Their Mothers Were Teenagers. They Didn’t Want That for Themselves.

Teen pregnancies have plummeted, as has child poverty. The result is a profound change in the forces that bring opportunity between generations.

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How Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.

In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.

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Congressional Investigation into Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm Faults the F.D.A. and Biogen

The report said the F.D.A.’s approval process for Aduhelm was “rife with irregularities” and criticized Biogen for setting an “unjustifiably high price.”

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How to Prevent Shoulder Injury

Shoulder pain can make your days more challenging and keep you up at night. Ward it off with a few smart exercise habits.

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As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It

Doctors are exasperated by the persistence of false and misleading claims about the virus.

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China Covid: U.S. Testing Rule Meets a Collective Shrug

The U.S. travel rule drew a muted response in a country grappling with outbreaks and where mass, regular Covid testing was up until recently a daily reality for many millions of people.

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He Had Blood in His Urine and a Strange Rash. What Was Going On?

At the E.R., the patient learned his blood wasn’t clotting. His mother had the same condition — but the trigger turned out to be a surprise.

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U.S. Announces New Covid Test Requirements for Travelers From China

The Biden administration said those coming from China, Hong Kong and Macau must show negative coronavirus tests before entering the United States.

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¿Hasta qué edad hay que hacerse el papanicolau?

Cada vez son menos las mujeres mayores de 65 años que se someten a pruebas de detección del cáncer de cuello uterino. Pero algunas se resisten a renunciar al examen.

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Parents Often Bring Children to Psychiatric E.R.s to Subdue Them, Study Finds

Many parents bring children to emergency rooms to manage aggressive behaviors. But the visits offer little long-term benefit, doctors said.

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Epidemics That Weren’t: How Countries Shut Down Recent Outbreaks

Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively.

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Covid Masking: What It’s Like Now That Many Have Moved On

What it’s like to wear masks for Covid when most others have long since moved on.

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China to Drop Covid Quarantine for Incoming Travelers

From Jan. 8, visitors will be required to show only a negative P.C.R. test taken within 48 hours. The restrictions had cut the country off from the rest of the world for nearly three years.

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The I.C.U. Nurse: A Symbol of Endurance

Caring for seriously ill patients needing round-the-clock attention during the pandemic has added layers of commitment.

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A New Strategy for Preventing Fentanyl Overdoses: Testing Drugs

Machines that examine samples of drugs can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, but experts say they are an increasingly vital tool in stemming overdoses.

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The F.D.A. Now Says It Plainly: Morning-After Pills Are Not Abortion Pills

Labels of Plan B One-Step had previously said, without scientific evidence, that the pill might block fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb.

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7 Women on Egg Freezing: Hope, Regret, Uncertainty

Ten years have passed since the procedure’s “experimental” label was lifted. The Times heard from hundreds of patients about their experiences.

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Egg Freezing: What to Know About the Process, Risks and Cost

The process has become increasingly popular, but it can seem unclear to prospective patients.

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How See-Through Glass Frogs Hide Their Red Blood From Predators

The glass frog’s unusual adaptation to bolster its camouflage could offer clues for preventing deadly blood clots in people.

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‘Major Trustee, Please Prioritize’: How NYU’s E.R. Favors the Rich

Dozens of doctors said the nonprofit hospital pressured them to give preferential treatment to donors, trustees and their families.

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‘Tripledemic’ Rages On: Fever-Filled Weeks Lie Ahead

R.S.V. has probably peaked, but flu is still surging and Covid-19 cases are rising. Scientists are hopeful next winter will be better.

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As Covid Deaths Climb, Even Seniors Skip the Latest Booster

Nearly all Americans over 65 got their initial Covid vaccines. But that immunity is waning, and this time, the government is offering far less support for new shots.

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Homicides of Children Soared in the Pandemic’s First Year, CDC Reports

Killings of children and teenagers under 18 increased sharply in 2020, federal researchers reported. Black communities were disproportionately affected.

