Mourning Families Seek Solace From the ‘Grief Purgatory’ of Covid-19

The pandemic has left hundreds of thousands of Americans alone in bereavement, unable to plan proper funerals for their loved ones. Now, they’re planning larger celebrations of life.

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New Rule Raises Question: Who’ll Pay for All the Covid Tests?

With the Delta variant surging, many companies decide that unvaccinated workers will need to get regular testing.

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New Rule Raises Question: Who’ll Pay for All the Covid Tests?

With the Delta variant surging, many companies decide that unvaccinated workers will need to get regular testing.

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Biden, Republicans and the Pandemic Blame Game

G.O.P. resistance to public health measures has helped fuel Covid’s resurgence. But the president will be left to clean up the mess.

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U.S. Authorities Seek Documents From Troubled Covid Vaccine Manufacturer

Emergent BioSolutions, which ruined 75 million vaccine doses at its Baltimore plant, disclosed records requests from Congress and federal and state law enforcement agencies.

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Those Virus Sequences That Were Suddenly Deleted? They’re Back

Chinese researchers have uploaded genetic sequences of coronaviruses to a scientific database more than a year after they took them offline.

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Vaccinated People May Spread the Virus, Though Rarely, C.D.C. Reports

The proof is an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., the agency said. But published internal documents paint an even more harrowing picture.

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How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits Program

Many older, blind and disabled Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Security Income program. But it has been essentially unchanged since 1972, and its rules mean that many recipients must remain in poverty.

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Some in Missouri Seek Covid-19 Shots in Secret, Doctor Says

As cases surge, a doctor says that some people are pleading for discretion when they receive the vaccine, worried about what their friends and families will think.

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Is Nose Hair Essential to Fighting Off Colds and Other Viral Illnesses?

Expert advice on whether trimming or waxing your nose hairs might increase the risk of respiratory infections.

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C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox

Infections in vaccinated Americans also may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people, the document says, and lead more often to severe illness.

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Biden Seeks to Revive Vaccine Effort With New Rules and Incentives

The president said those refusing to get a coronavirus shot should expect inconveniences as long as they decline a vaccine.

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Behind the Masks, a Mystery: How Often Do the Vaccinated Spread the Virus?

The C.D.C.’s new masking advice was based in part on data showing that the virus can thrive in the airways of vaccinated people. The findings are expected on Friday.

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V.A. Issues Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, a First for a Federal Agency

Employees who provide direct patient care have eight weeks to get inoculated against the coronavirus or face penalties including possible removal.

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Albert Bandura, Leading Psychologist of Aggression, Dies at 95

He was most known for his Bobo doll experiment, in which children mimicked adults in attacking an inflatable doll. The work challenged basic tenets of psychology.

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Some Are Chasing Extra Vaccine Shots, While Scientists Debate

Boosters may not be necessary yet, many experts say, and the pursuit of additional shots raises ethical questions.

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When to Take a Mental Health Day

Here’s how to protect your mental health in a culture that values work over well-being.

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Do Mask Mandates Work?

It must be made explicitly clear to the public how measures like mask mandates will cut transmission and can be used to incentivize vaccinations.

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3 Questions That Must Be Answered for Mask Mandates to Work

It must be made explicitly clear to the public how measures like mask mandates will cut transmission and can be used to incentivize vaccinations.

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Dr. J. Allan Hobson, Who Studied the Dreaming Brain, Dies at 88

He disputed the Freudian view that dreams held encrypted codes of meaning, believing instead that they resulted from random firings of neurons in the brain.

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Citing New Data, Pfizer Outlines Case for Booster Shots

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine may become slightly weaker over time, the company reported. But experts said that most people won’t need boosters anytime soon.

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Cats Are So Not Appreciated. Think Again.

Researchers who work on the genomes of domestic and wild cats say their DNA holds clues to human as well as feline health.

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Nursing Homes May Face Steeper Safety Fines

The Biden administration has quietly undone a Trump policy that severely restricted penalties imposed on facilities that violated safety standards.

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Vaccinated People Should Be Tested After Exposure Even Without Symptoms, C.D.C. Says

Previously, the health agency had said that fully vaccinated people did not need to be tested following possible infection unless they were experiencing symptoms.

