Healthy Living

Officials say California woman's death likely meningitis

Health officials are working to determine whether the death of a California Bay Area woman last week is in any way connected to a man who died from bacterial meningitis after attending a SoulCycle class in Larkspur.

In this new era for marijuana, let’s examine its medical uses

Americans' growing acceptance of marijuana use offers an opportunity to explore its potential benefits for easing pain and treating other medical conditions.

Why Ben Carson’s medical experience matters at HUD

Public health professionals are hoping that Ben Carson will bring his medical lens to HUD, improving people’s health conditions within public housing.

Meeting with Trump emboldens anti-vaccine activists, who see an ally in the Oval Office

Anti-vaccine activists count Donald Trump as an ally after meeting with him during the campaign. They're pressing for policy changes.

What does it take to be a leader in precision medicine?

Precision medicine leaders can come from diverse backgrounds. But they must be health care innovators and evangelists to patients and the clinical community.

Could the FDA be dismantled under Trump?

Public health advocates are bracing for a seismic shift at the FDA under an administration that is expected to thrive on an anti-regulatory fervor.

Medical research’s best hope under President Trump? It’s Newt

Amid anxiety and uncertainty about what President Donald Trump will mean for medical science, researchers are looking to one man for hope: Newt Gingrich.

Cheap EpiPen alternative risks patients’ lives. I’ve seen it myself

Two foolproof EpiPens cost $600. A vial of epinephrine costs $4. That difference ensures that hospitals will opt for the cheaper but mistake-prone vials.

Saving Ava: When a cancer drug shortage imperiled a toddler, her mom got to work

The drug that Alyssa Luciano fought so hard to get for her little girl was ready.

5 haunted hospitals to get you in the Halloween spirit

In the decades or centuries they’ve existed, hospitals have had a long time to accrete stories — some of them the spooky kind.