The Labor Department’s proposed rule to make it easier for employers to offer a fertility benefit isn’t likely to result in many more employers doing so, although it may tip the scales for employers who were already considering it, experts said. “The proposal mostly changes the ease of offering, not the economics of fertility treatment…
If it seemed like a Hollywood presence has been missing from the 2026 Cannes film festival, that’s because it kind of is. The famous European film festival—typically an event full of A-listers screening or promoting awards season fare—only has two US titles in competition this year. As a result, there are fewer recognizable faces in…
The stresses and strains of caring for someone for 50 hours or more a week leads to “accelerated cognitive decline” in middle-aged and older people, research shows. However, providing care for only five to nine hours a week has the opposite effect, boosting brain health so much that the benefits last until older age. Carers…
Eighteen Americans are now in quarantine in two federal centers after having returned home from the MV Hondius cruise ship. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. How long they’ll stay in quarantine or where isn’t clear yet. Now that the passengers have had time to rest…
A New York hospital system says it received a grand jury subpoena from federal prosecutors in Texas seeking information about children who received gender-affirming care and the medical providers who administered it. NYU Langone is the first hospital system to publicly acknowledge receiving a subpoena for such records as part of a federal criminal investigation….
A study estimates that 32 million children live in homes with firearms, and a significant portion of those guns are not stored safely. Here, handguns are displayed at Kittery Trading Post, in Kittery, Maine. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Warning: This story discusses suicide. An estimated 32 million children in the United…
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, resigned on Tuesday after just over a year at the agency and days of speculation about whether he’d be fired. Kyle Diamantas, the agency’s deputy commissioner for food, was named as the acting FDA commissioner. The news was first reported by Politico, though the Wall Street Journal reported last…
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As Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary was often at the center of controversies. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Dr. Marty Makary is expected to resign as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday, according to a federal health official familiar with management of the agency but…
