The New York Times

The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”

The Democratic candidate for governor backed restrictions on disposal of fracking wastewater around a hard-hit town, and called for a “thorough investigation” of the dangers.

The gene is found predominantly in Southern Appalachia and may be one of the most powerful cancer-risk mutations ever found.

Scientists have discovered a powerful gene-targeting system in viruses. Billions of years old, VIPR seems to predate CRISPR and may be even more powerful.

Surging drug use has contributed to an epidemic in the Pacific island nation, where one in 60 adults is estimated to be living with the virus.

This year has become the deadliest year for measles in the United States since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.

He developed a program that became a model for hospitals around the world, making it easier for poor Black patients to navigate an onerous bureaucratic system.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.

A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Bronx has killed one person and infected nine. A Yankees spokesman said that its towers were cleaned on Sunday, and the city has not asked that games be postponed.

Federal projects are rolling out A.I. agents that offer therapy and prescribe medicine, raising concerns about safety and the influence of venture capital investors.

As Vermont’s health commissioner, he helped create a model for providing food and dental care. Later, he directed the first national vaccine program.

Cardiologists are struggling to figure out why a drug that should have prevented heart attacks didn’t work at all.

More than 11,000 cases of the illness had been linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms that was processed in Mexico. An investigation into how the parasite spread is continuing.

The White House plans to send the money to people in 30 states who have higher incomes and are insured under the Affordable Care Act.

The cases were reported in four states, and led to two hospitalizations. No deaths have been reported.