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Up to 90 percent of people with the genetic condition develop Alzheimer’s disease.

Food and Drug Administration advisers met Wednesday to discuss when, whether and how to modify coronavirus shots to keep up with the evolving threat.

For some people, variations in a small number of genes appear to be linked to a greatly increased chance of developing the debilitating brain disorder, according to a study released Wednesday.

President Biden on Tuesday directed government agencies to take additional steps to research and treat long covid, a condition that remains often mysterious even as it has sickened millions of Americans.

Only 22.2 percent of Black adults and 29.2 percent of Hispanic and Latino adults see their usual health-care providers sharing their race or ethnicity, a survey shows.

The percentage of youths with prediabetes has more than doubled in recent years, going from just under 12 percent in 1999 to 28 percent by 2018.

Outsider named to conduct one-month review with an eye toward modernizing.

Here are some ways to turn between-meal bites into healthy powerhouses.

Biden officials previously said helping vaccinate the world is critical to protect Americans.

Norman “Ned” Sharpless also had a short stint as head of the Food and Drug Administration.