Akshay Syal

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Megan Lebowitz |Akshay Syal

WASHINGTON — White House physician Sean Barbabella released a memo detailing the results of President Donald Trump's annual physical on Friday, writing that the president is in "excellent health."Trump exhibits "robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function," Barbabella wrote.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Akshay Syal

Dr. Jesse Mills regularly sees men who want to improve something about their body. Mills, the director of the Men’s Clinic at UCLA Health, usually offers advice like diet, exercise — maybe physical therapy to help recover from an injury. In recent months, however, some patients have come to him with a solution already in mind: peptide therapy. “Week by week more people are asking about peptides,” Mills said. Peptide therapy has become a mainstay online and in fitness communities.

Mar 19, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Kaitlin Sullivan |Akshay Syal |Patrick Martin

Gavin Nielsen was 2 years old when he was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive brain cancer. The smiley toddler had diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, a cancer that occurs in the part of the brain stem that controls vital functions including breathing, blood pressure and heart rate. Very few treatment options exist and the prognosis for children diagnosed with the disease is, on average, less than one year.

Mar 12, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Akshay Syal

Measles isn’t just a rash and a fever. The disease outbreak in West Texas that continues to grow has sent 29 people, most of them small children, to the hospital. Two people have died, including a 6-year-old child. It’s not yet known how many people have gotten sick in the outbreak — there are at least 223 confirmed cases, but experts believe hundreds more people may have been infected since late January.

Mar 4, 2025 | msn.com | Akshay Syal

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