How to get older men to socialize is a puzzle. A group called ROMEO is one answer
Attendance has more than quadrupled since the free ROMEO lunches for older men started in Harpswell, Maine, last fall. Tom Mahoney, left, directs other volunteers…
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Funding cut for landmark study of women’s health
Federal funding to support collection of new research data for the Women’s Health Initiative will end in September 2025. Stefania Pelfini/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption…
Eli Lilly sues companies selling alternative versions of its weight loss drug
An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg Eli Lilly, the drugmaker behind…
Like measles, misinformation is spreading, poll finds
A KFF poll found parents who believed a false claim about measles were more likely to skip or delay childhood vaccinations. wildpixel/Getty Images hide caption…
RFK Jr.’s plan to phase out synthetic food dyes could face industry pushback
Jonathan Knowles/Digital Vision/Getty Images The Trump administration announced its intention to phase out synthetic dyes used to enhance color in common foods like candy and…
Help for ACA health plans could be harder to get since RFK Jr. axed teams of ‘fixers’
An insurance agent talks with clients inside a shopping center in Miami, on Dec. 5, 2023. Once someone enrolls in an Affordable Care Act plan,…
With CDC injury prevention team gutted, ‘we will not know what is killing us’
Federal layoffs affected teams at CDC that research injuries — including car crashes — to understand how to prevent them. Car crashes are the second…
‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces government COVID sites
The White House recently launched a web page entitled: “Lab Leak. The True Origins of COVID-19” Whitehouse.gov/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Whitehouse.gov/Screenshot by…
How FDA cuts could make the food and drug supply less safe
Cuts to support staff at the Food and Drug Administration are shifting work to the agency’s inspectors. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle…
VA officials acknowledge the need for privacy for telehealth therapy
The Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters is a block from the White House in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty…