Even just a few joints a week can make a difference ― measured in milligrams of THC. A new study by researcher Rachel L. Thorne and her team provides the first concrete thresholds for the weekly dose at which the risk of cannabis use disorder increases significantly.
Two hospitals in California are discontinuing hormone treatments for transgender youth, citing Trump administration pressures. In the past year, many hospitals and clinics have scaled back that care. AILSA CHANG, HOST: As of today, the largest children's hospital system in California is no longer offering gender-affirming hormone therapy to those under 19.
The Berlin Hospital Association (BKG) has issued a warning describing a spate of seemingly "inexplicable incidents" at hospitals and health care facilities in the capital. These range from drone incursions over hospital grounds and cyberattacks to forced entry and arson.
The Department of Homeland Security's push to detain and deport immigrants has led to high numbers of detainees and a need for more medical staff. Stephen Smith/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephen Smith/AP In 2025, as immigrant arrests by U.S.
Plastic is everywhere. Inside the human body, in the depths of the ocean and the far reaches of the Arctic. Now a new study warns that, unless the world changes course, plastic could more than double its damage to human health within the next two decades.
"We now have the information to prevent cancer before it starts," said Isabelle Soerjomataram, a cancer surveillance specialist at the International Agency on Research on Cancer (IARC). Speaking to the press last week, Soerjomataram and her colleague Andre Ilbawi were presenting the findings of a study involving 36 cancer types in 185 countries.
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Britain's King Charles III attends an Advent Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, on Wednesday. On Friday, the monarch said early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year.
Death cap mushrooms look similar to other edible varieties, but are highly poisonous. They grow near oak and other hardwood trees, usually in urban and suburban areas.
When the woman's phone began to ring one morning in June, she did not know that the news she would receive would hurtle her and her teenage daughter into a "tunnel" of medical appointments, tests — and fear.
Craig Garthwaite, Director of the Program on Healthcare at Northwestern University and co-author of a new paper from the Aspen Economic Strategy Group, talks about reforms that could make healthcare cheaper and more efficient. MILES PARKS, HOST: So as we just heard, the debate over extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies is intensifying this week.
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, pictured at HHS headquarters last year, led the Public Health Corps during the Biden administration. Her official portrait was changed during the government shutdown to her previous name.