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How often have you asked ChatGPT for health advice? Maybe about a mysterious rash or that tightening in…

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If you take anything at all from the latest edition of the federal dietary guidelines, out this week,…

While his war on vaccines may be getting more attention, health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is coming…

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that abortion must remain legal in that state, despite a 2023…

Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short story in which I wanted to incorporate verses…

As usual, 2025 was a year of deep congressional dysfunction in the US. But state legislatures were passing…

Figures provided to the Herald show the amount of money coming in from overseas pensions – and being…

Ask most physicians today, and they’ll describe some version of this scene: In the middle of an appointment,…

This year saw upheaval in all corners of health, science, and biotech. While our staff was covering all…

While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect…

Tokyo’s inflation cooled more than expected as pressures from food and energy prices faded, triggering yen weakness on…

What ChatGPT Health can actually tell you — and what it can’t