La variante JN.1 ya domina en EE. UU.

Esto es lo que hay que saber para sortear el fin de la época de fiestas. Los expertos recomiendan vacunarse.

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Ohio Governor Blocks Bill Banning Transition Care for Minors

Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of the bill, which also prohibited transgender girls and women from sports teams that correspond with their gender identity, is a rare move by a Republican governor.

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10 Ways to Support Your Mental Health and Manage Stress in 2024

These simple and proven strategies will help you manage stress and find meaning in the new year.

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Covid Variant JN.1 Now Accounts for Nearly Half of U.S. Cases

Here’s what to know about the coronavirus variant, which was first detected in the United States in September.

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Idaho Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban on Gender Transition Care for Minors

Transgender minors in the state will be able to receive gender transition care for now, while the challenge against the state ban proceeds.

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Serious Medical Errors Rose After Private Equity Firms Bought Hospitals

A new study shows an increase in the rate of inpatient complications, including infections and falls, though patients were no more likely to die.

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Dry January: How to Set Yourself Up for Success

The sobriety challenge can offer a mental and physical reset, and the chance to adopt healthier habits.

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Monica Bertagnolli, NIH’s New Leader, Wants to Broaden Participation in Medical Research

In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, the director of the National Institutes of Health, discussed drug patents, trust in science and her own experience as a cancer patient.

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Bristol Myers to Acquire the Drugmaker Karuna for $14 Billion

The deal is a bet on the growing market for psychiatric and neurological drugs.

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This Gorilla’s Caregivers Face Familiar Questions About Aging

Winston, an older silverback, is getting enviable medical treatment. Now his keepers must confront an issue that vexes doctors and older humans, too: How much intervention is too much?

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Americans Are Signing Up for Obamacare in Record Numbers

On December 15 alone, nearly 750,000 people signed up for a plan on HealthCare.gov, the largest single-day total recorded so far.

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Bellevue Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program Is Under NY State Scrutiny

The Health Dept. is looking into the public hospital’s use of unlicensed technicians during some bariatric surgeries.

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Dean Phillips, an Upstart Challenger to Biden, Embraces ‘Medicare for All’

A longtime moderate, the Democratic congressman now says he had been “convinced through propaganda” that calls for universal health care were “a nonsensical leftist notion.”

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Gunfire Echoing Through School Grounds? Parents Are Terrified. Kids Stopped Noticing.

In a Rhode Island city, AR-15-style weapons at a police firing range comprise the soundtrack to the school day, inuring children to the threat of violence.

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Possible Ways to Ease Drug Shortages

Lawmakers, U.S. officials and industry experts have offered measures to try to shore up the generic drug market.

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Biden Administration Warns 9 Governors About Medicaid Losses Among Children

Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were doing far too little to make sure that children were not unfairly denied federal insurance.

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Jeanne Hoff, Pioneering Transgender Psychiatrist, Dies at 85

She shared the experience of her transition in a documentary to encourage her patients, many of whom were also transgender, to live openly and confidently.

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Tongue Tie Surgery: Inside the Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues

Dentists and lactation consultants around the country are pushing “tongue-tie releases” on new mothers struggling to breastfeed.

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Did Your Baby Spend Time in the NICU? Tell Us About It.

We want to hear from families about their experiences and medical bills in the past five years.

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What to Know About the Effects of Ketamine

Matthew Perry’s death was attributed to the effects of high levels of the anesthetic drug, which is increasingly used to treat depression.

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Michael Stone, Psychiatrist and Scholar Who Studied Evil, Dies at 90

He attempted to define evil by plumbing the biographies and motivations of hundreds of violent felons who had committed heinous crimes.

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New York City Is Offering Free Online Therapy to Teens: Will it Work?

The city’s $26 million contract with Talkspace makes mental health care very accessible. But some worry it is ‘a Band-Aid’ at a time of crisis.

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‘Financial Ruin Is Baked Into the System’: Readers Debate Long-Term Care Costs

Thousands of people shared their experiences and related to the financial drain on families portrayed in the Dying Broke series.

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Mandy Cohen, New CDC Director, Tries to Foster Trust in a Battered Agency

Five months into her tenure at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy K. Cohen is trying to put a human face on public health.

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Morning Person? You Might Have Neanderthal Genes to Thank.

Hundreds of genetic variants carried by Neanderthals and Denisovans are shared by people who like to get up early.

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Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Severe Morning Sickness

The discovery could lead to better treatments for severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.

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Pharmacies Shared Patient Records Without a Warrant, an Inquiry Finds

A congressional investigation found that the nation’s largest pharmacies have handed over prescription records to law enforcement without a warrant, raising privacy concerns.

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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access

The justices announced that they would hear a case challenging a federal agency’s approval of the commonly used pill.

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The Role of Unconscious Bias in Black Women’s Pregnancy Risks

Many Black women report feeling ignored or dismissed by doctors. The consequences can be deadly for mothers and babies.

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How Abigail Echo-Hawk Uses Indigenous Data to Close the Equity Gap

The public health researcher Abigail Echo-Hawk is a leading voice in a movement to empower Indigenous people, wielding data as a tool for racial equity.

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New Drugs Can Fix Teenage Obesity, but Young People Don’t Get Them

Pediatricians are hesitating to prescribe medicines like Wegovy, citing their newness and uncertainties around them.

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Sign Up for Well’s 6-Day Energy Challenge

Set yourself up for an invigorating new year.

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Dr. John A. Talbott, Champion of Care for the Mentally Ill, Dies at 88

A psychiatrist and a prolific author, he criticized what he referred to as a “nonsystem” that left vulnerable people on the streets to fend for themselves.

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R.S.V. Vaccine Is Slow to Reach Its Target: Older Americans

The virus sends up to 160,000 people over 65 to hospitals every year. But just 15 percent have gotten the newly available shots.

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SmileDirectClub Shuts Down, Months After Filing for Bankruptcy

The telehealth company, which sold teeth alignment devices to two million customers, was unprofitable and had been criticized by medical groups.

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Fund for Nuclear Waste Exposure Victims in Limbo as Congress Balks at Cost

Bipartisan efforts to extend and expand a program granting compensation to victims of government-caused nuclear contamination are faltering. It is set to expire in June.

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New Sickle Cell Therapies Will Be Out of Reach Where They Are Needed Most

There is no clear path for African patients to get access to the treatments, which have multimillion-dollar price tags and are highly complex to manufacture and deliver.

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Genes That Boost Fertility Also Shorten Our Life, Study Suggests

A study of DNA from half a million volunteers supports an old evolutionary theory about why our bodies eventually wear out.

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F.D.A. Approves 2 Sickle Cell Treatments, One Using CRISPR Gene Editing

People with the genetic disease have new opportunities to eliminate their symptoms, but the treatments come with obstacles that limit their reach.

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Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery

New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients.

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White House Delays a Decision on Banning Menthol Cigarettes

The proposal has elicited mounting opposition from tobacco companies, Black activists worried about police enforcement and small businesses, as President Biden moves into an election year.

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How to Protect Your Dog From the ‘Mystery’ Respiratory Disease

We asked vets how to keep pets safe from respiratory disease this holiday season.

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He Was Diagnosed With Lyme Disease. Why Did the Treatment Have No Effect?

