Ukraine's soldiers are trained by Western allies, but they have also ended up teaching those allies how to fight a modern war.

Ukrainian troops showed 'greater tactical imagination' than Western trainers, British officer says, pointing to their ambush tactics

Lee Jae Myung warns situation caused by US-Israeli war against Iran is ‘worse than you think’

South Korea president says Iran war shows the need to ditch ‘extremely risky’ fossil fuels

Leading German economic institutes on Wednesday cut their growth forecast for 2026 by more than half to reflect the expected fallout from soaring energy prices caused by the Iran war. Gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by only 0.

No respite for German economy as experts slash forecast over Iran war

The new law imposes a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and criminalises the "promotion" of same-sex relations.

Senegal president signs tough new anti-LGBT law doubling jail terms

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S.

NASA counts down for first crewed lunar mission in half a century

It's unclear if Woods took hydrocodone before driving, but experts say getting behind the wheel while on the prescription drug can be dangerous.

What were the little white pills found in Tiger Woods's pocket at the scene of his crash? What to know about hydrocodone.

Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Almost everything you eat passes through your gut microbiome, the community of trillions of bacteria, viruses and other microbes that live in your intestines. These microbes play a critical role in your health. One reason is that they produce short-chain fatty acids. These special compounds protect your colon and boost your gut health. They help lower inflammation, regulate your immune

What an expert on the gut microbiome eats in a day

Nearly 10% of adults smoked cigarettes in 2024, the report found.

Smoking rate among US adults drops to record low as vape use rises, CDC report finds

Here's what to know about peptides, what they can and can't do, and what's driving viral claims about possible health benefits online.

What to know about the "wild, wild West" of viral peptide claims

Keeping a tiny brain area called locus coeruleus functioning properly may stave off symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and keep the aging brain healthy

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer’s disease- and age-related memory loss

The weather anchor said he felt healthy before he talked to his doctor.

ABC News' Sam Champion opens up about recent health scare

Dietitian Abbey Sharp was named by the "Biggest Loser" trainer during a debate with body positivity advocates on the platform Jubilee. Now, Sharp weighs in on the obesity discourse.

Jillian Michaels put me at the center of a body positivity debate. She's not entirely wrong about obesity.

A large, new study found that the stimulant methylphenidate, such as the drugs Ritalin and Concerta, may lower the risk of psychosis when prescribed to younger children with ADHD.

Common ADHD medication prescribed in childhood may protect against risk of psychosis

A COVID mutation that previously went under the radar, BA.3.2, has been detected in 25 states, said the CDC. Nicknamed "cicada" it's been found in 23 countries.

New COVID-19 variant 'Cicada' is spreading. What to know about BA.3.2.

Whole milk will return to school cafeterias under a newly signed law.

What are the health benefits of whole milk for kids?

State health officials confirmed a second pediatric death associated with the flu this season. Here's what to know.

There’s ‘super flu,’ COVID, RSV. Is it going around in SoCal?

Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Colorado health officials were able to get ahead of the highly contagious virus by tracking its presence in sewer systems, researchers wrote.  The findings add to evidence that wastewater testing is a valuable weapon in tracking disease, including COVID-19, polio, mpo

CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms

Last year, measles cases in the U.S. reached a 33-year high.

At least 171 measles cases confirmed in 9 states, CDC data shows

A majority of counties across the U.S. are seeing a steady rise in vaccine exemptions for religious or personal beliefs among children entering kindergarten, a new study shows

Vaccine exemptions for religious or personal beliefs are rising across the U.S.

Whole milk is heading back to school lunch cafeterias.

Trump signs bill allowing whole milk to return to school lunches

Spring & Mulberry recalled one lot of Mint Leaf Date Sweetened Chocolate Bars.

What to know about voluntary chocolate recall

Whole milk is heading back to school cafeterias across the country after President Donald Trump signed a bill Wednesday overturning Obama-era limits on higher-fat milk options.  Nondairy drinks such as fortified soy milk may also be on the menu in the coming months following adoption of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which cleared Congress in the fall.  The action allows schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve whole and 2% fat milk along with the skim and low-fa

Trump signs a law returning whole milk to school lunches

Department of Justice said five Kaiser Permanente affiliates in California and Colorado agreed to ​pay $556 million to resolve claims they illegally pressured doctors to add codes ‌for diagnoses they never considered to patients' medical records, in order to inflate Medicare payments ‌from the government. Wednesday's settlement resolves two whistleblower lawsuits accusing the affiliates of Oakland, California-based Kaiser of violating the federal False Claims Act.

Kaiser Permanente affiliates to pay $556 million to resolve US claims alleging Medicare fraud

An annual health report from UnitedHealth report found Georgia ranked 38th nationally, in part from recreational drug use and high costs.

National health ranking puts Georgia near bottom of list. Here's why

Health officials in South Carolina confirmed 124 new measles cases since Friday, as the outbreak in the northwestern part of the state balloons following the holidays.  There is a second, separate measles outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border, where 418 people have been infected since August.  Last year was the nation’s worst year for measles spread since 1991, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

South Carolina confirms 124 new measles cases as outbreak on the Arizona-Utah line grows

The stimulants Ritalin and Adderall have been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for decades, but research shows they don’t act on the brain’s attention circuitry as had long been assumed. Instead, the medications primarily target the brain’s reward and wakefulness centers, according to a new study published in the journal Cell. The research, which used brain imaging data from almost 5,800 children ages 8 to 11, also pointed toward the important role that lack of sleep

ADHD drugs work, but not the way experts thought

This year's flu season is shaping up to be particularly brutal. Here's what to know this week, including cases taking a downturn.

Is relief in sight? Flu season still brutal but cases are declining.

The CDC is no longer recommending that all adolescents and teens get vaccinated for potentially fatal bacterial meningitis, although the shots are still available for high-risk patients.

As cases of a rare, deadly infection rise, doctors worry fewer teens will get vaccinated

The media superstar, who has struggled with weight for much of her life, and a Yale School of Medicine doctor team up for a book that examines the biology of obesity, offering a new way forward.

Book excerpt: "Enough" by Dr. Ania Jastreboff and Oprah Winfrey

"Your goal might be set in stone, but how you achieve it shouldn't be."

Struggling to keep your New Year's resolutions? Here's how to keep yourself on track

Andy Provencher spent a year searching for the cause of his exhausting symptoms before a physician's assistant suggested a rare illness.

Doctors thought he had cancer. An offhand suggestion led to a rare diagnosis.

When Sarah Baldassaro turned 50, she took stock of her health and began working with a fitness coach on strength training, a type of exercise that's crucial for women in midlife.  “Now I would say I’m stronger overall than I ever have been at any age,” said Baldassaro, 52, of Alexandria, Virginia.  Medical experts say strength training keeps bones and muscles healthy after menopause when estrogen loss speeds up a reduction in bone density and contributes to the gradual loss of muscle mass.

Strength training is crucial after menopause. How to make the most of your workouts

Dr. Molly O’Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices and says this week's unprecedented and confusing changes to federal vaccine guidance will only make things worse.  The biggest change was to stop blanket recommendations for protection against six diseases and recommend those vaccines only for at-risk children or through something called “shared clinical decision-making” with a health care provider.  The phrase, experts say, is confusing and

Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids

From extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses, climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Health scientists explain what individuals and governments can do about it.

Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have had a meteoric rise in recent years, but how fast does the weight return after stopping treatment?

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