Архив автора: Admin

How We Chose the TIME100 Most Influential People in Health of 2025

A surprising sentence post-2020: This year is unlike any other in the history of global health. With the confirmation of anti-establishment leaders Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Marty Makary, and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to the U.S.’s top health positions, President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the defunding of USAID, health professionals are scrambling to understand whether their work can continue, and, if not, what will happen to patients. In a year of such upheaval, the TIME100 Health—100 people who are most influential in the world of health right now—looks a bit different.

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

A lot is happening.

To select these 100 individuals, our team of health correspondents and editors, led by Emma Barker Bonomo and Mandy Oaklander and with guidance of Dr. David Agus and Arianna Huffington, spent months consulting sources and experts around the world. The result is a community of leaders—scientists, doctors, advocates, educa..

Why your laundry could be making you sick and what to do about it

Tossing in a load of wash at home sounds ordinary and harmless.
But healthcare professionals who wash their work uniforms at home may be unknowingly spreading superbugs, according to a new study.
Professor Katie Laird of De Montfort University Leicester, a public university in England, tested home washing machines in a study and found the machines failed to remove potentially harmful material, even after running a hot water setting at the equivalent of 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
SHAMPOO RECALLED FOR BACTERIA CONTAMINATION THAT COULD CAUSE INFECTION
«Our research highlights that domestic laundering of healthcare textiles may not consistently eliminate harmful bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria,» Laird told Fox News Digital.
The team tested six different models of washing machines to see how well they cleaned fabric contaminated with bacteria that can cause a variety of health conditions.
Half of the machines did not disinfect the clothing during a rapid cycle — while a thir..

10 Questions to Ask Your Parents While You Still Can

One of the “greatest heartbreaks” Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider hears from her patients is that many wish they’d asked their parents more questions.

“By the time that we get to this realization that we wanted to know something, it’s sometimes too late to ask,” says Ungerleider, an internal medicine physician and founder of End Well, a nonprofit that aims to change the way people talk about and plan for the end of life. “It’s not just about collecting stories, although there’s beauty and power in that. It’s about connection—and honoring someone while they’re still able to feel it and experience it.”

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

Where do you even start, especially if your conversations tend to center on the mundane aspects of life? We asked experts to share the most meaningful questions to ask your parents while you still can.

“What’s something you’re into right now that I might not know about?”

If you’re not used to having serious conversations with your folks, ease in with some low..

‘Body clock’ could determine biological age and longevity, researchers say

Researchers have developed a new «body clock» tool that calculates people’s biological age — and could even predict the risk of disability or death.
The tool, which comes from the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine, uses eight different metrics from a patient’s physical exam and bloodwork to determine the results, according to a press release from UW.
The tool’s method — officially named the Health Octo Tool — is detailed in the journal Nature Communication in a May 5 publication.
SECRETS OF LONGEVITY FROM THE WORLD'S 'BLUE ZONES'
The researchers see this method as more comprehensive than current health assessments, which typically focus on individual diseases rather than overall wellness, according to the report’s first author, Dr. Shabnam Salimi, a physician-scientist and acting instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at UW.
Using data from large longevity studies, the Health Octo Tool was found to predict disability, geriatric synd..

Medicaid Expansions Saved Tens of Thousands of Lives, Study Finds

As Congress eyes sweeping cuts to Medicaid, the health care program for low-income adults that serves about 20% of people living in the U.S., a new study has a sharp conclusion: cuts to Medicaid will cost lives.

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

The study, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research on May 5, tracked nearly 40 million people who gained Medicaid through state-based expansions under the Affordable Care Act between 2010 and 2022. It found that during that time, Medicaid expansions increased enrollment and reduced members’ risk of death by 2.5%.

People who enrolled in Medicaid because they gained eligibility saw a 20% reduction in their risk of death when compared to people in states who could not access Medicaid, the study found. In short, Medicaid expansions saved about 27,400 lives between 2010 and 2022, according to the study, by Dartmouth economics professor Angela Wyse and University of Chicago economics professor Bruce D. Meyer.

It might seem obvious t..

