Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends

Critics say the field has a long way to go — from the lack of Black psychiatrists to the way it treats African-Americans.

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The Robot Surgeon Will See You Now

Real scalpels, artificial intelligence — what could go wrong?

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Slowly, Robo-Surgeons Are Moving Toward the Operating Room

Real scalpels, artificial intelligence — what could go wrong?

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Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics

Resistance is widespread in white, Republican communities like this one in Appalachia. But it’s far more complicated than just a partisan divide.

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Shake-Up at Covid Vaccine Manufacturer That Tossed Millions of Doses

Emergent BioSolutions’ C.E.O. announced several executive changes but vigorously defended the company, which is on track for record revenues.

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FDA Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Agency leaders say the move is a science-based approach to curbing addiction and will save hundreds of thousands of lives over time.

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F.D.A. Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

Agency leaders say the move is a science-based approach to curbing addiction and will save hundreds of thousands of lives over time.

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Does It Matter If I Skip My Second Dose of Covid Vaccine?

Your second dose of vaccine gives you more extra protection than you might think. Here’s why you should still get it, even if it’s later than planned.

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No, Other People’s Covid Vaccines Can’t Disrupt Your Menstrual Cycle

You can’t experience effects from being near someone who is vaccinated, because it is biologically impossible for the vaccine material to be transmitted from person to person.

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With New C.D.C Mask Rules, Uncertainty on How to Proceed

After the C.D.C. issued new guidelines, people are figuring out how to proceed. Some want to keep their face coverings on: “It saves me having to put on sunscreen.”

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Do I Have to Get the Covid Vaccine in My Arm?

Most people will roll up their sleeves for the injection, but some may want to consider an alternate body part.

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Summer Camp F.A.Q.: C.D.C. Guidelines and Answers From Experts

Do counselors have to be vaccinated? Will there be singing around campfires? We asked the experts.

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Biden Has Elevated the Job of Science Adviser. Is That What Science Needs?

The Senate is considering Eric S. Lander’s nomination after months of delay. Some experts ask what impact an adviser can actually have.

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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 94 percent effective at preventing hospitalization in older adults, a study finds.

The findings, which are consistent with the clinical trial results, are the first real-world evidence from the United States that the vaccines protect against severe Covid-19.

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Biden Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes

The move has been long sought by public health and civil rights groups, after decades of marketing aimed at Black smokers.

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How Long Can We Live?

New research is intensifying the debate — with profound implications for the future of the planet.

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CDC Details New Outdoor Mask Advice

Because the risk of infection is much lower outdoors, health officials also relaxed advice for those who haven’t gotten their shots, saying they could safely shed their masks for some outside activities.

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Parents’ Diet and Exercise Habits, Even Before Birth, May Contribute to Child’s Well-Being

Physical activity during pregnancy might have long-lasting benefits for a child’s health, new research suggests.

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Doctors Harness the Power of Human Connections

Social medicine programs, which often encourage patients to engage with other people, can help address dementia, isolation and more.

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Eating Disorders in Teens Have ‘Exploded’ in the Pandemic

Here’s what parents need to know.

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C.D.C. Eases Outdoor Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Americans

“Go get the shot,” President Biden declared Tuesday, hailing an easing of federal guidance on outdoor mask wearing as a step toward post-pandemic normalcy.

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New York Will Allow Walk-Ins at State Vaccine Sites

Starting Thursday, anyone 16 or older can get a first dose of a Covid vaccine without an appointment at any state-run mass vaccination site in New York, a policy the state hopes will draw out the hesitant.

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Here Is When the C.D.C. Says You Should Wear Masks Outdoors.

Vaccinated people can often skip masks outdoors when they won’t be in crowded situations with strangers, the new guidance says, but unvaccinated people should still wear them in many outdoor settings.

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Erica Chang, Motivated by the Pandemic to Help, Dies at 24

Armed with degrees in biomedicine and engineering, she wanted to administer health care. Her Covid-19 death came just five days before her father’s.

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CDC Details New Mask Advice for Vaccinated People

The risk of infection is lower outdoors, health officials say, but recommend leaving masks on and staying six feet apart at larger gatherings like sporting events or concerts.

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How the Human Life Span Doubled in 100 Years

Between 1920 and 2020, the average human life span doubled. How did we do it? Science mattered — but so did activism.

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Black Lives Are Shorter in Chicago. My Family’s History Shows Why.

How did a Promised Land to generations of Black families become a community of lost lives?

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Can You Have Alcohol After the Covid Vaccine?