Shortly after he retired, the man’s health began to fail him. An accidental finding on a CT scan revealed the true culprit.

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William P. Murphy Jr., an Inventor of the Modern Blood Bag, Dies at 100

Dr. Murphy’s safe, reliable container replaced breakable glass bottles used in transfusions in the Korean War. He also helped improve pacemakers and artificial kidneys.

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Brain Implants Helped 5 People Recover From Traumatic Injuries

People with chronic problems after falls and car crashes scored better on cognition tests after getting a brain implant, a new study found.

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Homeless Advocate Takes On A.C.L.U., and It’s Personal

Jennifer Livovich started a nonprofit to give socks to the homeless population in Boulder, Colo. She lost it, and more, in a legal and policy dispute.

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Homeless Advocate Takes On A.C.L.U., and It’s Personal

Jennifer Livovich started a nonprofit to give socks to the homeless population in Boulder, Colo. She lost it, and more, in a legal and policy dispute.

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‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates

Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds.

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Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, people trying to keep aging loved ones at home often cobble together a patchwork of family and friends to help.

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China Respiratory Illness: U.S. Health Officials Say Cause is Known

A surge of children has been hospitalized in China for respiratory illnesses, but international health authorities said the cause was common viruses and bacteria.

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Abraham Bergman, Doctor Who Sought Answers on SIDS, Dies at 91

He worked for the passage of major public health legislation; most notably, he helped secure millions in federal dollars for research into sudden infant death syndrome.

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U.S. Rate of Suicide by Firearm Reaches Record Level

Gun suicides increased from prepandemic rates in all racial and ethnic groups, but the degree of change differed drastically.

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Brain Study Suggests Traumatic Memories Are Processed as Present Experience

Traumatic memories had their own neural mechanism, brain scans showed, which may help explain their vivid and intrusive nature.

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Climate Change Drives New Cases of Malaria, Complicating Efforts to Fight the Disease

The number of malaria cases rose again in 2022, propelled by flooding and warmer weather in areas once free of the illness.

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U.S. Life Expectancy Creeps Up as Covid Deaths Fall

But the country’s health has not fully rebounded from the pandemic, according to new data from the C.D.C.

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CAR-T, Lifesaving Cancer Treatment, May Sometimes Cause Cancer, FDA Says

The agency is looking into reports that some patients developed new blood cancers after receiving CAR-T treatments.

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France to Ban Smoking in Forests, on Beaches and Near Schools

A government anti-smoking plan also includes costlier cigarettes and a ban on disposable vapes. Smoking is the leading cause of avoidable deaths in France.

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Could Longevity Drugs for Dogs Extend Your Pet’s Life?

Longevity drugs for our canine companions are moving closer to reality. They also raise questions about what it might mean to succeed.

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Egypt Wiped Out Hepatitis C. Now It Is Trying to Help the Rest of Africa.

Effective drugs that have made the disease curable have yet to reach most of the region.

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Illness Surge in China Is Not From a Novel Pathogen, Data Suggests

The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses.

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Cockroaches and Mountains of Trash Plague Acapulco After Hurricane

Residents complain of rashes and stomach ailments as 666,000 tons of garbage overwhelm the city. Uncollected waste after natural disasters can lead to illnesses, experts said.

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Cantaloupes Linked to Deadly Salmonella Outbreak, U.S. Says

Two deaths were reported in Minnesota, and the number of people sickened by salmonella has doubled since the outbreak was announced last week, federal officials said.

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The Neighbors Are All Older, Too. Is That What You Want?

Some seniors prefer age-restricted communities, while others want intergenerational living. There is little research to show which option is healthier.

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Cockroaches and Mountains of Trash Plague Acapulco After Hurricane

Residents complain of rashes and stomach ailments as 666,000 tons of garbage overwhelm the city. Uncollected waste after natural disasters can lead to illnesses, experts said.

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Deaths From Coal Pollution Have Dropped, but Emissions May be Twice as Deadly

Deaths linked to coal exhaust have dropped but coal exhaust is twice is likely to contribute to deaths as other air pollution, a new study found.

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How Viral Infections Cause Long-Term Health Problems

In a few patients, the immune system becomes misdirected, attacking the body instead of the virus.

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Omicron, Now 2 Years Old, Is Not Done With Us Yet

The dominant variant of the coronavirus has proved to be not only staggeringly infectious, but an evolutionary marvel.

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Ailing Hamas Hostages Desperately Need Care, Doctors Say

Many of the more than 200 people seized by Hamas when it raided Israel had serious medical conditions. Some were badly injured in the attack. Doctors say they need medical care urgently.

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U.S. Offers Another Round of Free Covid Tests Through the Mail

Households may now order another four at-home tests, or eight if they have not placed an order since the program was revived in September.

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Was This a Recurrence of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or Something Else?

“Go to the emergency room,” the doctor told him after hearing of his trip and fever, rash and whole-body weakness. “You need to be seen.”

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Why We’re Still Breathing Dirty Indoor Air

The pandemic and recent wildfires have shown how unhealthy indoor air can be. But scientific and governmental inertia have slowed the necessary remedies.

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A Guide to Assisted Living

The facilities can look like luxury apartments or modest group homes, and can vary in pricing structures. Here’s a guide.

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A Simple Way to Save Premature Babies

Waiting two minutes to sever the umbilical cord after birth raises the chances that a premature infant will survive, new research shows.

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Sickle-Cell Treatment Created With Gene Editing Wins U.K. Approval

The first treatment that relies on CRISPR is expected to receive U.S. approval next month. But it may cost millions of dollars per patient.

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Cannabis for Seniors: Why Older Adults Are Opting for Medical Marijuana

Older people are using cannabis more than ever. Here’s what to know about its potential medicinal benefits and side effects as we age.

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U.S. to Press China to Stop Flow of Fentanyl

President Biden will put pressure on Xi Jinping to crack down on the Chinese facilities that make chemical compounds used in potent drugs.

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V.A. Recruits Millionth Veteran for Million Veteran Program Genetic Database

Diverse data from the Million Veteran Program has already contributed to hundreds of medical studies, and the V.A. is continuing to recruit more participants.

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Caregivers Worry About a Lack of Resources for Long-term Care

Adult children discuss the trials of caring for their aging parents: unreliable agencies, a lack of help and dwindling financial resources.

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An ‘Unsettling’ Drop in Life Expectancy for Men

The life expectancy gap between men and women reached its widest in nearly three decades, driven by more men dying of Covid and drug overdoses.

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‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond Opioids

Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult.

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New Gene Editing Treatment Cuts Dangerous Cholesterol in Small Study

The trial involved only 10 patients, but it suggests cholesterol can be permanently reduced with a single treatment for patients at risk of heart disease.

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The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life

The race is on to put hotels in space and neighborhoods on the moon. Here’s some of what we know about how Earthlings fare beyond the safety of our home world.

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The Only People Who Understand What a Caregiver Goes Through

Mentoring programs bring together those just starting to care for family members with dementia and those who have been coping for some time.

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Gonorrhea Is Becoming Drug Resistant. Scientists Just Found a Solution.

A new antibiotic, zoliflodacin, is as effective as the current standard of care. Its creation may hasten the arrival of other needed antibiotics.