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The Austere Beauty of Egypt’s Long-Distance Hiking Trails

Two new routes, managed by Bedouins, will help preserve long-overlooked natural wonders and a vanishing way of life.

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They Created a Drug for Susannah. What About Millions of Other Patients?

Scientists have made rapid progress in customizing drugs for ultrarare diseases. The hard part now is making such treatments on a large scale.

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Why Many Older Women Are Getting Pap Tests They Don’t Need

Women over 65 are being screened for cervical cancer in diminishing numbers. But some are reluctant to give up the tests.

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U.S. Health Officials Seek New Curbs on Private Medicare Advantage Plans

Proposed regulations would crack down on misleading ads for the private plans and would enhance scrutiny of denials for coverage of medical care.

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Is It Covid? The Flu? RSV? New Yorkers Are Sick of Being Sick.

New Yorkers are contending with a bewildering and miserable mix of symptoms as Covid, flu, R.S.V. and various mystery illnesses circulate.

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New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, CDC Reports

The research was conducted in part when older variants of the coronavirus were spreading. Other factors may have influenced the conclusions.

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Opposition to School Vaccine Mandates Has Grown Significantly, Study Finds

A third of parents now feel they should be the ones to decide whether to get their children immunized against measles, mumps and other childhood diseases.

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The Coronavirus May Spread From Corpses, Scientists Report

Family members and health care workers should take precautions, experts said.

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E.R. Doctors Misdiagnose Patients With Unusual Symptoms

Doctors fail to recognize serious conditions like stroke and sepsis in tens of thousands of patients each year, according to a new study.

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How a Sprawling Hospital Chain Ignited Its Own Staffing Crisis

Ascension, one of the country’s largest health systems, spent years cutting jobs, leaving it flat-footed when the pandemic hit.

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Nurses in U.K. Strike for First Time, Seeking Higher Pay

The walkout is just one of a series of industrial actions across Britain this month as ballooning inflation, rising interest rates and a recession put pressure on workers.

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U.S. Will Offer Free At-Home Covid Tests as Part of Winter Plan

With cases on the rise, the Biden administration said it would restart a program that provided hundreds of millions of tests through the Postal Service.

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What is an Aortic Aneurysm? Here are Symptoms, Risks and Treatments

They are more common than people may think. We talked to experts about the risks, symptoms and treatments

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Who Are the ‘Never-Coviders’?

Plus your experiences without Covid.

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Grant Wahl Died of a Burst Blood Vessel, His Family Says

An autopsy in New York showed that the journalist had a tear in the ascending aorta, a large vessel that carries blood from the heart.

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Long Covid Has Played Role in More Than 3,500 Deaths in US, CDC Says

The tally is less than 1 percent of all deaths linked to the coronavirus, but it shows that it is possible to die from lingering symptoms after infection.

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When Black Psychiatrists Reach Out to Teens of Color

In Atlanta, a team of mental health experts is bringing care to adolescents whose needs often go unaddressed and misunderstood.

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Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow

But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.

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Congress Weighs Plan for Commission to Investigate Covid Response

The 9/11 Commission prompted a national reckoning over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A bipartisan bill would create an independent panel to investigate the pandemic response, but the measure is in limbo.

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Fentanyl Cuts a Bitter Swath Through Milwaukee

The potent opioid increasingly is afflicting people of color in American cities. “I’ve seen a lot of terrible drugs,” said a veteran drug counselor. “This is the worst.”

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Behind New York City’s Shift on Mental Health, a Solitary Quest

The psychiatrist E. Fuller Torrey has been advocating tougher involuntary psychiatric treatment policies for 40 years. Now it’s paying off.

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Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion

The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.

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A Rural Hospital’s Excruciating Choice: $3.2 Million a Year or Inpatient Care?

A new federal program offers hefty payments to small hospitals at risk of closing. But it comes with a bewildering requirement: to end all inpatient care.

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Key Partner in Covax Will End Support for Middle-Income Nations

Many of the poorest countries will continue to get free Covid shots, but global demand for them has plummeted, driving a shift away from the goal of broad coverage.

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F.D.A. Authorizes Updated Covid Shots for Children as Young as 6 Months

The move broadens access to the reformulated shots, but only a small fraction of the country’s youngest children are likely to get one of the new doses in the near future.

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Scientists Have Designed a ‘Vagina on a Chip’

A silicone chip lined with tissue from human donors could help scientists test drug treatments for bacterial infections in the vagina.

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A Plea From Experts to Pregnant Women: Get Vaccinated Against Covid

Many expectant women have avoided the shots, unaware that the virus poses significant risks to the fetus — and to them.

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‘Systemic Problems’ Hindered US Pandemic Response, Senate Report Says

An examination by the Democratic staff of the Senate homeland security committee portrayed a government wholly unprepared for the arrival of the coronavirus.

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‘Ebola Could Have Wiped Us All’: Slow Lockdown Haunts Uganda

The authorities hesitated to impose restrictions in the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak because of residual trauma from the Covid lockdown. Ebola then spread to the capital, killing dozens of Ugandans.

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No. 2 Theranos Executive Is Sentenced to Nearly 13 Years for Fraud

Ramesh Balwani, the former chief operating officer of the failed blood testing start-up, was convicted of 12 counts of fraud in July.

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Lasik Patients Should Be Warned of Complications, FDA Draft Says

Draft recommendations by the agency describe dry eyes, visual disturbances and other side effects of the procedure. Surgeons say the benefits are being ignored.

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Global Partners May End Broad Covid Vaccination Effort in Developing Countries

The board of Gavi, the international vaccine agency, meets Wednesday to debate shutting down the program, known as Covax, amid swiftly waning demand for the shots.

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Juul Agrees to Settle Thousands of Vaping Lawsuits

The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend fueled the teenage vaping crisis.

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FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction

Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of critical public health issues.

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What to Know About Strep A Infections Among Children in the UK

Several children have died from strep A this season, health officials said on Tuesday. Here is a quick list of symptoms and other important information.

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I’m Having an Operation to Lose Weight. Do I Have to Tell People?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on navigating the personal boundaries around our physical health.

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Covid Care Has Entered a New Stage of Crisis for the Uninsured

As federal funding for the pandemic response dries up, Americans without health insurance risk being left footing the bill for coronavirus tests and treatments.

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8 Million Laundress Products Recalled Over Bacteria Risk

The luxury laundry brand recalled items sold between January 2021 and September 2022.

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Who Will Care for ‘Kinless’ Seniors?

Nearly one million Americans have no immediate family members to provide assistance if needed. The number is expected to grow.

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U.S. Plans to End Mpox Emergency Declaration in Two Months

With few new cases, the plan not to renew the emergency past Jan. 31 is an acknowledgment that the disease previously known as monkeypox has mostly been suppressed.

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Alzheimer’s APOE4 Genetic Risk Targeted in Promising Trial

Preliminary results offer hope that gene therapy can protect people with a version of the brain disease driven by a particular gene variant.

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How Has the Rising Cost of Long-Term Health Care Affected You?

As inflation rises, assisted living and home health aides are becoming more expensive. We want to hear from people who are dealing with this type of financial stress.

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Dog Flu Is Back, Too

Canine influenza can spread quickly through shelters, kennels and day care facilities, although most dogs will recover on their own, experts said.

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As Officials Ease Restrictions, China Faces New Pandemic Risks

Huge swaths of the nation’s elderly remain vulnerable, scientists say, and a surge in deaths and hospitalizations may be inevitable.

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China Has an Extraordinary Covid-19 Dilemma

A true reopening, however unlikely, could lead to millions of deaths.

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Poem: (Intuitions. She)

Coral Bracho depicts the terror of Alzheimers — losing yourself within a formerly capable and operating mind and body.

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