened by massive cuts in reimbursement from the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress.