While some can simply slather on sunscreen to protect themselves from UV rays, Nihal has to barricade her skin under thick fabrics and enclose herself in a protective bubble. With a spacesuit strapped ...

To share your story, or find out how to get involved with CNBC Cures, email CNBC.cures@cnbc.com The first annual CNBC Cures Summit, was a landmark live event bringing together the most influential ...

Diagnosed with a rare and incurable condition, Nihal is estimated to be 4,000 times more likely to develop skin cancer than unaffected people. Despite this, she remains determined to live an active, ...

U.S. health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s claim that a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet may cure certain psychiatric conditions is misleading and not backed by evidence, experts ...

The National Cancer Institute is using federal funds to study whether cancer can be cured by ivermectin, a cheap, off-patent anti-parasitic and deworming drug that fringe medical groups falsely ...

Imagine if, instead of delivering a leaflet individually to each home, a postal worker just had to give one to a volunteer on each block, who then photocopied it and handed out copies to neighbours.

Mary started drinking regularly in the early nineties, when she was thirteen. Her father had recently married a Danish woman and moved the family to Denmark, which has one of the highest teen-drinking ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Patients with Type 1 diabetes have lost the specialized pancreatic cells that produce insulin, putting them at risk for dangerous seizures or loss of consciousness due to severe low ...

In Florida, a new genetic disease screening program allows parents of newborns to receive free whole genome sequencing at birth, putting the state at the forefront of newborn screening. CNBC's Becky ...

Signs on the door of El Potro Mexican Restaurant in downtown Brainerd, Minn., announce that it's closed and thank customers for their support. Federal agents, with the assistance of the Crow Wing ...

One of President Donald Trump's first executive orders after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, was for the U.S. to begin withdrawing from the WHO, blaming the organization's response to COVID and the ...