Moderate drinking is unlikely to impair the immune response to the Covid vaccine, but heavy drinking might.

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Reinventing the Uterus, One Organoid at a Time

Bioengineer Linda Griffith once grew a human ear on the back of a mouse. Now she is reframing endometriosis — a “women’s disease” — as a key to unlocking some of biology’s greatest secrets.

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Hester Ford, Oldest American, Dies

She was believed to be either 115 or 116. She experienced two pandemics and two world wars and lived under 21 presidents.

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Florida Private School Bars Vaccinated Teachers From Student Contact

Centner Academy advertises its support for “medical freedom from mandated vaccines,” and has recently hosted talks by antivaccine advocates.

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Airline Bans Alaska State Senator Over Mask Policy Violation

Alaska Airlines said it would not allow State Senator Lora Reinbold to fly because she refused to comply with its mask rules.

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The World Responds to India's Distress Call

Countries, companies and powerful members of the diaspora have all pledged to pitch in, but it likely won’t be enough to stop the unfolding catastrophe.

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Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Passports,’ Passes and Apps Around the Globe

A variety of digital and old-fashioned approaches are being used around the globe to confirm Covid-19 vaccination. But the world is still far from a universal standard of proof.

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Crohn’s Disease Is on the Rise

Many think the abdominal disorder starts in childhood, but it can occur at any age and is becoming more prevalent throughout the world.

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5 Takeaways From the New Food Allergy Law

Sesame becomes a “major allergen,” joining milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.

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Top U.S. Health Officials Stress Urgency of Vaccinations

Now that the J&J pause has lifted, the government is pushing to get most adult Americans inoculated this summer.

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Florida Family Indicted for Selling Toxic Bleach as ‘Miracle’ Coronavirus Cure

A Florida grand jury indicted a man and his three sons, accusing them of marketing an “unproven and potentially harmful” solution as a remedy for Covid-19, cancer, autism and more.

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$1 Million in Toxic Bleach Sold as ‘Miracle’ Cure, Officials Say

A Florida grand jury indicted a man and his three sons, accusing them of marketing an “unproven and potentially harmful” solution as a remedy for Covid-19, cancer, autism and more.

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CDC Updates Masks and Distancing Guidance for Summer Camps

The updated guidance was issued just weeks before many U.S. camps resume operations in mid-May.

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How to Get Back Into the Job Market

Many job seekers don’t know where to look after the year we’ve just had. If you count yourself among this crowd, here’s how to get back into the market, even if you’re feeling rusty.

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Millions Are Skipping Their Second Doses of Covid Vaccines

Nearly 8 percent of those who got initial Pfizer or Moderna shots missed their second doses. State officials want to prevent the numbers from rising.

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Weave Through This Puzzle

On the first anniversary of the At Home section, zigzag through this puzzle to reveal the twist.

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Anti Asian Hate Books

Books make great educational resources to combat discrimination and xenophobia, and to foster activism.

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Get Back In The Job Market

Many job seekers don’t know where to look after the year we’ve just had. If you count yourself among this crowd, here’s how to get back into the market, even if you’re feeling rusty.

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Things To Do At Home

This week, watch a puppetry performance, break your Ramadan fast with a virtual open mic and iftar or listen to music from Yosmel Montejo and Vox Sambou.

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J.&.J. Vaccine Will Be Available Again Soon

U.S. experts weigh the risks for younger women and cases of a rare blood-clotting disorder, and lift the pause in giving the one-shot vaccine.

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Nick Springer, Paralympic Gold Medalist, Dies at 35

A quadruple amputee, he was a relentless defender on the United States’ wheelchair rugby team, which won a gold medal at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.

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A C.D.C. panel recommends J.&J. shots restart with a label noting the risk of very rare blood clots.

The U.S. government is likely to follow the panel’s recommendation and end the pause.

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Study Finds Many With Mild Covid Have New Ailments Months Later

Two-thirds of those in the study sought medical care a month to six months afterward, and about two-thirds of those who sought care were found to have an entirely new medical condition.

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Are You Struggling With Feelings of Guilt?

Tell us how the pandemic has contributed to the guilt that you are experiencing. You may be contacted by a reporter for inclusion in an upcoming article.

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A new study hints at a reason the J.&J. and AstraZeneca vaccines may cause blood clots in rare cases.

A panel of experts advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is discussing rare blood clots that health officials have investigated in Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine recipients.