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Coping With Anger as a Family Caregiver

Looking after a sick family member can mean putting your own life on hold, often with little recognition or outside support.

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A Hairy Truth About Your Sense of Touch

Researchers showed that cells in your hair follicles release important chemical messengers in response to gentle touches to your skin.

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FDA Approves Zepbound, A Drug Like Ozempic, for Weight Loss. Here’s What to Know.

The obesity medication contains tirzepatide, the same active ingredient in the diabetes drug Mounjaro.

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Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as NIH Director

Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli won bipartisan approval despite opposition from Senator Bernie Sanders, the chairman of the Senate health committee.

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Infants Are Born With Syphilis in Growing Numbers, a Sign of a Wider Epidemic

Congenital syphilis has become more than ten times as common over the past decade, the C.D.C. reported. “The situation is dire,” said one expert.

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When a Child Is Shot, Trauma Ripples Through Families, Study Finds

Gunshots are the top cause of death for children and teenagers in the U.S. Fatal or not, the wounds reverberate through communities and the health care system.

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Male-Killing Virus Is Discovered in Insects

The chance finding in a Japanese university’s greenhouse could help researchers find ways to control agricultural pests or even insects that spread disease.

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Ending TB Is Within Reach — So Why Are Millions Still Dying?

Tuberculosis has passed Covid as the top infectious disease killer, despite new medicines and better diagnostic tools.

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Tyson Recalling Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets After Complaints of Metal Pieces

Tyson said it had received complaints from consumers about finding small metal pieces in the product. Federal regulators said one “minor oral injury” had been reported.

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William Pelham Jr., Who Rethought How A.D.H.D. Is Treated, Dies at 75

A child psychologist, he argued that behavioral therapy had to come first in addressing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, with drugs like Ritalin as a supplement.

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Teenage Vaping Declines This Year, Survey Says

The annual tobacco use survey given to middle and high school students revealed a decrease among older teenagers for the first time in several years.

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Infant Deaths Have Risen for the First Time in 20 Years

The increases were particularly stark among babies born to Native American, Alaska Native and white mothers in 2022. Rates among Black infants remained highest of all.

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Second Maryland Man to Receive an Altered Pig’s Heart Has Died

Researchers said they found signs of organ rejection, which the genetically modified tissue was supposed to prevent.

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Panel Tells F.D.A. That CRISPR Sickle Cell Cure Is Safe Enough for Patients

The decision by an advisory committee may lead to Food and Drug Administration approval of the first treatment for humans that uses the CRISPR gene-editing system.

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Bariatric Surgery at 16

If childhood obesity is an ‘epidemic,’ how far should doctors go to treat it?

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Hearing Aids Are More Affordable, and Perhaps More Needed, Than Ever

Over-the-counter devices have been available for a year now. New research suggests they may have unexpected benefits.

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Doctors Wrestle With A.I. in Patient Care, Citing Lax Rules

The F.D.A. has approved many new programs that use artificial intelligence, but doctors are skeptical that the tools really improve care or are backed by solid research.

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How a Lucrative Surgery Took Off Online and Disfigured Patients

More surgeons are opting for a complicated hernia repair that they learned from videos on social media showing shoddy techniques.

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Eyedrops From Major Brands May Cause Infection, F.D.A. Says

Target, CVS and Rite Aid are pulling products from shelves after federal investigators found unsanitary conditions and recommended a recall.

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CUNY Halts Investigation of Alzheimer’s Researcher

Citing questions about the integrity of the process, the university said that “no final action” had been taken.

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Few Americans Have Gotten the New Covid Shots, C.D.C. Finds

About 7 percent of adults have rolled up their sleeves for the new vaccines, according to new agency data.

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How to Protect Your Teeth From Halloween Candy, According to a Dentist

A dentist shares five tricks for managing treats.

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Is Social Media Addictive? Here’s What the Science Says.

A major lawsuit against Meta has placed a spotlight on our fraught relationship with online social information.

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Bush’s Institute Issues an Urgent Plea for Congress to Renew His AIDS Program

PEPFAR, created by President George W. Bush in 2003 to combat the disease, faces an uncertain future now that its authorizing legislation has lapsed.

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Dr. Donlin Long, Wide-Ranging Medical Innovator, Is Dead at 89

A neurosurgeon, he helped develop an insulin pump for diabetes patients and a device to relieve pain, and joined Ben Carson in a historic operation on conjoined infants.

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Meta Sued Over Features That Hook Children to Instagram, Facebook

More than three dozen states and the District of Columbia accused the tech giant of knowingly using addictive features to draw in and retain children and teenagers.

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How Aid in Dying Became Medical, Not Moral

The debate over aid in dying still rages in the language that medicine and the media use to describe the practice.

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Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon

The state has pioneered a therapeutic market for psychedelic mushrooms. Researchers are watching with a mix of excitement and unease.

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How Much Do Ozempic and Wegovy Cost? Not What You Think.

Drug companies are making billions from a new class of in-demand weight-loss treatments. But the prices are not what they seem.

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In Global Conflict Zones, Hospitals and Doctors Are No Longer Spared

Over the last two decades, medical facilities and staff have become casualties of war more frequently, in violation of international law.

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To Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Cities Ponder Facilities for Drug Use

Philadelphia is again the focus of a national campaign to open — or restrict — sites where people use drugs under medical supervision.

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How an ‘Effort-Reward Imbalance’ Can Make Work Miserable

Experts offer tips on what to do if you’re not getting the respect or compensation you deserve.

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David Shaffer, Medical ‘Detective’ in Suicide of Youths, Dies at 87

At a time when teen suicide was seen as random and unpredictable, Dr. Shaffer, a psychiatrist, led investigations that proved that it was not.

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If You’ve Ever Heard a Voice That Wasn’t There, This Could Be Why

With a ghostly finger in a lab, researchers coaxed people to hear phantom voices.

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Roland Griffiths Is Dead at 77; Led a Renaissance in Psychedelics Research

The drugs had been the third rail of scientific inquiry. But in a landmark study, he saw them as a legitimate way to help alleviate suffering and even to reach a mystical state.

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Fight Over Covid Lab Leak Stalls Virology Research

Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.

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Harvard Cozies Up to #MentalHealth TikTok

As young Americans turn to TikTok for information on mental health, the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard is building its own team of influencers.

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Lab Leak Fight Casts Chill Over Virology Research

Scientists doing “gain-of-function” research said that heightened fears of lab leaks are stalling studies that could thwart the next pandemic virus.

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Robert Sapolsky Doesn’t Believe in Free Will. (But Feel Free to Disagree.)

Shedding the concept “completely strikes at our sense of identity and autonomy,” the Stanford biologist and neurologist argues. It might also be liberating.

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Wearables Track Parkinson’s Better Than Human Observation, Study Finds

Researchers demonstrated that off-the-shelf sensors can measure the subtle changes of disease progression.

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Scientists Investigating Alzheimer’s Drug Faulted in Leaked Report

A professor at the City College of New York engaged in “significant research misconduct,” an expert committee concluded.

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California’s Ban on Red Food Dye Puts FDA on the Spot

The dye was banned in cosmetics after a study suggested it might be a carcinogen. Yet federal regulations still permit its use in foods, stoking concerns that helped build support for the new state law.