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Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine gets slightly weaker over time, company data shows, but remains strong in preventing severe disease.

With cases rising in the U.S., the findings may influence the Biden administration’s deliberations about delivering a booster shot.

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Women Surgeons at Greater Risk of Pregnancy Loss, Study Finds

The demands of the profession appear to clash with the process of starting a family. “There’s a health risk in it.”

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He Was Coughing Up Blood. But His Lungs Looked O.K.

The obvious place to look isn’t always the right place.

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Covid Variant Adds to Worker Anxieties

Some see an undue rush by employers to get workplaces back to normal, whether by dropping precautions or imposing new rules.

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C.D.C. Says Some Vaccinated Americans Should Wear Masks Again

In communities with growing caseloads, vaccinated and unvaccinated people should return to masking in indoor public areas, health officials said.

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As Infections Rise, C.D.C. Urges Some Vaccinated Americans to Wear Masks Again

In communities with growing caseloads, vaccinated and unvaccinated people should return to masking in indoor public areas, health officials said.

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Purdue Pharma’s Creditors Overwhelmingly Endorse Bankruptcy Plan

If approved by a judge next month, the plan would resolve thousands of lawsuits and set in motion the release of $4.5 billion to help cover costs from the opioid epidemic.

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C.D.C. to Recommend Some Vaccinated People Wear Masks Indoors Again

The new guidance would mark a sharp turnabout from the agency’s position since May that vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most indoor spaces.

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As Virus Cases Rise, Another Contagion Spreads Among the Vaccinated: Anger

Frustrated by the prospect of a new surge, many Americans are blaming the unvaccinated. A tougher stance may backfire, some experts warn.

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Medical Groups Call for Vaccine Requirements for Health Care Workers

Vaccination “is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all health care workers,” nearly 60 organizations said in a joint statement.

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A Common Heart Problem That’s Easy to Miss

About three million adults in the U.S. have been diagnosed with A-fib, a heart-rhythm abnormality that’s on the rise. Here’s how to recognize the signs and treat it.

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Fauci Sounds Alarm Over Low Covid Vaccination Rates

With only about half of Americans vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other current and former health officials vigorously pressed the case on Sunday that inoculations were most best way to stem a tide of new Covid cases.

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The Delta Variant Is the Symptom of a Bigger Threat: Vaccine Refusal

There are almost as many reasons for vaccine hesitancy and refusal as there are unvaccinated Americans. But this problem, not the variant, lies at the root of rising infection rates.

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Fauci Wants to Make Vaccines for the Next Pandemic Before It Hits

If funded, a government program costing several billion dollars could develop “prototype” vaccines to protect against 20 families of viruses.

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The Most Influential Spreader of Coronavirus Misinformation Online

Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19. “I have every right to inform the public,” he says.

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They Waited, They Worried, They Stalled. This Week, They Got the Shot.

The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.

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For Older Adults, Home Care Has Become Harder to Find

Staffing shortages have long plagued the home care industry. But the pandemic has intensified the problem.

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Biden Officials Now Expect Vulnerable Americans to Need Booster Shots

The growing consensus that at least some Americans will need a booster is partly tied to research suggesting that Pfizer’s vaccine is less effective after about six months.

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C.D.C. Warns of Superbug Fungus Outbreaks in 2 Cities

For the first time, the C.D.C. identified several cases of Candida auris that were resistant to all drugs, in two health facilities in Texas and a long-term care center in Washington, D.C.

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Purnell Choppin, 91, Dies; Researcher Laid Groundwork for Pandemic Fight

He explored how viruses multiply. An accomplished administrator, he also turned the Howard Hughes Medical Institute into a global biomedical powerhouse.

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Israeli Data Suggests Possible Waning in Effectiveness of Pfizer Vaccine

The new numbers still show overwhelmingly strong protection against severe disease but diminished effectiveness against infection.

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When Euphemisms (but Never Sharks) Attack

Plus, orphaned grizzlies, baby deer in the shower, hoot-owl restrictions and more in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter.

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Testing Britney Spears: Restoring Rights Can Be Rare and Difficult

To get out of conservatorship, the pop star will likely have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, an uneasy melding of legal standards and mental health criteria.

