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A plate of twice-baked stuffed sweet potatoes appears in Leesburg, Va., on Oct. 13, 2018.

What’s best way to prepare veggies?

A plate of twice-baked stuffed sweet potatoes appears in Leesburg, Va., on Oct. 13, 2018.

February 5, 2025, 5:55am Food

In Carlene Thomas’ experience, two types of people ask her advice as a dietitian about the healthiest way to prepare vegetables. Read story

Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

February 4, 2025, 12:06pm Health

A group of families with transgender children filed a lawsuit Tuesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order to halt federal support for gender-affirming health care for transgender people under age 19. Read story

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be health secretary advances in divided Senate committee vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to testify before the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

February 4, 2025, 8:52am Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation’s top health official when the Senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote. Read story

FILE - Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, foreground right, shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he left the the 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu’u, Samoa, on June 1, 2019. At foreground left is Kennedy’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy said the trip was arranged by Edwin Tamasese, a local anti-vaccine influencer.

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says

FILE - Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, foreground right, shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he left the the 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu’u, Samoa, on June 1, 2019. At foreground left is Kennedy’s wife, actress Cheryl Hines. Kennedy said the trip was arranged by Edwin Tamasese, a local anti-vaccine influencer.

February 4, 2025, 8:25am Health

Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease. Read story

RenÈe Jones Schneider/ The Minnesota Star Tribune (RenÈe Jones Schneider/ The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Some drinks aim for more than tasting good

RenÈe Jones Schneider/ The Minnesota Star Tribune (RenÈe Jones Schneider/ The Minnesota Star Tribune)

February 4, 2025, 6:06am Food

Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy. Read story

Monitoring glucose urged but it can be tricky

February 4, 2025, 6:05am Health

Monitoring of the body’s blood sugar is essential to the treatment of diabetes. But getting effective glucose readings has long been a challenge, according to UW Medicine Diabetes Institute professor Irl Hirsch. Read story

A non-alcoholic glass of wine at Verbena Free Spirited in Ohio City, Ohio.

Is healthy drinking a thing?

A non-alcoholic glass of wine at Verbena Free Spirited in Ohio City, Ohio.

February 4, 2025, 5:58am Health

In 1942, during its fight against the Soviet Union, Finland launched a novel campaign to keep the Red Army at bay: Raitis tammikuu, or “Sober January.” The monthlong sobriety challenge — one of the first Dry Januarys in history — was meant to encourage Finns to lay off the bottle… Read story

Swami Ramdev, left, and Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, make a yoga posture Monday after taking a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj, India, during the Mahakumbh festival.

Which yoga style is for you?

Swami Ramdev, left, and Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, make a yoga posture Monday after taking a holy dip at Sangam in Prayagraj, India, during the Mahakumbh festival.

February 4, 2025, 5:56am Health

To some people, the word “yoga” evokes ritualistic chanting, long breaths and slow movement. To others, it means contorting your body into ever more complicated positions until sweat drips onto the mat. In reality, it can be both — with a lot of variation in between. It depends on the… Read story