How new job cuts at the nation’s leading health agency affect Americans
The FDA’s top vaccine official has resigned. On Friday, Dr. Peter Marks wrote that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” That follows this week’s announcement that the Department of Health and Human Services would fire around 10,000 of its workers.
How exercise may be the ‘most potent medical intervention ever known’
It’s been well known for many decades that exercise provides many benefits to our health. But a new scientific consortium is revealing new insights into just how profound exercise can be for the human body. William Brangham discussed more with Euan Ashley, a professor of cardiovascular medicine and genetics at Stanford University and the newly named chair of its department of medicine.
Dementia risk in the U.S. after age 55 higher than previously thought, study finds
A new study shows that Americans’ risk of developing dementia after turning 55 is more than double what earlier research had found. The New York University study estimates that the number of dementia cases will double by 2060, reaching 1 million new diagnoses each year.