Controversy has clouded efforts to get MDMA, or ecstasy, approved as a treatment for PTSD. But supporters haven't given up and are lobbying for FDA approval. Aitor Diago/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption
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Bird flu continues to spread among dairy cattle. And new research shows there may be more cases among farm workers than health officials have confirmed to date. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption
In 1994, young people wearing "True Love Waits" T-shirts hammer pledge cards stating they'll abstain from sex until marriage into the lawn of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Richard Ross hide caption
This 2002 electron microscope image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium. Health officials have announced a recall of liverwurst and deli meat products in connection with a national listeria outbreak that has sickened nearly three dozen people in 13 states. Elizabeth White/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP hide caption
Stick and ground cinnamon is displayed for a photograph in Concord, N.H., on March 2, 2008. Larry Crowe/AP hide caption
Medicare and drugmakers are in the midst of negotiations on price concessions for 10 popular and costly drugs ranging from blood thinners to diabetes treatments. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The Biden administration is wrapping up negotiations to lower prescription drug prices
Marc Franke, known as "the Düsseldorf patient," is one of only seven patients in the world to be cured of HIV. His treatment involved a stem cell transplant. “It was a very rocky road,” he says. “I had so many troubles.” Lena Mucha for NPR hide caption
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. Ozempic was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat people with Type 2 diabetes, and it's now also used by many people to lose weight. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
As the population of older adults expands rapidly, more attention is being paid to how to successfully treat them. Willowpix/E+/Getty Images hide caption
Emergency Rooms for geriatrics are helping older patients get diagnosed accurately
Musician Toumani Diabaté of Mali and his 21-string kora, photographed at WOMAD -- the World of Music, Arts and Dance festival held yearly in the United Kingdom. Diabaté died on July 19 at age 58.
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A key protein called Reelin may help stave off Alzheimer's disease, according to a growing body of research. GSO Images/The Image Bank/Getty Images hide caption
From left: Francisca Chagas Dos Santos. Taquari District. Rio Branco, Brazil. March 2015. Terence McKeen with his mother, Gloria. Blackcreek, Middleburg, Florida. United States. September 2017 Gideon Mendel hide caption
Air quality in Denver was badly affected by wildfire smoke from blazes in Oregon and provinces of western Canada on July 24, 2024. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
An electron microscope image of a Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, which has been linked to an outbreak spread through deli meat. Boar's Head recalled meat on Friday, after two deaths and 33 hospitalizations linked to Listeria. Elizabeth White/AP/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hide caption
Bristeria Clark (center) at the graduation ceremony for Morehouse School of Medicine's first class of rural doulas, called perinatal patient navigators. Clark, who's also a nurse and county employee, wants other women to have more support than she did while navigating pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum care. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption
A Sudanese girl who has fled from the war with her family arrives at a refugee transit center. The conflict that began in April 2023 has displaced millions and created a humanitarian crisis. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Civilians in Sudan face violence from both warring sides, humanitarian group says
Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., was diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder last year that has inhibited her mobility and hampered her voice. On July, 25 she debuted the use of an AI tool built to mirror her own voice in a speech on the House floor. House Television hide caption
Sara Miliji, 12, from the border village of Naqoura, participates in an art class at a renovated movie theatre in the city of Tyre. Sara's family fled when their village was bombed. They now live along with hundreds of other families in a schoolroom turned into a shelter.
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Judith Dambowic, a multiple myeloma patient, on her porch in Oakland, CA, right before shaving her head in preparation for a stem cell transplant in May. Dambowic wanted California to pass a law regulating Medigap insurance policies. The reform, which ultimately failed, would have made it easier for her to switch her coverage from Medicare Advantage to traditional Medicare.
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