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Biden Predicts F.D.A. Will Give Final Vaccine Approval by the Fall

The president also defended his opposition to eliminating the Senate filibuster, even though it is being used to block voting rights legislation he has championed.

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Covid's Delta Variant: What We Know

The variant is spreading rapidly worldwide and fueling new outbreaks in the U.S., mainly among the unvaccinated.

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What is HIPAA and How Does the Law Work?

The measure prohibits health professionals from revealing your medical records, but it is perfectly legal to ask whether someone has been vaccinated.

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‘Not Out of the Woods’: C.D.C. Issues Warning to the Unvaccinated

The renewed sense of urgency was aimed at millions of people who have not yet been vaccinated and therefore are most likely to be infected.

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‘Not Out of the Woods’: C.D.C. Issues Blunt New Warning on Virus

The renewed sense of urgency was aimed at millions of people who have not yet been vaccinated and therefore are most likely to be infected.

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The West Is Burning. Covid Is Surging. U.S. Politics Are Stagnant.

Despite raging crises, the gears of government seem as stuck as ever, partly because Americans interpret the events “from the framework they started with,” as one political scientist put it.

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Should People Who Took The Covid-19 Vaccine Start Wearing Masks Again?

With daily reports of breakthrough infections and the rise of the Delta variant, vaccinated people may need to take a few more precautions. Here’s what you need to know.

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Why Vaccinated People Are Getting ‘Breakthrough’ Infections

The vaccines are effective, but they are not a golden shield against the coronavirus, particularly not the Delta variant.

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A.I. Predicts the Shapes of Molecules to Come

DeepMind has given 3-D structure to 350,000 proteins, including every one made by humans, promising a boon for medicine and drug design.

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Why Everyone Has the Worst Summer Cold Ever

As pandemic restrictions begin to relax, common viruses that cause drippy noses, stuffy heads and other cold symptoms have roared back to taunt your immune system.

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Olympics Virus Cases Raise Tricky Questions About Testing

Frequent screening of healthy, vaccinated people will pick up even the mildest infections. How much testing is too much?

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Drug Distributors and J.&J. Announce $26 Billion Deal to End Opioids Lawsuits

If approved by states and municipalities, the settlement would allow funds to be allocated to communities to pay for addiction and prevention services.

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More Hospitals Impose Vaccine Mandates for Employees

With some health care workers still refusing to be immunized, medical centers around the country are requiring shots as cases climb once again.

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In an ICU, a Photographer's View of a Desperate Covid Fight

After documenting a last-resort treatment at one hospital, a photographer who spent hours in patients’ rooms describes capturing the humanity of the struggle.

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A Personal History of the C-Section

When my daughter’s delivery went off the script I had imagined, it made me wonder about what we ask from our birth stories.

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We Need to Know How Menopause Changes Women’s Brains

This might turn out to be a crucial window to try to prevent Alzheimer’s and other chronic diseases that often accompany older age.

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Lifting Weights? Your Fat Cells Would Like to Have a Word

A cellular chat after your workout may explain in part why weight training burns fat.

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As Virus Resurges, G.O.P. Lawmakers Allow Vaccine Skepticism to Flourish

As the coronavirus’s Delta variant rips through conservative communities, most Republicans remain reluctant to confront vaccine misinformation and skepticism in their midst.

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PEPFAR Is Still Without a Leader. H.I.V. Activists Want to Know Why.

“Can we not think and act on two pandemics at a time?” asked one epidemiologist.

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J.&J. Vaccine May Be Less Effective Against Delta, Study Suggests

Many who received the shot may need to consider boosters, the authors said. But federal health officials do not recommend second doses.

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States and Cities Near Tentative $26 Billion Deal in Opioids Cases

The agreement would end thousands of lawsuits against the three largest distributors and Johnson & Johnson and require them to pay billions for addiction treatment and prevention.

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Learning to Love G.M.O.s

Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater.

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How an Unproven Alzheimer’s Drug Got Approved

Though some of its own senior officials said there was little evidence of benefit for patients, the F.D.A. nonetheless greenlighted Biogen’s Aduhelm, or aducanumab.