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Doctors at Allina Health Form Union

The physicians, at Allina Health in Minnesota and Wisconsin, appear to be the largest group of unionized doctors in the private sector.

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FDA Moves to Ban Sale of Vuse Menthol Vapes

R.J. Reynolds menthol e-cigarettes are top sellers with an estimated $1.6 billion in annual sales. The company vowed to fight the ruling in court.

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Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With Health Care Workers

The proposed settlement follows a three-day strike involving thousands of unionized workers in several states.

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The Human Brain Has a Dizzying Array of Mystery Cells

Researchers identified some 3,300 types of brain cells, an order of magnitude more than was previously known, and have only a dim notion of what most of them do.

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Hoosen Coovadia, 83, Medical Force in South Africa’s H.I.V. Fight, Dies

An esteemed pediatrician, he overcame apartheid’s barriers to help make his country a global leader in H.I.V. care and research.

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Younger Women Get Lung Cancer at Higher Rates Than Men

Researchers are struggling to understand what is driving the gender disparity in lung cancer cases among people 35 to 54.

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¿Te sientes mal tras la vacuna contra la covid? Quizás es porque está funcionando

Fiebre, escalofríos y fatiga pueden ser signos de una producción vigorosa de anticuerpos, según un nuevo estudio.

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What Is a Fever? Why Your Body Temperature May Be Cooler Than 98.6 Degrees

Here’s why we appear to be getting cooler, and what that could mean when it comes to fevers.

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FDA Issues Warning Over Misuse of Ketamine Therapy

Unsupervised treatment — fueled by telemedicine prescriptions — for various psychiatric problems poses a number of health risks, the agency said.

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New A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table

A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.

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Scientists Use CRISPR to Make Chickens More Resistant to Bird Flu

A new study highlights both the promise and the limitations of gene editing, as a highly lethal form of avian influenza continues to spread around the world.

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Lawsuit Challenges Insurance Restrictions on Weight Loss Drugs Like Wegovy

Many employers and government programs won’t cover costly obesity medications. A lawsuit is challenging one such policy.

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Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die

While a narrative emerged that the pandemic indiscriminately struck the young and healthy, new evidence suggests that frail young adults were most vulnerable.

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Teen Depression Rose During Pandemic, With Racial Gaps in Treatment

Approximately 20 percent of teenagers had major depressive disorder in 2021, but less than half who needed treatment received it, a new study found.

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Her Strange Blisters Wouldn’t Go Away. What Was It?

It started with a bout of dry, itchy skin. Soon everything hurt. A specialist found a way to find some relief.

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Feeling Terrible After Your Covid Shot? Then It’s Probably Working.

Fever, chills and fatigue may all be signs of vigorous antibody production, a new study finds.

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Kaiser Permanente Health Workers Near End of Strike

Friday was the third day of a walkout for thousands of health care employees. No new contract talks were scheduled until next week.

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My Husband Is Facing Dementia. Can I Help Him End His Life?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to assist a spouse in the midst of a life-or-death dilemma.

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Dissociation Is Big on TikTok. But What Is It?

People are turning to social media to define dissociative disorders, but those portrayals aren’t always accurate. Here is a primer.

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The Wegovy Shortage Drags On, Leaving Patients in Limbo

The situation has left many patients frustrated and unable to start taking the weight loss drug.

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Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Have Few Protections

Tens of millions of Americans are struggling to cope with soaring temperatures. OSHA is developing new workplace safety standards, but they are not yet complete.

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Gun Deaths Rising Sharply Among Children, Study Finds

Firearm injuries are a leading cause of death among young children and teenagers in the United States.

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Food Industry Influence Could Cloud the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, a New Report Says

The process of updating the healthy eating recommendations has become more transparent in recent years, but conflicts persist.

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How the Kaiser Permanente Strike Could Affect Patients

Especially in California, people could experience delays in appointments or test results and even have medical procedures postponed after thousands of health care workers walked out.

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Kaiser Permanente Health Care Workers Go on Strike

The health system failed to reach a new contract agreement with some of its unionized employees, who have planned a three-day job action in Kaiser’s facilities in several states.

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The Mystery of My Burning Esophagus

As a science writer, I’ve spent years covering the rise of allergic conditions. Why couldn’t I figure out my own?

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A New Way to Prevent S.T.I.s: A Pill After Sex

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to recommend a widely used antibiotic, though not for everyone just yet.

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Kaiser Permanente Workers Poised to Strike

The health care system provides care for 13 million people in eight states. Union officials say this could be the largest strike by health care workers in recent U.S. history.

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In the Big City, Wildlife Researchers Are On the Prowl

Scientists are studying urban animals and the diseases they carry, to understand the potential risks to people, pets and the animals themselves.

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Nobel Prize Awarded to Covid Vaccine Pioneers

The physiology or medicine prize for Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman recognized work that led to the development of vaccines that were administered to billions around the world.

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A Nobel Prize Might Lower a Scientist’s Impact

A team of researchers at Stanford find that older scientists are less productive after winning major awards like the Nobel and the MacArthur Fellowship.

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For Black Mothers, Birthing Centers, Once a Refuge, Become a Battleground

Some say the facilities, which focus on autonomy in childbirth, could lead to better health outcomes — but officials are tightening rules, citing risk.

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A Third of Medicaid Recipients With Opioid Use Disorder Aren’t Getting Medication to Treat It

A new analysis also found wide disparities in age and race, with Black and young people receiving treatments at far lower rates than white and middle-aged people.

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FDA Wants to Oversee Lab Tests It Says Put Patients ‘At Risk’

Genetic testing that reveals potential cancer risks or other maladies with no regulatory oversight is among the targets of the agency’s proposed review.

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An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa

A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.

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Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress

Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them.

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The Gamble: Can Genetically Modified Mosquitoes End Disease?

Working on a remote island, scientists think they can use genetic engineering to block a malaria-carrying species of mosquito from spreading the disease — and do it in just a few months. But governments are wary.

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One Village, Two Houses — and a New Tactic to Win the War on Mosquitoes

A different way of thinking about mosquito-borne diseases could save billions of dollars, and end them for good, some health experts believe.

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Peace Corps Sued Over Mental Health Policy

Applicants have challenged the Peace Corps practice of rescinding invitations to applicants on the basis of mental health conditions.

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As Covid Infections Rise, Nursing Homes Are Still Waiting for Vaccines

Now that the U.S. government has stepped back from issuing vaccines, long-term care operators have yet to start administering shots to protect one of the most vulnerable populations.

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How Much Coffee Is Too Much Coffee?

Coffee is linked with lots of health benefits, but most of the risks come from the caffeine.

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Online Marijuana Shops Make It Easy for Minors to Buy, Study Finds

Many online marijuana dispensaries do not enforce age limits on purchases and have other lax policies that enable minors to buy cannabis on the internet.

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Painful Sex After Menopause: Causes and Solutions

Changes to the vagina can mess with your sex life. But there are solutions that work.

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My Running Club, My Everything

Group running has exploded in New York City. As friendships, marriages and even rivalries emerge, the benefits are proving as social as they are physical.

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In Hospitals, Viruses Are Everywhere. Masks Are Not.

Amid an uptick in Covid infections, administrators, staff and patients are divided over the need for masks in health care settings.