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Many Older Adults Lack Even Simple, Helpful Equipment

Railings, grab bars, shower chairs and other inexpensive devices can make it easier to continue living at home, but not enough older people acquire them.

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A C.D.C. panel will meet today on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause.

The U.S. government is likely to end the pause if the panel says the vaccine’s benefits outweigh the potential risk.

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Astronauts Launching to Space Are Vaccinated Against Covid-19

All four members of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission got their shots recently.

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Battle of the Seas: Cruise Lines vs. the C.D.C.

Cruise companies and their allies are fighting against rules that have kept U.S. ships from sailing. But experts say controlling the coronavirus onboard is a complex puzzle.

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Vaccines Are Effective Against the New York Variant, Studies Find

The research adds to a growing number of findings suggesting the Pfizer and Moderna shots are protective against the variants identified so far.

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What Do Women Want? For Men to Get Covid Vaccines.

As the Biden administration seeks to get most adults vaccinated by summer, men are holding back.

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Thomas Brock, Whose Discovery Paved the Way for PCR Tests, Dies at 94

In 1966, he found heat-resistant bacteria in a hot spring at Yellowstone National Park. That led to the development of the chemical process behind the test for Covid-19.

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Long Covid Patients Face Lingering, Worrisome Risks, Study Finds

Patients who were not sick enough to be hospitalized still had a significantly greater risk of dying within six months than people who were not infected.

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The Vaccination Gender Gap: Women Are Getting Shots at a Higher Rate Than Men

As the Biden administration seeks to get most adults vaccinated by summer, men are holding back.

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Long Covid Patients Face Lingering, Worrisome Risks, Study Finds

Patients who were not sick enough to be hospitalized still had a significantly greater risk of dying within six months than people who were not infected.

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Editor’s Note

This article was published prematurely.

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The Nervous Person’s Guide to Re-Entering Society

How to cope with a less cautious world as pandemic restrictions loosen.

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They Have Alzheimer’s. This Clinical Trial May Be a Last Hope.

In the narrow window in which patients are aware of their disease, they have sought help in clinical trials. But enrolling enough participants to make these trials count is not easy.

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Do We Still Need to Keep Wearing Masks Outdoors?

Science shows that the risk of viral transmission outside is very low. The “two-out-of-three rule” can help you decide whether to mask up.

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Using Radical Acceptance to Minimize Suffering

Five ways to become more accepting of pain.

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No Pregnancy Risk Found From 2 Covid-19 Vaccines, Preliminary Research Shows

Early research suggests that two Covid-19 vaccines pose no greater risk for pregnant people than for anyone else.

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Does Your Pet Have Separation Anxiety? Or Do You?

If you’re going back to work, and leaving your furry companion, we want to hear from you.

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An unvaccinated worker set off an outbreak at a U.S. nursing home where most residents were immunized.

New infections of inoculated residents are occurring, signaling the need to maintain safety measures, C.D.C. studies show.

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A British Man Took Stock of His Life After a Heart Attack. His Epiphany Resonated in a Big Way.

Jonathan Frostick, an investment bank program manager, was still in the hospital when he went on LinkedIn and vowed to step away from work and spend more time with his family. Thousands of people responded.

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Ice for Sore Muscles? Think Again.

Icing muscles after strenuous exercise is not just ineffective, it could be counterproductive, a new study in mice suggests.

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F.D.A. Inspectors Find Shortcomings at Emergent Vaccine Plant in Baltimore

The Food and Drug Administration issued highly critical findings from an inspection of the plant that was forced to throw out up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine and ordered to temporarily stop all production.

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A New Bird Flu Jumps to Humans. So Far, It's Not a Problem

Covid fuels the current virus pandemic, but the world is full of flu viruses waiting in the wings. And they keep changing unpredictably.

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Meet Virtual Reality, Your New Physical Therapist

While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it’s fun.

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Meet Virtual Reality, Your New Physical Therapist

While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it’s fun.

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A New Bird Flu Jumps to Humans. So Far, It's Not a Problem

Covid fuels the current virus pandemic, but the world is full of flu viruses waiting in the wings. And they keep changing unpredictably.

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How Bad Is Our Pandemic Drinking Problem?

The past year has changed alcohol use patterns, especially among women. The impacts probably won’t be fully known for years.

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Sleeping Too Little in Middle-Age May Raise Dementia Risk, Study Finds

The research, tracking thousands of people from age 50 on, suggests those who sleep six hours or less a night are more likely to develop dementia in their late 70s.