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White House Dispute Exposes Facebook Blind Spot on Misinformation

The company doesn’t know some specifics about how falsehoods about Covid-19 and vaccines for the virus spread on its social network.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends universal masking in schools this fall.

The guidance is a split from the C.D.C., which has recommended masks only for the unvaccinated.

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Dr. Paul Auerbach, Father of Wilderness Medicine, Dies at 70

He pioneered a new branch of emergency medicine — when emergency rooms are nowhere to be found — and helped compile the definitive textbook on health care in the wild.

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Heart Failure Tied to Increased Cancer Risk, Study Finds

People with heart failure may live for many years and should continue to get regular cancer screenings, experts say.

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Covid's Beta Variant: Here's What We Know

The variant can dodge some of the immune system’s defenses, but is still vulnerable to vaccines.

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You’re Missing Microbes. But Is ‘Rewilding’ the Way to Get Them Back?

The science behind the idea of restoring the intestinal microbiome to an ancestral state is shaky, skeptics say, and in some cases unethical.

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What You Don’t Know About Food Allergies

Pollen-food reactions, adult onset symptoms and cross reactivity are just some of the surprising ways our bodies respond to food.

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Where Does Weed Come From? A New Study Suggests East Asia.

A group of biologists and other scientists said humans began growing cannabis about 12,000 years ago not just for food, but also for hemp and, yes, probably to get high.

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How Covid-19 Has Upended Life in Undervaccinated Arkansas

While much of the nation tiptoes toward normalcy, the coronavirus is again swamping hospitals in places like Mountain Home, in a rural county where fewer than one-third of residents are vaccinated.

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Cannabis Was Domesticated in East Asia, New Study Suggests

A group of biologists and other scientists said humans began growing cannabis about 12,000 years ago not just for food, but also for hemp and, yes, probably to get high.

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Erin Gilmer, Disability Rights Activist, Dies at 38

She fought for a more compassionate health care system, bringing an extensive knowledge of policy and even more extensive firsthand experience as a patient.

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How Republican Coronavirus Vaccine Opposition Got to This Point

In recent months, Republican skepticism of Covid vaccines and their rollout has grown louder: One recent poll found that 47 percent said they weren’t likely to get vaccinated.

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How Republican Vaccine Opposition Got to This Point

In recent months, Republican skepticism of Covid vaccines and their rollout has grown louder: One recent poll found that 47 percent said they weren’t likely to get vaccinated.

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C.D.C. Director Warns of a ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’

Cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain far below last winter’s peak, but the director urged people to get fully vaccinated.

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Measuring the Cost of Racial Abuse in Soccer

Plus, fluorescent flying squirrels, aging golfers and more feats of athleticism in the Friday edition of the Science Times Newsletter.

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Overlooked No More: Rebecca Lee Crumpler, Who Battled Prejudice in Medicine

As the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, she persevered to make care accessible to women and Black communities, regardless of their ability to pay.

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It’s Hard to Search for a Therapist of Color. These Websites Want to Change That.

A number of new organizations aim to digitally connect patients with mental health providers who value and understand different cultures.

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Ford and Mellon Foundations Expand Initiative for Disabled Artists

The foundations are adding $5 million to the Disability Futures program, which will continue through 2025 with two more classes of 20 fellows each.

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Americans are Flocking to Mexico. Should They Be?

U.S. arrivals are up, but so are coronavirus cases, especially in hot tourism spots like Los Cabos and Cancún. Experts urge caution, but visitors keep coming.

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The Unknowability of Other People’s Pain

While my father was alive, it was impossible for me to imagine his agony.

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Surgeon General Assails Tech Companies Over Misinformation on Covid-19

Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory declaring health misinformation an “urgent threat” and said tech and social media companies needed to fight it more aggressively.

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California Woman Is Charged in Fake Covid-19 Vaccine Card Scheme

Juli Mazi, who identifies as a naturopathic doctor, also sold “immunization pellets” to patients, federal prosecutors said.

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Covid Is Especially Risky for People With H.I.V., Large Study Finds

An H.I.V. infection increases the odds of dying from Covid-19 by at least 30 percent, researchers said.

