--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # medicine ## medicine Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  May 4, 2026 ## [5 Blood Tests You Might Not Be Getting at Your Annual Physical](https://time.com/article/2026/05/04/blood-tests-annual-physical/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Matt Fuchs *  Mar 19, 2026 ## [8 Scary Stories ER Doctors Hear All the Time](https://time.com/article/2026/03/18/er-doctors-scary-stories-preventable/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Angela Haupt *  Jan 15, 2026 ## [11 Symptoms Neurologists Say Never to Ignore](https://time.com/7346163/weird-symptoms-neurology-neurologists/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Angela Haupt *  Oct 16, 2025 ## [Trump Unveils Plan For 'Fertility Insurance' and IVF Drugs](https://time.com/7326338/trump-ivf-fertility-insurance/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Nik Popli *  Sep 30, 2025 ## [Telehealth Is About to End for Seniors](https://time.com/7322093/medicare-telehealth-going-away/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alana Semuels *  Sep 3, 2025 ## [An At-Home Injectable for Alzheimer's](https://time.com/7314266/alzheimers-drug-injectable-leqembi/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Aug 15, 2025 ## [You Can Now Vaccinate Yourself Against the Flu](https://time.com/7309719/flu-vaccine-home-flumist/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  Aug 8, 2025 ## [Am I Peeing Too Much?](https://time.com/7307371/peeing-a-lot-is-it-normal/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Stacey Colino *  Aug 4, 2025 ## [Symptoms ER Doctors Say Not to Ignore](https://time.com/7307026/when-to-go-emergency-room-symptoms/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Angela Haupt *  Jul 21, 2025 ## [Alice Walton Has Opened a Med School](https://time.com/7303692/alice-walton-school-of-medicine-new-medical-school/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  May 15, 2025 ## [A Baby Receives the First Customized CRISPR Treatment](https://time.com/7285695/first-crispr-treatment-baby/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park *  May 15, 2025 ## [When to Go to the ER vs. Urgent Care](https://time.com/7285524/when-to-go-emergency-room-vs-urgent-care/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Sarah Klein *  Apr 9, 2025 ## [Should You Get a Full-Body MRI Scan?](https://time.com/7275819/should-you-get-full-body-mri-scan/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Matt Fuchs *  Apr 7, 2025 ## [How Realistic Was the Poisonous Fruit on 'The White Lotus'?](https://time.com/7275507/the-white-lotus-poisonous-fruit/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Angela Haupt *  Mar 26, 2025 ## [Scientists Perform Pig Liver Transplant](https://time.com/7271780/scientists-pig-liver-transplant/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Alice Park ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/medicine/","name":"medicine"}}]}] ```