Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has upended medical research and public health in the U.S. in many ways. One of the ideas that could be influencing his overhaul of federal health agencies dates ...

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic predispositions and environmental exposures converge to cause autism spectrum ...

But they say a lack of empirical data and other flaws in the NEPTUNE model raise concerns that "temper our enthusiasm for the model and our confidence that it can provide a comprehensive explanation ...

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In January 2023, legislation was filed in Massachusetts (Bill S.750) that aims to improve health and reduce health inequities by doubling primary care investment in the state. S.750 was referred to ...

Imagine being discharged from the emergency room after a severe asthma flare-up, only to return to a home located near factories or congested roadways that heavily pollute the air. Or having your ...