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¿Quieres controlar tu peso? Levantar pesas podría ayudarte

Las personas que regularmente hacen ejercicios para fortalecer los músculos tienen entre 20 y 30 por ciento menos probabilidades de ser obesas con el tiempo.

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Cleveland Clinic Says It Won’t Administer Aduhelm to Patients

The major medical center’s rejection of the new Alzheimer’s drug is one of the starkest signs of concern over its effectiveness.

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Tapping into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak

In a once unimagined accomplishment, electrodes implanted in the man’s brain transmit signals to a computer that displays his words.

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Delta Variant Widens Gulf Between ‘Two Americas’: Vaccinated and Unvaccinated

Data from overseas, particularly Britain, suggest the spread of the virus will set vaccinated and unvaccinated communities on very different paths.

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How to Find an L.G.B.T.-Friendly Pediatrician

Your child’s doctor can offer support when it comes to gender identity and sexual orientation.

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How These Vocal Anti Covid Vaccine Chiropractors Have Split the Profession

The conflict among chiropractors has become more consequential as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads and the rate of new vaccinations slows.

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He Thought It Was the Flu, but He Had Never Been So Sick

Was there a clue in the dark color of his urine?

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Vocal Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Split the Profession

The conflict among chiropractors has become more consequential as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads and the rate of new vaccinations slows.

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How Walking Can Build Up the Brain

Older men and women who walked for six months showed improvements in white matter and memory, while those who danced or did stretching exercises did not.

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Biden to Nominate Rahul Gupta to Run National Office of Drug Control Policy

If confirmed by the Senate, Dr. Rahul Gupta would become the first medical doctor to serve as the nation’s “drug czar” since the role was created in 1988.

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As Virus Cases Speed Up, Seoul Tells Gym Users to Slow Down

Treadmills can go no faster than a brisk walk, and songs must fall below 120 beats per minute, under new regulations that confused some exercisers in South Korea. “It seems weird to me,” one said.

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Waking Up in the Middle of the Night? Ways to Fall Back Asleep

Sleep experts offer advice on sleeping soundly through the night.

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As a Doctor, May I Refuse to See Unvaccinated Patients?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on mitigating risk from Covid-19 without punitive measures —and more.

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U.S. Officials Push Back on Pfizer’s Request for Booster Shot Approval

After meeting with company representatives, officials said the decision would depend partly on data on infections in vaccinated people that cause serious disease or hospitalization.

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome and the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine: What to Know

The link between the rare neurological disorder and the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine may be real, but the risk appears to be very small.

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With the Delta Variant, Do I Need a Covid Booster Shot?

Although studies of a third dose are underway, experts agree that the vaccines are still working well, even against the Delta variant, and that booster shots are not necessary right now.

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F.D.A. Attaches Warning of Guillain-Barré Syndrome to Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine

Federal regulators concluded that the risk of developing the syndrome was low, and that the benefits of the vaccine still strongly outweigh it.

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W.H.O. Experts Seek Limits on Human Gene-Editing Experiments

The panel also called on countries to ensure that beneficial forms of genetic alteration be shared equitably.

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Janet Yellen Warns That Coronavirus Variants Threaten Global Recovery

At the end of a gathering of the finance ministers of the Group of 20 nations, the U.S. Treasury secretary called for an acceleration of vaccine distribution worldwide.

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I.M.F. Board Backs $650 Billion Aid Plan to Help Poor Countries

The expansion of emergency reserves to help fund vaccines and pay down debt is politically contentious in the United States.

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F.D.A. Will Attach Warning of Rare Nerve Syndrome to Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Federal regulators found that the risk of developing the syndrome was low, but three to five times higher among Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients than the general population.

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BioBonds Use Wall Street Tools to Fund Medical Research

Karen Petrou invented a new funding model for curing blindness. Proposed legislation aims to apply it to medical research more generally.

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Alcohol Abuse Is on the Rise. Here's Why Doctors Fail to Treat It.

People with alcohol use disorder are often seen in clinics and hospitals, but medical professionals too often ignore the condition.

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Why We Should Keep Washing Our Hands Post Pandemic

As we get back into the world and the germs that inhabit it, we shouldn’t drop the hand-washing habits so many us adopted in the Covid era.