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Finland Is Again the World's Happiest Country, Report Finds

Finland, for the fourth consecutive year, topped a list of countries evaluated on the well-being of their inhabitants. “Really?” Finns ask.

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What Should Museums Do With the Bones of the Enslaved?

As one museum has pledged to return skulls held in an infamous collection, others, including the Smithsonian, are reckoning with their own holdings of African-American remains.

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The Importance of Routines, Even Interrupted by a Pandemic

By setting routines for myself, I was able to shield myself from chaos. Then the pandemic happened. I set out to get them back on track.

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Feeling Blah During the Pandemic? It's Called Languishing

It’s the neglected middle child of mental health, and can dull your motivation and focus. It may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

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What’s Behind the Growth in Alcohol Consumption?

A comparison across demographic groups over two decades offers some clues, and there has been a particular rise in misuse among women during the pandemic.

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Emerging From the Pandemic With Acne, Facial Hair and Body Odor

Young people experiencing the body changes of puberty without being in school are facing a unique set of challenges. Here’s how parents can support them.

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How the Tiny Kingdom of Bhutan Out-Vaccinated Most of the World

The Himalayan nation has given more than 60 percent of its people a shot. Some villages were reached by helicopter, and health workers hiked through ice and snow.

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It's OK Our Bodies Have Changed During the Pandemic

The coronavirus changed so much about our lives, including, for many of us, our bodies. It’s OK.

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How To Clean Your Patio

Sprucing up for spring includes giving your lawn furniture the cleaning it deserves.

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Things To Do At Home

This week, tune in to a drag-queen story hour, learn about equity in the cannabis industry with Snoop Dogg or listen to a conversation with the journalist Don Lemon.

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Americans Reflect on How the Pandemic Has Changed Them

In a National desk project, people across the country describe, in their own words, how the pandemic has transformed the way they live, work and think.

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Biden Administration Ends Limit on Fetal Tissue Research

The decision reverses Trump administration rules and allows scientists to use tissue derived from elective abortions to develop treatments for diseases including cancer and AIDS.

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The Biden Administration Ends Limits on the Use of Fetal Tissue for Research

The decision reverses Trump administration rules and allows scientists to use tissue derived from elective abortions to develop treatments for diseases like cancer and AIDS.

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The Covid-19 Plasma Boom Is Over. What Did We Learn From It?

The U.S. government invested $800 million in plasma when the country was desperate for Covid-19 treatments. A year later, the program has fizzled.

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Can Covid Research Help Solve the Mysteries of Other Viruses?

The coronavirus may help scientists understand why some people with common viral infections develop severe complications, like heart damage or blood clots.

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How to Start Liking Running

It’s good for your mental and physical health, and doesn’t require any equipment. So why does it seem so hard to get started?

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‘We Were Flying Blind’: A Dr.’s Account of a Woman’s J.&J. Vaccine-Related Blood Clot Case

The disorder is rare, but so severe that the vaccine is on hold while experts weigh the risks and alert doctors and patients about symptoms and treatment.

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Gearing Up for the ‘New Normal’

In “The New Normal,” Dr. Jennifer Ashton explores the mental health repercussions of the pandemic and ways to rebuild our overall health.

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Why the Vaccine Safety Numbers Are Still Fuzzy

Putting a risk in context: The rate of blood clots is extremely low, but the pause in the Johnson & Johnson vaccine could reveal more cases.

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A Lawsuit Over Frozen Embryos

Elaine Meyer and Barry Prizant had given up on having more than one child. Then, in their 60s, they got a letter from the hospital where they’d long ago had IVF treatment.

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States Struggle With Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause as Federal Officials Reassure Public

Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said he hoped for a decision “quite soon” on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as local governments shifted to more complicated two-dose vaccines for marginal populations.

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Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Weakened Immune Systems

Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.

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Vaccines Won’t Protect Millions of Patients With Crippled Immune Systems

Many cannot produce enough infection-fighting cells to fend off the coronavirus. But researchers are testing one therapy that may help: monoclonal antibodies.

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Can the Covid Vaccine Protect Me Against Virus Variants?

Vaccines do a good job of protecting us from coronavirus, but fear and confusion about the rise of variants have muddled the message. Here are answers to common questions.

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Biden Takes On Sagging Safety Net With Plan to Fix Long-Term Care

The proposal to spend $400 billion over eight years faces political challenges and a funding system not designed for the burden it has come to bear.

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U.S. Suicides Declined Over All in 2020 but May Have Risen Among People of Color

Despite dire predictions, the number of suicides fell by 5 percent over all. Still, smaller studies suggested the trends were much worse among nonwhite Americans.

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C.D.C. Panel Keeps Pause on Use of J&J Vaccine, Weighing Risks

An advisory committee debated the very few cases of a rare blood disorder and worried about the suspension’s effect on global needs for a one-shot, easy-to-ship vaccine.

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Empty Middle Seats on Planes Cut Coronavirus Risk in Study

The risk of exposure on a flight is lowered by 23 to 57 percent if middle seats are kept unoccupied, according to the study. But it did not look at what protection mask-wearing could provide.

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‘Pieces of a Woman’ Has Midwives Talking About That Birth Scene

Vanessa Kirby’s Oscar-nominated performance involves an extended sequence that these experts say gets some things right — and a few wrong.

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Western Warnings Tarnish Vaccines the World Badly Needs

Amid a deep residue of mistrust, Western cautions on the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines risk igniting an explosion of damaging anti-vaccine fervor in the global south.

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What the Coronavirus Variants Mean for Testing

Most tests should be able to detect the variants of concern, but test developers and health officials must remain vigilant, scientists say.

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Drug Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says

The latest numbers surpass even the yearly tolls during the height of the opioid epidemic and mark a reversal of progress against addiction in recent years.

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Denmark says it’s permanently stopping use of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The country hasn’t used it since last month, after concerns arose about a possible rare, dangerous side effect. Officials say they have adequate supplies of other vaccines to use instead.

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Expert Panel to CDC to Vote on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

The emergency meeting comes after federal health authorities said they were studying rare blood clots in six vaccine recipients and injections of the vaccine were halted across the country.

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What Women Need to Know About the Covid Vaccine

Can it affect mammograms or the timing of fertility treatments? What side effects should you look out for? Experts weigh in.

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Expert Panel to C.D.C. to Vote on Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

The emergency meeting comes after federal health authorities said they were studying rare blood clots in six vaccine recipients and injections of the vaccine were halted across the country.

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Greg Abbott Speculates Texas Has Herd Immunity

When asked why his state wasn’t seeing higher reported cases after removing restrictions, the Texas governor speculated that the population had reached herd immunity.

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How Exercise May Help Protect Against Severe Covid-19

People who tended to be sedentary were far more likely to be hospitalized, and to die, from Covid than those who exercised regularly.

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5 Health Care Jobs on the Rise

Occupations in the industry are increasingly in demand because of an aging population and longer life spans.

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A Key Tool in Covid Tracking: The Freedom of Information Act

Through open-records laws, Times reporters have acquired data on coronavirus cases that revealed racial inequalities, pinpointed hot spots and uncovered other critical facts.

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How Exercise May Help Protect Against Severe Covid

People who tended to be sedentary were far more likely to be hospitalized, and to die, from Covid than those who exercised regularly.

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Nothing Could Make Her Body Stop Itching. Would It Ever End?

It felt like the itch was coming from somehow under her skin. The cause ended up being even deeper.

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Some Children With Covid-Related Syndrome Develop Neurological Symptoms

New research found that half of young patients with the inflammatory condition, MIS-C, in a London hospital experienced confusion, hallucinations and other issues, in addition to physical symptoms.

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Pause in Vaccinations Leads to Canceled Appointments Across States

Health departments scrambled to postpone vaccine clinics and rebook patients after the one-dose offering from Johnson & Johnson was sidelined.

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F.D.A. Will Allow Abortion Pills By Mail During the Pandemic

The agency said it would stop enforcing a rule requiring women to get the first of two pills in person at a medical clinic or hospital.

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Tools to Help Teens Talk About Sexual Assault and Harassment

A sex ed teacher talks about how young people can try to keep themselves safe from sexual assault and be allies to others.

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F.D.A. Will Allow Abortion Pills By Mail During the Pandemic

The agency said it would stop enforcing a rule requiring women to get the first of two pills in person at a medical clinic or hospital.

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How Worried Should You Be About the J&J Vaccine and Blood Clots?

Out of an “abundance of caution,” the F.D.A. is advising doctors to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine while it investigates extremely rare blood clots.

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F.D.A. Will Allow Abortion Pills By Mail During the Pandemic

The agency said it would stop enforcing a rule requiring women to get the first of two pills in person at a medical clinic or hospital.

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Don’t Mistake Silent Endurance for Resilience

In powering through discomfort, I became inured to it — until I figured out how to acknowledge what I actually wanted.