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Arsenic Preserved the Animals, But Killed the Museum

A popular taxidermy exhibit in Sioux Falls, S.D., was closed after the toxin was discovered laced throughout the specimens. Many lament the loss of the “works of art.”

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The Beauty of a Silent Walk: TikTok’s Latest Wellness Obsession

No talking. No podcasts. No music. Just some time alone with your thoughts.

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Genetically Modified Pig’s Heart Is Transplanted Into a Second Patient

The first patient to receive such an organ died after two months. “At least now I have hope,” the second recipient said before the surgery.

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New Covid Vaccines Hit Insurance Snags: What to Do if Yours Gets Denied

The updated shot is here. But pharmacies are rescheduling appointments, and some people are being told their insurance will not cover it.

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FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust

The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

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FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust

The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

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Following State Errors, Nearly 500,000 Americans Will Regain Health Insurance

Low-income people who wrongly lost Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage will keep their insurance, federal officials said.

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Advances in Eye Scans and Protein Structure Win 2023 Lasker Awards

This year’s awards were given to scientists who helped doctors see the retina and used artificial intelligence to predict the shapes of cellular proteins.

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‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid

Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.

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U.S. Will Resume Offering Free At-Home Covid Tests

The Biden administration is restarting a program to provide free rapid tests through the mail.

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Sufjan Stevens Says He Lost Ability to Walk From Guillain-Barré Syndrome

The indie-rock singer-songwriter said in a statement on his website that he was expected to recover from the rare neurological condition.

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The Reach of Wildfire Smoke Is Going Global and Undoing Progress on Clean Air

In the United States, smoke from wildfires is undoing progress from the Clean Air Act. In poorer countries, the situation is even worse.

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The Beach Is Lovely. The Water, Maybe Not So Much.

As oceans warm, pathogenic bacteria are turning up more frequently in northern regions, scientists say.

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How Much Do Patients Need to Know About a Potentially Risky Treatment?

An unapproved product made from umbilical cord blood was used at a prominent New York hospital. After an F.D.A. warning came an internal complaint: Patients should have been told.

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Full-Body MRI Scans Like Prenuvo Have Become a Status Symbol. Do They Work?

Companies like the celebrity-endorsed Prenuvo claim they can revolutionize preventive health care. Experts warn this might not be the right approach.

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Overlooked No More: Margaret Chung, Doctor Who Was ‘Different From Others’

As the first known American woman of Chinese ancestry to earn a medical degree, she treated celebrities and opened a practice in San Francisco’s Chinatown.

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Supporters of Aid in Dying Sue N.J. Over Residency Requirement

If the state were to change its course, aid in dying would become more accessible to millions of Americans.

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Windows Installed in Skulls Help Doctors Study Damaged Brains

Some neurosurgeons are testing an acrylic prosthesis that lets them peer into patients’ heads with ultrasound.

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Why It Took So Long for the FDA to Tackle a Cold Medicine

Pharmacists affiliated with the University of Florida have spent decades nudging the agency to pull a decongestant from over-the-counter medicines.

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MDMA Therapy for PTSD Inches Closer to U.S. Approval

Results of a new study may offer regulators enough evidence to allow the psychedelic, also known as Ecstasy, to be considered for use as a PTSD treatment.

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Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies

New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions.

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Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work, Panel Says

The agency now must decide whether products containing the ingredient, like some Sudafed and NyQuil products, should no longer be sold.

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C.D.C. Advisers to Decide Who Should Receive New Covid Vaccines

Scientists will meet on Tuesday to consider data on newly approved shots from Pfizer and Moderna.

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Washington University Stops Offering Gender Medications to Minors

The university cited “unacceptable” legal liability under a new Missouri law.

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Red Cross Blames Climate Disasters for Blood Shortage

The supply in the United States has fallen nearly 25 percent since early August, the organization said.

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Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days

The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward.

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Global Regulation of Essential Medicines Is a Dangerous Mess

A chaotic system for regulating drugs leaves the world exposed to the next pandemic.

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Statin May Lower Heart Disease Risk for H.I.V. Patients

A recent study showed that a statin drug significantly lowered the risk of heart attacks and strokes among middle-aged and older people with the virus.

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Max Gomez, Longtime TV Medical Reporter, Dies at 72

Known as Dr. Max (he was not a medical doctor. but had a Ph.D. in neuroscience), he reported on health and science with an easygoing gravitas.

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CPAP Maker Agrees to $479 Million Settlement Over Defects

The manufacturer, Philips Respironics, said it would compensate users of CPAP machines and other flawed devices that were recalled after they blew bits of foam into consumers’ mouths and lungs.

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Fifty Years Later, the Orphans of Flight 723 Return to the Scene

A Vermont woman spent years tracking down men and women who lost their parents in the same 1973 plane crash. Would they answer her questions about loss?

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El tiempo frente a las pantallas influye en el desarrollo de los bebés, según un estudio

El estudio mostró que la exposición de niños menores de 1 año a las pantallas afecta su desarrollo. Y que la interacción cara a cara con los adultos es fundamental para ellos.

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Covid Continues to Rise, but Experts Remain Optimistic

An uptick in hospitalizations and deaths persists, but the numbers are relatively low and new vaccines are around the corner.

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As Abortion Laws Drive Obstetricians From Red States, Maternity Care Suffers

Some doctors who handle high-risk pregnancies are fleeing restrictive abortion laws. Idaho has been particularly hard hit.

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At Yale, a Surge of Activism Forced Changes in Mental Health Policies

For decades, the university required students seeking medical leaves to withdraw and reapply. A campus suicide set off a cascade of revisions.

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Supermodel Linda Evangelista Had Breast Cancer Twice in 5 Years

The fashion photographer disclosed her health challenges in an interview with The Wall Street Journal Magazine.

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First Lady Tests Positive for Covid, but President Does Not

Jill Biden was experiencing mild symptoms and recovering at the family home in Delaware, the White House said. President Biden returned to Washington after her diagnosis.

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Los desafíos de la covid persistente para los adultos mayores

Las personas de más edad pueden confundir la covid persistente con otras afecciones de esta etapa de la vida. Una investigación identifica cuatro grupos concretos de síntomas relacionados con la condición.

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Menopause Retreats Are the Latest in Wellness Travel

A growing number of spas and resorts are offering programs that target the changes of perimenopause and menopause. The biggest benefit may be the chance to bond with other women going through the same thing.

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85,000 Highchairs Recalled After Reports of Two Dozen Falls

The company that makes the chairs has received reports of falls resulting in nearly a dozen injuries, such as bruises or scratches.

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Long Covid Poses Special Challenges for Seniors

Older people are less likely to be diagnosed but more likely to experience certain kinds of illnesses, research suggests.

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Federal Officials Propose New Nursing Home Standards to Increase Staffing

Citing worker shortages, nursing home operators said the standard could not be met without additional funding for higher wages.

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Mitch McConnell May Be Experiencing Small Seizures, Doctors Suggest

Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness, according to neurologists not involved in his medical care.

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Humanity’s Ancestors Nearly Died Out, Genetic Study Suggests

The population crashed following climate change about 930,000 years ago, scientists concluded. Other experts aren’t convinced by the analysis.