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The Rationing of a Last-Resort Covid Treatment

While ventilator shortages have been largely averted in the U.S., this lifesaving therapy is scarce. How to choose which critically ill patients get it?

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A Covid Test as Easy as Breathing

Scientists have been dreaming of disease-detecting breathalyzers for years. Has the time for the technology finally come?

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What Parents Need to Know About the C.D.C.’s Covid School Guidelines

The agency’s advice on distancing, masks and vaccination bring the coming school year a bit more into focus.

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F.D.A. Requests Federal Investigation of Alzheimer’s Drug Approval

The agency’s acting head said a review should look into whether any interactions between agency staff and the drug developer, Biogen, broke F.D.A. rules.

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Scientists Press Case Against the Covid Lab Leak Theory

In a review of recent studies and comparisons to other outbreaks, a group of virologists contends that there is more evidence to support a natural spillover from animals to humans.

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The C.D.C. Issues New School Guidance, With Emphasis on Full Reopening

The guidance acknowledges that many students have suffered from months of virtual learning.

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Helping Runners With Long Covid Get Back on Their Feet

At many of the Covid-19 recovery clinics that have sprung up around the country, patients’ goals include their athletic ambitions.

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Helping Runners With Long Covid Get Back on Their Feet

At many of the Covid-19 recovery clinics that have sprung up around the country, patients’ goals include their athletic ambitions.

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El trastorno bipolar en los jóvenes: avances y retos

Al principio, los síntomas infantiles pueden ser confundidos con otras condiciones y los menores pueden sufrir angustia severa durante años.

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Citing the Delta Variant, Pfizer Will Pursue Booster Shots and a New Vaccine

Scientists were critical of the announcement, pointing to evidence that the current two-dose regimen is powerfully effective against the coronavirus.

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In a Reversal, F.D.A. Calls for Limits on Who Gets Alzheimer’s Drug

The agency faced criticism for approving Aduhelm for all Alzheimer’s patients. The new label recommends that the drug be given only to patients with mild symptoms.

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Social Isolation in U.S. Rose as Crisis Began to Subside, Research Shows

The findings suggest recovery from the pandemic may take a long time and could affect people’s view of their relationships over time.

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Covid Lambda Variant of Peru: What Scientists Know

Spreading fast in South America, the variant is still a mystery. No one knows whether it is more contagious than other variants or if it affects vaccines.

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A new study finds genetic variations in Covid patients that could point to better drug treatments.

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Study Hints at How Delta Variant Dodges the Immune System

One dose of vaccine is not enough to protect against the Delta and Beta variants, new research suggests, and even people who have had Covid-19 should be immunized.

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15 States Reach a Deal With Purdue Pharma, Moving Toward a $4.5 Billion Opioids Settlement

The states, including Massachusetts and New York, agreed to drop opposition to the bankruptcy organization plan of the company, the maker of OxyContin.

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Seeking Answers on Covid, U.F.O.s and Illnesses, Spy Agencies Turn to Scientists

American intelligence agencies are tapping outside expertise as they wrestle with mysteries that are as much about science as they are about espionage.

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The Real Toll From Prison Covid Cases May Be Higher Than Reported

Some deaths were not counted as part of prison virus tallies because hospitalized inmates were officially released from custody before they died.

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Delta Is Dominant Variant in the U.S., C.D.C. Estimates

Research suggests that most vaccines still provide good protection against it and remain highly effective at preventing hospitalizations and deaths. New cases and deaths, as well as hospitalizations, are significantly down across the country from the devastating peaks during previous national surges.

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Fitbits Detect Lasting Changes After Covid-19

Some people recovering from a coronavirus infection had an elevated heart rate for months, according to a new study.

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Time Is Running Out to Get U.S. Students Vaccinated by Fall

In some parts of the country, the first day of school is six or seven weeks away. It takes at least five weeks to get both doses of the Pfizer vaccine and have them be fully effective.

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A New Alzheimer’s Drug Offers More Questions Than Answers

The approval of Aduhelm to treat Alzheimer’s disease has raised hope among older adults, but many doctors wonder if it is warranted.