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Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine: US Calls for Pause After Clotting Cases

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control will stop using the vaccine at federal sites and urge states to do so as well while they examine the safety issues.

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Could the Pandemic Prompt an ‘Epidemic of Loss’ of Women in the Sciences?

Even before the pandemic, many female scientists felt unsupported in their fields. Now, some are hitting a breaking point.

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Pennsylvania and L.A. Move Up Dates for Vaccine Eligibility

Pennsylvania and the city of Los Angeles each moved up the dates when all adult residents will qualify for a shot. All 50 states should reach that point by next Monday.

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National Poetry Month: Coping With the Covid-19 Pandemic

“This crisis affects more or less everyone, and poetry can help us process difficult feelings like loss, sadness, anger, lack of hope.”

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Excessive Drinking Rose During the Pandemic. Here Are Ways to Cut Back.

Many Americans increased their alcohol intake during the pandemic, with women and parents of young children disproportionately affected.

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When the Doctor Prescribes Poetry

“This crisis affects more or less everyone, and poetry can help us process difficult feelings like loss, sadness, anger, lack of hope.”

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Don’t Mistake Silent Endurance for Resilience

In powering through discomfort, I became inured to it — until I figured out how to acknowledge what I actually wanted.

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Muchos niños con síndrome inflamatorio grave tuvieron covid, pero no lo sabían

El síndrome MIS-C puede afectar a los menores semanas después de infectarse con el coronavirus. Los expertos, tras publicarse el mayor estudio realizado en Estados Unidos sobre la afección, recomiendan a los pediatras estar atentos.

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Parents, Stop Talking About the ‘Lost Year’

Teenagers and tweens will be fine, experts say — if adults model resilience.

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My Family’s Global Vaccine Journey

We were spread across three continents, at the mercy of vaccine geopolitics. Which of us would be inoculated last?

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Daydreaming Can Be Good for You

Far from a waste of time, daydreaming might be one of the best things you can do with your free time.

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Social Media Etiquette Review

Despite your best efforts, you may cause someone pain with that Tweet or Facebook post. Here’s a refresher on social media best practices, along with advice for some pandemic-only dilemmas.

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AstraZeneca Vaccine and Blood Clots: What Is Known So Far

In rare cases, an immune reaction has led to antibodies that caused a serious clotting disorder. But public health experts maintain the vaccine’s benefits far outweigh the risks for most people.

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At Last, Aid for Senior Nutrition That Offers More Than Crumbs

Meal programs for older adults have long been underfunded. The new economic recovery plan will help.

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Yehuda Ben-Yishay, Pioneer in Treating Brain Injuries, Dies at 88

After working with wounded Israeli soldiers in the 1970s, he developed a holistic approach to helping patients regain some semblance of the life they had before.

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Blood Clots Linked to AZ Vaccine Stem From Rare Antibody Reaction

New studies from Germany and Norway examined cases involving mostly younger people who developed serious and sometimes fatal blood disorders.

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Vaccine Passports: What Are They, and Who Might Need One?

The concept of documenting vaccinations is being taken to new levels of sophistication, and experts predict that electronic verification will soon become commonplace.

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To Speed Vaccination, Some Call for Delaying Second Shots

Stretching the time between the first and second doses would greatly accelerate the rate at which people get at least partial protection. But some experts fear it could also lead to new variants.

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Vaccine Slots Go Unused in Mississippi and Other States

The good news: There are more shots available. The challenge is getting people to take them.

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Need to Dust Off Your Social Skills?

After a year of virtual gathering, getting back to real-life relationships can be intimidating. These eight simple exercises can help.

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Has the Era of Overzealous Cleaning Finally Come to an End?

This week, the C.D.C. acknowledged what scientists have been saying for months: The risk of catching the coronavirus from surfaces is low.

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Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World From the Coronavirus

Collaborating with devoted colleagues, Dr. Kariko laid the groundwork for the mRNA vaccines turning the tide of the pandemic.

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Vaccinated Mothers Are Trying to Give Babies Antibodies via Breast Milk

Multiple studies show that there are antibodies in a vaccinated mother’s milk. This has led some women to try to restart breastfeeding and others to share milk with friends’ children.

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For Him, the Delight Is in the Digging

Patrick Radden Keefe has investigated human smuggling, government espionage and the Northern Ireland conflict. With “Empire of Pain,” he takes on the Sackler family and the opioid crisis.

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Online Scammers Have a New Offer For You: Vaccine Cards

Hundreds of sellers are offering false and stolen vaccine cards, as businesses and states weigh proof of vaccinations for getting people back to work and play.