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Biden Makes Lower Drug Prices a Centerpiece of His 2024 Campaign

President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate some drug prices, a change that the pharmaceutical industry and Republicans have opposed for decades.

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Women May Face Higher Risk of Stroke Following Infertility Treatment

In the largest study of its kind, scientists found higher odds of stroke after childbirth among women who had received the treatments. Still, the number of strokes remained very low overall.

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Bird Flu Raced Through South America. Antarctica Could Be Next.

More than 100 million birds breed in the region, and many are likely to be vulnerable to the virus, scientists warned.

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Narcan Available for Over-the-Counter Purchase: What to Know

The overdose-reversal drug should be more widely available, health experts have said. It arrives in many stores next week, no prescription necessary.

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She Was Depressed and Forgetful. It Was the Worm in Her Brain.

Doctors in Australia found a three-inch live parasitic worm in a woman’s brain during surgery after they spent more than a year trying to find the cause of her distress.

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Cannabis Use Disorder ‘Common’ Among Marijuana Users, Study Finds

Medical and recreational users alike are susceptible to problematic use of marijuana.

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As Teens Take to E-Bikes, Parents Ask: Is This Freedom or Danger?

Across the country, parents are expressing a mix of enthusiasm, contrition and uncertainty about the trendy mode of transportation.

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Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations

The Biden administration’s announcement was an important moment for Democrats, who have campaigned on a promise to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

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Lisa Damour’s Tips For Navigating Teen Mental Health As School Begins

As adolescent mental health has worsened, the psychologist offers advice for parents about anxiety, academics and friend struggles.

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Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open.

Scientists and educators are searching for ways to improve air quality in the nation’s often dilapidated school buildings.

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Judge Allows Missouri’s Ban on Youth Gender Medicine to Take Effect

The state’s law, which bans medication and surgeries that aid in gender transition for minors not currently receiving such care, will go into effect on Monday.

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Wegovy, the Weight Loss Drug, Relieves Heart Failure Symptoms: Drugmaker’s Study

The drug Wegovy eased issues for people with a type of heart problem, adding to the treatment’s benefits beyond weight loss.

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Mental Health Spending Surged in Pandemic, Study Finds

Americans’ use of mental health services pivoted to remote visits and increased considerably, a new study found. Economists think both changes are here to stay.

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Researchers Dispute High-Profile Discoveries of Cancer Microbes

Three studies in elite journals found that tumors are littered with microbes. But several teams have been unable to replicate the work.

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What wildfire smoke means for birds

Avian species are “especially vulnerable,” scientists say.

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C.D.C. Sets New Standards for Hospitals to Combat Sepsis

The agency outlined “core elements” needed to detect and treat the condition, a factor in 1.7 million hospitalizations in the U.S. each year.

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Nonprofit Health System Says It Is Ending Policy That Denied Care to Indebted Patients

Allina Health, a large Midwestern system of hospitals and clinics, says it has decided to stop cutting off medical care to patients with unpaid medical bills of $4,500 or more.

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Mallinckrodt’s Bankruptcy Plan Would Cut Payments to Opioid Victims by $1 Billion

Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals had promised $1.7 billion to governments, individuals and others harmed by the opioid crisis.

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How Multiple Warnings About Killer Nurse Lucy Letby Were Missed

Since the trial of Lucy Letby, a nurse who murdered babies in her care, experts have warned of a culture of hostility toward whistle-blowers in Britain’s National Health Service.

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Gender Surgeries Nearly Tripled From 2016 Through 2019, Study Finds

The number of procedures rose to roughly 13,000 in 2019 from about 4,550 in 2016 as access broadened, researchers estimated.

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Robert Paulson, Long-Term A.L.S. Survivor, Is Dead at 86

He lived with the condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease much longer than most and spread the message, an admirer said, that disability was “just a different way of living.”

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How a Small Gender Clinic Landed in a Political Storm

Washington University’s youth gender clinic in St. Louis, like others around the world, was overwhelmed by new patients and struggled to provide them with mental health care.

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One in Five Women Feel Mistreated During Maternity Care, C.D.C. Reports

Among Black, Hispanic and multiracial mothers, 40 percent said they had been mistreated by health care providers.

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Expert Panel Recommends New Drugs for HIV Prevention

The “grade A” endorsement means that two additional drugs should be covered under the Affordable Care Act.

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The Unending Indignities of ‘Vaginal Atrophy’

Besides causing offense, the phrase may contribute to the underdiagnosing of treatable problems associated with menopause.

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Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Milkshakes From Burger Chain

Three people died from infections caused by bacteria that health officials tied to ice cream machines at a Frugals restaurant that they said had not been properly cleaned.

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More Screen Time Linked to Delayed Development in Babies, Study Finds

One-year-olds exposed to more than four hours of screen time a day experienced developmental delays in communication and problem-solving skills at ages 2 and 4, according to a new study

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How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid

A series of hurdles prevented the facilities from shielding older people, despite the best efforts of staff. Experts are calling for reforms before the next virus arrives.

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Jerome Hauer, 71, Manager of Catastrophes and Other Crises, Dies

Working for New York City, New York State and the U.S. government, he made career of preparing for the worst and then dealing with it, from 9/11 to hurricanes.

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach? What You Need to Know.

Infections with Vibrio vulnificus are rare, especially in the Northeast. But a few recent cases suggest that precautions are wise for some wading into the water.

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Jerome Hauer, 71, Manager of Catastrophes and Other Crises, Dies

Working for New York City, New York State and the U.S. government, he made career of preparing for the worst and then dealing with it, from 9/11 to hurricanes.

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Middle-Aged Adults Are Binge Drinking and Using Marijuana at Record Levels

More than one-quarter of people aged 30 to 50 binge drink, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health

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The Pain in Her Hip Was Spreading Down Her Leg. What Could It Be?

At first, it seemed like an exercise injury. But it wouldn’t go away.

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Appeals Court Upholds Abortion Pill Restrictions

The new ruling will have no effect on access until the Supreme Court ultimately decides the case.

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Surgeons Improve Function of Kidneys Transplanted From Genetically Altered Pigs

In two experiments, researchers implanted the organs into brain-dead patients for extended periods, raising hopes for a new supply of donor organs.

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‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?

PFAS lurk in so much of what we eat, drink and use. Scientists are only beginning to understand how they’re impacting our health — and what to do about them.

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Philip L. Sherman, Who Circumcised Thousands of Babies, Dies at 67

A mohel who became a boldface name, he said his record in 45 years of performing the Jewish religious rite was 11 in a single day (including two pairs of twins).

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ADHD Medication Shortage Continues as the School Year Begins

Parents and doctors say that drug shortages are leading to declines in learning and self-esteem.

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Addiction Treatment Eludes More Than Half of Americans in Need

About 30 percent of Americans have been addicted to opioids or have a relative who has been, researchers also reported.

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Opioid Settlement Money Is Being Spent on Police Cars and Overtime

As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.

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Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement?

As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.

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After End of Pandemic Coverage Guarantee, Texas Is Epicenter of Medicaid Losses

Since the end of a pandemic-era policy that barred states from removing people from Medicaid, Texas has dropped over half a million people from the program, more than any other state.