Parkinson’s patients who take ‘magic mushrooms’ see key benefits, study finds

As Parkinson’s cases continue to rise, the race is on for therapies to combat the effects of the disease — and researchers have pinpointed an unlikely source of relief.
Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound found in some mushrooms, has been found to improve mood, cognition and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s patients, according to a new study from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
The substance, often referred to as «magic mushrooms,» has previously been shown to alleviate depression and anxiety, which prompted the researchers to explore its potential for Parkinson’s.
PSYCHEDELIC RETREAT REPORTS 183% SPIKE IN BOOKINGS AS HEALTH EXPERTS CITE 'DOWNSIDE' OF UNREGULATED USE
People with the neurological movement disorder often suffer from «debilitating mood dysfunction» and don’t tend to respond well to traditional antidepressants, according to a UCSF press release.
«Many people don’t realize this, but mood symptoms in Parkinson’s are linked to a faster physical declin..

DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride additives in Florida public water: ‘Hydrate, not medicate’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 700 into law Tuesday, eliminating the ability of local governments to add fluoride or other medical additives to the state’s public water supply, a move cheered by supporters of medical freedom and health transparency.
«Jamming fluoride in the water supply … is essentially a forced medication,» DeSantis said during a news conference in Tallahassee. «At the end of the day, we should all agree that people deserve informed consent.»
The new law, part of the broader Florida Farm Bill, does not ban fluoride entirely.
Floridians will still be able to purchase fluoridated water from private suppliers. But it draws a firm line against the government deciding what goes in your glass without your say.
UTAH BANS FLUORIDE FROM PUBLIC DRINKING WATER, ALIGNING WITH MAHA MOVEMENT
«When it gets hot in the Sunshine State, no one clamors for a cold glass of fluoride,» state Sen. Keith Truenow told Fox News Digital. «We will protect our natural resources and give Flor..

Dangerous fungus could spread to parts of US, researchers claim

Some researchers are sounding the alarm about a potentially deadly fungus that could spread throughout parts of the U.S., Europe and Asia.
The study article, which was published in pre-print (not yet peer-reviewed) in Research Square, claims that «rising global temperatures» could lead to severe infections of Aspergillus, a fungal mold that thrives in warm, damp climates.
The resulting infection — called Aspergillosis — can impact humans, livestock and plants, the researchers wrote.
DANGEROUS FUNGUS SPREADING IN US HOSPITALS HAS ‘RAPIDLY INCREASED'
In the study, scientific models were used to predict where Aspergillus is expected to increase based on different climate scenarios.
The researchers predict that the fungus’ prevalence could increase by 77% by the year 2100, potentially exposing millions of people in Europe to the infection.
Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax, a San Francisco biotechnology company, was not involved in the research but reviewed the findings.
«The study ind..

Cutting Emissions Could Prevent Thousands of Deaths Linked to Polluted Air

From vehicle exhaust to manufacturing plumes, nearly every person in the world breathes in unhealthy air on a daily basis. The impact is deadly: air pollution is responsible for 7 million premature deaths around the world per year according to the World Health Organization (WHO), making it the second leading risk factor for death behind high blood pressure.

But that number could be significantly cut, researchers say, if we reduce greenhouse gases and air pollutants.

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

A new study published in the journal Earth’s Future on May 6 found that up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality in central and western Europe alone could be prevented by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced.

The researchers, from the University of Leeds in England, looked at the health impacts in Europe in 2014 and 2050 from exposure to two types of pollution. The first is fine particulate matter, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and pose the greatest healt..

What the Trump White House Is Doing to Our Kids’ Health

In March 2025, it was announced that the U.S. would no longer support international public health programs that vaccinated millions of children worldwide. This is a hit to children worldwide on top of the Trump administration cuts to U.S. AID programs that provided basic nutrition for hundreds of thousands of children worldwide. One may interpret these directives as a reflection that the current U.S. political leadership no longer believes that the U.S. has an obligation to non-American children. But one only needs to look at what is happening in the U.S. now to see that the lack of care for children at home, as the administration signals to cut the Vaccines for Children program, which supports disease-preventative efforts in the U.S.

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]

Examining what has evolved from the culture wars of the past several years, one sees a slew of policies detrimental to children in many ways. Rather than reflecting mainstream pediatric and educational philosophy, these ..