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Online Scammers Have a New Offer For You: Vaccine Cards

Hundreds of sellers are offering false and stolen vaccine cards, as businesses and states weigh proof of vaccinations for getting people back to work and play.

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Music Therapy: Why Doctors Use it to Help Patients Cope

Music therapy is increasingly used to help patients cope with stress and promote healing.

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Top Official Warned That Covid Vaccine Plant Had to Be ‘Monitored Closely’

An Operation Warp Speed report last June flagged staffing and quality control concerns at Emergent BioSolutions’ factory in Baltimore. The troubled plant recently had to throw out up to 15 million doses.

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More Contagious Covid Variant Is Now Dominant in U.S., C.D.C. Says

The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in Britain, is now the source of most new coronavirus infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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More Contagious Virus Variant Is Now Dominant in U.S., C.D.C. Chief Says

The B.1.1.7 variant, first identified in Britain, is now the source of most new coronavirus infections in the United States, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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Restaurant Workers Are in a Race to Get Vaccines

As states open vaccines and restaurants to all, wait staff and food service workers are often left behind. Some chefs have even opened pop-up spots to get their employees shots more quickly.

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W.H.O. and Critics Look at What's Next to Investigate Virus Origins

A scientific mission to China proposed further study for a number of topics. Critics and the director of the W.H.O. have weighed in as well.

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Is ‘Femtech’ the Next Big Thing in Health Care?

Start-ups and tech companies are creating products to address women’s health care needs. It’s still a small segment of the market, but growing.

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Lecciones históricas sobre la resiliencia

Los brotes generalizados de enfermedades tienen el potencial de sacudir a las sociedades para que adopten nuevas formas de vida.

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Born to Be Lazy? What Bears Can Teach Us About Our Exercise Habits

Scientists have found that grizzlies, like people, seem to choose the path of least resistance.

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A Novel Effort to See How Poverty Affects Young Brains

An emerging branch of neuroscience asks a question long on the minds of researchers. Recent stimulus payments make the study more relevant.

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Opportunities Out of the Tragedies of the Pandemic

When life is disrupted by crisis, some people see opportunities — for change, action, introspection — they might not otherwise.

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Covid Victims Remembered Through Their Objects

The special project “What Loss Looks Like” presents personal artifacts belonging to those who have left us and explores what they mean to those left behind.

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Biden Says All Adults Will Be Eligible for Vaccine by April 19

The president moved up his target date by two weeks, matching the timetable already being put in place by many states.

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The Rising Politicization of Covid Vaccines

As shots roll out to growing numbers of Americans, the political picture is getting more chaotic.

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Likely Legal, ‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide

Businesses and universities want fast, easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians have turned “vaccine passports” into a cultural flash point.

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Many Children With MIS-C Had No Covid-19 Symptoms

Pediatricians should be vigilant, experts said, after the release of the largest U.S. study of the syndrome, MIS-C, that can strike young people weeks after their coronavirus infection.

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U.S. Bet on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even as Problems Mounted

The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.

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Breast Cancer Centers Urge Annual Scans, Counter to U.S. Guidelines

A panel recommends biennial screenings, starting at 50, but a new study took issue with the way hundreds of centers are telling women 40 and up to come in yearly. Some experts contend that frequent mammograms can “do more harm than good.”

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Many Children With Serious Inflammatory Syndrome Had No Covid Symptoms

Pediatricians should be vigilant, experts said, after the release of the largest U.S. study of the syndrome, MIS-C, that can strike young people weeks after their coronavirus infection.

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U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even as Problems Mounted

The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.

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Why I Gave My Mosaic Embryo a Chance

‘It was like rolling the dice, except for someone you’ve never met.’

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The ‘Joy and Envy’ of Vaccine FOMO

As some people start to shake off coronavirus precautions, those who are waiting their turn for a vaccine say the FOMO is real. “It’s like when every friend is getting engaged before you.”

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‘There Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.’ Now There Is.

The first successful direct transplant of a trachea is a medical milestone that could help thousands of people with airways damaged by ventilators and other causes.

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Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Covid-19 Vaccine

A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.

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A Cyclist on the English Landscape

Grounded by the pandemic, a travel photographer spent the year pedaling the roads around his home, resulting in a series of poetic self-portraits.

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Researchers Are Hatching a Low-Cost Coronavirus Vaccine

A new formulation entering clinical trials in Brazil, Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam could change how the world fights the pandemic.