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Mütter Museum in Philadelphia Weighs Dialing Down its ‘Electric Frankness’

The Mütter Museum, a beloved 19th-century collection of medical curiosities and human remains in Philadelphia, wants to adopt a more “respectful” approach. Some fans won’t have it.

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We’re Drinking More Water. How to Hold It: That’s the Question.

Americans are drinking more water. How best to contain it: That’s the burning question.

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Supreme Court Pauses Opioid Settlement With Sacklers Pending Review

A federal appeals court had signed off on the agreement, which would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from opioid-related lawsuits in exchange for $6 billion for victims.

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U.S. Judge Strikes Down F.D.A. Regulation of Premium Cigars

Hand-rolled, specialty cigars should not be subject to the broader F.D.A. regulatory rules over tobacco use, a federal judge ruled.

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Dozens of Children Die in Hot Cars Each Year. Back-Seat Sensors Could Save Them.

A moment of forgetfulness by a distracted or sleep-deprived parent can be devastating. Experts and child-safety advocates have called for interior motion sensors in all vehicles.

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Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body

Hot weather can destabilize mood, exacerbate mental health disorders and complicate drug treatment. Climate change itself is a stressor, scientists say.

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Alice K. Ladas, Author of Landmark Book on Female Sexuality, Dies at 102

Working with collaborators, she wrote “The G Spot,” which became a cultural sensation and sold more than a million copies.

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Tips for Buying Travel Insurance

The range of benefits and prices for different policies can be complicated. Here’s what you need to know before you buy.

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Wegovy Cuts Risk of Heart Problems, Novo Nordisk Trial Says

A clinical trial was the first to demonstrate that a new obesity drug could also improve patients’ heart health.

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Pianist Nicolas Hodges Adapts to Life With Parkinson’s

Nicolas Hodges has carried on with his career as an eminent interpreter of avant-garde music. But it hasn’t been without sacrifices.

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Pianist Nicolas Hodges Adapts to Life With Parkinson’s

Nicolas Hodges has carried on with his career as an eminent interpreter of avant-garde music. But it hasn’t been without sacrifices.

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How Summer Camps Are Dealing With Mental Health

As the United States grapples with a mental-health crisis, summer camps are looking more closely at the children in their care.

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Ransomware Attack Disrupts Health Care in at Least Three States

It was not immediately clear how many locations operated by Prospect Medical Holdings were affected but some sites had to cut back services or close.

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Still Dreaming of Retirement in the Sun Belt?

As climate change sends summer temperatures soaring, older people are increasingly vulnerable to heat-related illnesses in places like Phoenix.

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FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression

Because the pill works faster than other antidepressants and is taken for only two weeks, it may encourage more treatment of the debilitating condition.

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3 Factors Keeping Americans From Wegovy and Other Weight-Loss Drugs

A survey showed that many Americans were interested in obesity treatments like Wegovy but lost interest when confronted with the price and other factors.

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Three Shots for Fall: What You Need to Know

Here’s what we know about who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when.

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Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review

The American Academy of Pediatrics renewed its support of gender care for minors while commissioning a fresh look at the evidence.

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Enslaved Black People in Maryland Linked to 42,000 Living Relatives

The analysis marks the first time historical DNA has been used to trace the descendants and distant cousins of enslaved people, researchers said.

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Leprosy May Be Endemic in Central Florida, Scientists Report

Still, there are fewer than 200 cases nationally each year, and the numbers have fallen significantly from the peak decades ago.

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This Ancient Whale May Have Been the Heaviest Animal Ever

Perucetus drifted through shallow seas like a gigantic manatee, scientists suspect.

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What I Saw When I Looked Inside My Own Body

Modern medicine is constantly showing us our guts and bones. Why doesn’t it feel more profound?

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Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles with Company That Used Her Cells

Ms. Lacks’s family had accused Thermo Fisher Scientific of profiting from her cells, which have contributed to revolutionary advances in medicine, without seeking their permission.

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Scenes From a City That Only Hands Out Tickets for Using Fentanyl

Oregon’s experiment to curb overdoses by decriminalizing small amounts of illicit drugs is in its third year, and life has changed for most everyone in the city of Portland.

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Is It an E-Bike, or a Motorcycle for Children?

With a throttle and no pedals, Super73’s new “electric balance bike” blurs the lines of regulation and safety. “No license, registration or insurance required,” its marketing promises.

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An Evolutionary Debate on the Risks of Childbirth

Scientists are revisiting an influential theory that the evolution of big brains made human childbirth risky.

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‘A Dangerous Combination’: Teenagers’ Accidents Expose E-Bike Risks

The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.

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What Is an E-Bike, and How Safe Are They?

Surprisingly tricky questions about an increasingly popular vehicle.

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AIDS Relief Program Under Threat as G.O.P. Insists on Abortion Restriction

A decades-old program created by President George W. Bush to combat AIDS around the world is at risk of being sucked into a partisan dispute over abortion, with some Republicans threatening to block its renewal.

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My Friend Is Trapped in a Nursing Home. What Can I Do?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on helping people who are institutionalized against their will.

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Louise Levy, Who Was Studied for Her Very Long Life, Is Dead at 112

She was one of hundreds of people, all of them Ashkenazi Jews, whose good health and cognitive ability at extreme old age were the subject of genetic research.

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A Half-Million Americans May Have Tick-Linked Meat Allergy, C.D.C. Says

Many doctors said that they were unfamiliar with the condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, the agency found.

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Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old

Infusions of youthful blood led older mice to live 6 to 9 percent longer, a new study found.

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16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef

People who became ill reported eating lean ground beef that was sold at ShopRite locations in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the C.D.C. said.

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16 People Sick in Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Ground Beef

People who became ill reported eating lean ground beef that was sold at ShopRite locations in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the C.D.C. said.

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For healthy older people, aspirin could cause more bleeding.

A new analysis of older people who have never had a heart attack or stroke suggests limited protective power of daily low-dose aspirin, and worrisome side effects.

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Wastewater Data Mirrored Covid Case Counts During First Omicron Wave

As Covid testing increasingly moved to the home, the wastewater data fell out of sync with case and hospitalization rates, a new study found.

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Flipping a Switch and Making Cancers Self-Destruct

Researchers at Stanford devised a strange new molecule that could lead to drugs that arm genes and make cancers work against themselves.

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Tornado at Pfizer Warehouse Likely to Worsen Shortage of Surgical Drugs

A tornado that damaged a Pfizer plant in North Carolina will likely limit supplies of pain relievers used in surgery and other critical-care drugs.

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The Ongoing Mystery of Covid’s Origin

We still don’t know how the pandemic started. Here's what we do know — and why it matters.

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Could the Next Pandemic Start at the County Fair?

Since 2011, there have been more human swine flu cases reported in the United States than anywhere else in the world. Most have occurred at farm-animal showcases.

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Cheri Pies, Author of “Considering Parenthood,” Dies at 73

She made her name with a watershed book for same-sex parents and later studied the impact of racial and economic inequality on health.

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A Number That Should Guide Your Health Choices (It’s Not Your Age)

Life expectancy increasingly figures into calculations about whether screenings and treatments are appropriate. Here’s how to find out yours.

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Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations

The government will soon announce the first 10 medications that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare under a new law. Drugmakers are fighting the measure in court.

