Category: Washington Post

Study undercuts premise for excluding women from medical research

Women’s body temperatures are no more variable than men’s, researchers found.

CDC releases 77,000 more doses of RSV shot for infants

The move is the latest step by federal agencies to address shortages of the therapy as the country heads deeper into respiratory virus season.

Biden picks Vanderbilt physician to lead National Cancer Institute

W. Kimryn Rathmell, a prominent cancer researcher, will oversee initiatives intended to reduce the cancer death rate and speed up clinical breakthroughs.

Exercising with flat feet? Here’s what you need to know.

There’s little to suggest that treating flat feet helps anything.

Lung cancer survival rates have risen, but data show racial inequality

The report highlights the need for better messaging about screening for lung cancer, which is still the nation’s leading cause of cancer-related deaths.

She was born with a second uterus. She’s pregnant in both.

Kelsey Hatcher, who lives in Alabama, is pregnant with two fetuses in separate uteruses.

If you don’t love your drinking water, here are 6 things to try

The urge to drink water can diminish as you age. To get enough fluids, consider these filters, flavors and ideas.

How CDC’s new director is trying to regain trust shattered by covid

Mandy Cohen is tasked with restoring credibility to the once-vaunted agency at a time of extreme political divisions and fading trust in government — and science.

Program to get doctors to high-need areas falling short, study says

Overall, 73 percent of counties with shortages still had physician shortages a decade after their designation in the federal program.

Tuberculosis exposure at day care prompts ‘urgent’ testing for 500 children

Tuberculosis can advance rapidly in young children, creating an “urgent situation” after hundreds were potentially exposed at a YMCA day-care facility.