Health

The outbreak linked to romaine lettuce killed one person and sickened at least 88 more, including a 9-year-old boy who nearly died of kidney failure.

The committee’s central role was to recommend which conditions should be included on a universal screening panel for infants.

The drugmaker said that in a phase 3 clinical trial, the experimental drug orforglipron reduced A1C levels and led to weight loss of up to 16 pounds after 40 weeks.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed — without evidence — that environmental exposures, such as food or medicine, are most likely contributing to rising autism rates in kids.

The leader of the CDC’s measles team said the agency was “scraping” to find resources to address an outbreak in the Southwest.

The first-of-its kind clinical trial could help more than 35,000 people hospitalized in the U.S. each year for liver failure.

A researcher attributed the increase to awareness and improvements in detecting the developmental disorder.

Banks, who co-hosted the April 14 episode of “TODAY with Jenna & Friends,” recalled one part of her vitro fertilization experience that stuck with her.

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk reported that counterfeit 1-milligram injections were being sold through unauthorized distributors.

Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike to address a severe shortage of transplantable human organs.

If approved, the medication, which is already used to treat urinary tract infections, could become the first new class of antibiotic for the STI in more than 20 years.