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The actor’s publicist and manager worked with him for more than 30 years, before his death in 2023. They discuss the man behind the headlines – and why they are continuing his mission to help others struggling with addiction

The nation’s leading doctors groups are in a standoff with federal health officials over vaccines

Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 7 million Americans — a number that’s expected to double by 2060

According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 76.4% of American adults, around 194 million people, reported at least one chronic condition. Among those, more than half live with multiple chronic conditions, and younger Americans are increasingly affected.

BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) on Tuesday shared the first interim data from a global randomized Phase 2 trial of pumitamig (BNT327/BMS986545) plus chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) irrespective of PD-L1 expression levels.

Produced in small batches every five years, the medicine costs nearly $70,000 per treatment

Pop star and actor Justin Timberlake is "doing OK" amid his Lyme disease battle, and he is now said to be "prioritising his health" following his "gruelling" two-year world tour.

Almost two thirds of the patients involved in the study now remain disease free, researchers say