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When Patients Choose to End Their Lives

For some, the decision to die is more complicated than a wish to reduce pain.

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How White Evangelicals’ Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic

Millions of white evangelical adults in the U.S. do not intend to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Tenets of faith and mistrust of science play a role; so does politics.

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Salmonella Outbreak Is Linked to Wild Birds and Feeders, C.D.C. Says

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 19 people had been sickened in eight states.

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U.S. Taps Johnson & Johnson to Run Troubled Vaccine Plant

The extraordinary move came just days after officials learned the plant had ruined 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.

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Use Your Newspaper to Make Flowers

Colorful paper blooms are easy to make and perfect for a spring table top.

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Car Maintenance During the Pandemic

Many people may have deferred maintenance because their cars mostly sat around in the pandemic. But that creates its own ills.

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Things To Do At Home

This week, whip up a drink while learning about art, meditate with the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco or listen to an audio play.

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Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say

Declining infection rates over all masked a rise in more contagious forms of the coronavirus. Vaccines will stop the spread, if Americans postpone celebration just a bit longer.

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Would You Jump In to Stop an Assault?

A recent video showed several men seeming to ignore an anti-Asian attack in Midtown. Yet research shows that most people are more than willing to intervene and help someone.

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How Health Care Became the Big Industry in Steel City

Pittsburgh’s once strong unions are part of the answer, Gabriel Winant explains in his book “The Next Shift,” but the change hasn’t come without complications.

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The Latest Issue in Divorces: Who Gets the Embryos?

Amid the pandemic, I.V.F. rates are on the rise, and so are disputes about what to do with remaining frozen embryos when couples split up. For some, it has gotten messy.

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Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Travel With Low Risk, C.D.C. Says

They should still wear masks but no quarantines are necessary, the agency said in new guidance that cited growing data about the effectiveness of the shots.

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How to Nudge People Into Getting Tested for the Coronavirus

Insights from behavioral economics and other fields suggest strategies that could increase participation in mass screening programs.

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Covid-19 Vaccine Side Effects: Your Questions Answered

The most common questions about vaccination side effects, answered.

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Doctors Accuse UnitedHealthcare of Stifling Competition

A multistate group of anesthesiologists filed cases in Texas and Colorado, accusing the insurance giant of squeezing them like a “boa constrictor.”

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Can Vaccinated People Spread the Virus? We Don’t Know, Scientists Say.

Researchers pushed back after the C.D.C. director asserted that vaccinated people “do not carry the virus.”

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Doctors Sue UnitedHealthcare

A multistate group of anesthesiologists filed cases in Texas and Colorado, accusing the insurance giant of squeezing them like a “boa constrictor.”

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As Nation Speeds to Vaccinate All, Maryland’s Path Shows Challenges Ahead

The state is wrestling with most of the issues and trade-offs that come with such a giant undertaking.

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Depression in Young Children

We tend to think of childhood as a time of innocence and joy, but as many as 2 to 3 percent of children from ages 6 to 12 can have serious depression.

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New Mexico Is Set to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

The governor is expected to sign the law, which would make New Mexico the 16th state to permit recreational use.

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Covid Surge in Michigan Alarms Health Experts

The U.S. has entered a disconcerting phase: Vaccines are rolling out quickly, but upticks in cases raise the prospect of a new surge.

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How to Start Healing During a Season of Grief

There is no singular way to respond to heartache or sorrow. Find the strategy that works best for you.

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Biden Administration Announces Ad Campaign to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy

The public awareness push includes 275 participating organizations that will speak to communities where skepticism of the coronavirus vaccine remains high.

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What the History of Pandemics Can Teach Us About Resilience

Widespread disease outbreaks have the potential to shock societies into new ways of living.

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Enter the Age of the Vaccine Selfie

From topless politicians to designers, it’s a thing. And it’s part of a longer tradition than you might expect.

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‘It Takes Time’: I.C.U. Workers Help Their Former Covid Patients Mend

They survived serious cases of Covid-19, sometimes spending weeks on a ventilator, but not without complications. Now, a special clinic at an L.A. hospital is helping them get back to their lives.

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Science Plays the Long Game. But People Have Mental Health Issues Now.

I’ve reported on behavior and mental health for 20 years. As I exit, I can’t help but wonder why researchers have placed so little emphasis on helping people in distress today.

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Billions in New Obamacare Subsidies Are Now Available on Healthcare.gov

Nearly everyone with a marketplace health plan can seek more financial help. Many uninsured Americans and people who buy their insurance elsewhere can also benefit.

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