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Pfizer Vaccine in Israel: How It Works Against Delta Variant

Israel reported that the Pfizer vaccine was 64 percent effective against the Delta variant. Other studies suggest a higher rate.

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Slow-Wheeling to the Sea

Using a hand-powered recumbent trike, the disabled author retraces the 35 miles of a pioneering cycling tour of Boston’s North Shore taken more than a century ago.

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Slow-Wheeling to the Sea

Using a hand-powered recumbent trike, the disabled author retraces the 35 miles of a pioneering cycling tour of Boston’s North Shore taken more than a century ago.

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A Young Naturalist Inspires With Joy, Not Doom

At 17, Dara McAnulty is becoming one of Britain’s most acclaimed nature writers, with work that touches on his autism as much as the world around his home.

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How Weight Training May Help With Weight Control

People who regularly do muscle-strengthening exercises are about 20 to 30 percent less likely to become obese over time than people who do not.

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How to Support Adult Children Struggling With Mental Health

Expert advice on how to gently offer help and compassion.

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Biden Makes New Push for Vaccinations, but Experts Say More Is Needed

Some public health experts worry that the administration is not being aggressive enough in waging what the president calls a “wartime effort” to vaccinate the country.

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Do We Really Need to Take 10,000 Steps a Day for Our Health?

The advice that we take 10,000 steps a day is more a marketing accident than based on science. Taking far fewer may have notable benefits.

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It’s Never Too Late to Learn How to Swim

Vijaya Srivastava, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, took her first swimming lesson at age 68. She’s now a daily swimmer.

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A Closer Look at the Colon Condition That Hospitalized the Pope

Francis suffered a disorder that is relatively common and treatable, and doctors expect him to make a full recovery.

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Juul Is Fighting to Keep Its E-Cigarettes on the U.S. Market

The company faces declining sales and thousands of lawsuits claiming it knowingly sold its trendy vaping products to minors. Soon the F.D.A. will decide whether it can keep selling them at all.

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Birthday Parties as Virus Vector

Just how much Covid was spreading behind closed doors last year? Quite a lot, as a new study with a simple yet creative approach found out.

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Birthday Parties as Virus Vector

Just how much Covid was spreading behind closed doors last year? Quite a lot, as a new study with a simple yet creative approach found out.

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The Challenges of Bipolar Disorder in Young People

Symptoms in children may initially be mistaken for other conditions, and young people may suffer serious distress for years.

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Colon Cancer Rising in Young Adults, Linked to Sugary Drinks

As consumption of sugar-laden drinks rose in the 1980s and ’90s, so did colorectal cancer rates among younger adults, a study in nurses found.

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Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?

France is handing out third shots of the two-dose vaccines to cancer patients and others with immune system impairments. In the United States, patients like these are on their own.

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Tyson Foods Recalls 8.5 Million Pounds of Frozen Chicken

The voluntary recall comes after the Agriculture Department linked three cases of listeriosis to the cooked chicken products, including one death.

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F.D.A. Releases Another Batch of Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

The move brings the total number of Johnson & Johnson doses made at the troubled plant and cleared by the F.D.A. to roughly 40 million.

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Dr. Barbara Murphy, Kidney Transplant Expert, Dies at 56

Her focus was on immunology and how to predict and diagnose the outcomes of transplants. She was, a colleague said, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.”

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Zoo Animals Are Getting Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines

Big cats, ferrets, apes and bears are benefiting from a gift of 11,000 doses, but vaccines for pets are not recommended.

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Is Biden Declaring ‘Independence From the Coronavirus’ Too Soon?

Less than half the country is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and the contagious Delta variant is spreading. Still, the White House is putting together an “America’s Back Together” celebration for July 4.

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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Protects Against Delta Variant, Company Reports

The vaccine also produced long-lasting immune responses, researchers said. Booster shots seem unnecessary, at least for now.

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Delta Variant Not Driving Hospitalization Surge in England, Data Shows

Although the number of coronavirus cases has ticked slowly upward in recent weeks, hospitalization rates remain exceedingly low.

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Stress and Burnout Still Plague Front-Line Health Care Workers as Pandemic Eases

Doctors and nurses are reeling from new Covid cases, staff burnout and the prolonged stress of dealing with the pandemic.

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