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3 Dead After Listeria Outbreak in Washington State

Health officials said five cases of listeriosis in Puget Sound were probably caused by the same unidentified food source. All of those infected were older than 60.

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A Mystery in the E.R.? Ask Dr. Chatbot for a Diagnosis.

At a medical school in Boston, instructors are using ChatGPT in training exercises to help teach students how to think like doctors.

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How Gilead Profited by Slow-Walking a Promising H.I.V. Therapy

Gilead delayed a new version of a drug, allowing it to extend the patent life of a blockbuster line of medications, internal documents show.

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Biden Picks Paul Friedrichs to Lead New White House Pandemic Office

Dr. Paul Friedrichs, a military combat surgeon and retired Air Force general, will lead the new office, which was created by Congress.

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Tornado Rips Through North Carolina Pfizer Site, Damaging Drug Supplies

Extensive damage occurred at the company’s property in Rocky Mount, and many products used by hospitals appeared to have been affected. This could further exacerbate shortages.

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‘How to Dance in Ohio,’ a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening

A teenage ritual takes on deeper significance as a setting where autistic young people can blossom — and exercise their social skills along the way.

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The Vanishing Family

They all have a 50-50 chance of inheriting a cruel genetic mutation — which means disappearing into dementia in middle age. This is the story of what it’s like to live with those odds.

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What To Know About the Stanford President’s Resignation

An expert panel found fault, but not misconduct, in several neuroscience papers by Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Here are the details.

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Health Insures Deny Medical Care for the Poor at High Rates, Report Says

Investigators found that major companies overseeing Medicaid patients’ health care frequently rejected doctors’ requests for approval of treatments and procedures.

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Stanford President Resigns After Report Finds Flaws in his Research

Marc Tessier-Lavigne was cleared of accusations of scientific fraud and misconduct. But the review said his work had “multiple problems” and “fell below customary standards of scientific rigor.”

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Casey Johnston Is a ‘Swole Woman’ With a New Outlook

For Casey Johnston, who has reinvented her physique and social media presence, weight training is about taking ownership of one’s body.

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RSV Shot Is Approved for Infants

The respiratory virus is a global killer of babies and young children.

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Treating Alzheimer’s Very Early Offers Better Hope of Slowing Decline, Study Finds

A trial of donanemab, an experimental drug, found it modestly slowed the worsening of memory and thinking and worked better in patients at earlier stages and those under 75.

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A Positive Covid Milestone

In a sign that the pandemic really is over, the total number of Americans dying each day is no longer historically abnormal.

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Profiting From Risky Atherectomies That Can Lead to Amputations

Medical device makers have bankrolled a cottage industry of doctors and clinics that perform artery-clearing procedures that can lead to amputations.

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Despite Aspartame Warning, Beverage Companies Likely to Stick With It

A health agency warned the artificial sweetener may be a carcinogen, but others say that risk is overblown and consumers flock to the taste.

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Aspartame is Possibly Linked to Cancer in Humans, the WHO Says

The F.D.A. and the powerful beverage industry protested the new findings, and a second W.H.O. group stood by its standard that the sweetener is generally safe.

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988 Suicide Hotline: What to Know One Year After Launch

One year in, many people still don’t know it exists — but those behind it are working to get the word out.

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F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

The price of the pill, which has not been announced, will determine how affordable it will be when it becomes available in early 2024.

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Racism and Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for Black Women, U.N. Says

Black women in Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States are more likely than their white counterparts to report denial of medication or physical and verbal abuse in health care settings.

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Teenage Girls Were Behind a Surge in Mental Health Hospitalizations

During the pandemic, the proportion of teen girls visiting emergency rooms in mental health crisis rose 22 percent.

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Icon of the Seas: Royal Caribbean Bets on Huge Candy-Colored Cruise Ship

The ship, by some measures the world’s largest, will depart from Miami in January on its maiden voyage. Some can’t wait to board. Others call it a “monstrosity” that is bad for the environment.

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Logan Paul’s Energy Drink Under Scrutiny Over High Caffeine Content

Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, has asked the F.D.A. to investigate a popular beverage created by the YouTube influencers Logan Paul and KSI over its high caffeine content.

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Coronavirus Spread Widely in Deer, and Perhaps Back to People, U.S.D.A. Says

From late 2021 to early 2022, humans transmitted the coronavirus to white-tailed deer more than 100 times, research suggests.

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What Haunts Child Abuse Victims? The Memory Study Finds

A study of adults who were mistreated in childhood found that those who did not recall it showed fewer psychological aftereffects.

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Who Employs Your Doctor? Increasingly a Private Equity Firm

A new study finds that private equity firms own more than half of all specialists in certain U.S. markets.

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Substance Abuse Is Climbing Among Seniors

Many aging baby boomers have long histories with drugs, cannabis and alcohol. “The field wasn’t ready for that,” said one expert.

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Drowning Is No. 1 Killer of Young Children. U.S. Efforts to Fix It Are Lagging.

Thirty years of progress in decreasing drowning deaths in the United States appears to have plateaued, and disparities in deaths among some racial groups have worsened.

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Sue Johanson Who Talked Sex With Aplomb Dies at 92

A beloved radio and television host, first in Canada and then also in the U.S., she approached the hottest topic with compassion and humor.

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Antibiotic Shortage Could Fuel Rise in Syphilis Rates

The primary drug used to treat the sexually transmitted infection could be scarce into next year, Pfizer warns.

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Transgender Care Bans Leave Families and Doctors Scrambling

Laws in 20 states have left the fate of clinics in doubt and families with transgender children searching for medical care across state lines.

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Abortion Drugs May Be Safe Even After the First Trimester Study Suggests

Most women who took abortion medications were successful, often at later gestation periods. Many used only misoprostol, not the usual two-drug combination.

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What to Know About Leqembi the Alzheimers Drug Approved by the FDA

Medicare will cover much of the cost for patients in the early stages of the disease, but Leqembi has safety risks and can only modestly slow cognitive decline.

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FDA Makes Alzheimers Drug Leqembi Widely Accessible

The F.D.A. gave full approval to the drug, but added a black-box warning about safety risks. Medicare said it would cover most of the high cost.

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This Was No Ordinary Sunburn. What Was Wrong?

The man always loved to bask in the sun. Now, at 80, the rays were making his skin red and itchy.

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U.S. Animal Industries Pose Disease Risks to People Report Says

The nation uses an enormous number of animals for commercial purposes, and regulations do not adequately protect against outbreaks, experts concluded.

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People With Private Medicare Plans Cant Find Psychiatrists Study Shows

A new study finds that people have a very difficult time finding doctors in their networks under the private-sector policies.

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Three Vaccines for Fall: What You Need to Know

Here’s who should get the flu, Covid and R.S.V. vaccines, and when.

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About Those July 4 Fireworks Drone Shows and Climate Change

As concerns over wildfires and air quality mount, drones and laser shows offer an alternative to fireworks on July 4 and other holidays.

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Dr. Susan Love Surgeon and Breast Health Advocate Dies at 75

One of the world’s most visible public faces in the war on breast cancer, she helped reshape both the doctor’s role and the patient’s.

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When Missiles Strike Kyiv These Psychologists Race to Help

Emergency responders in Ukraine’s capital offer not only physical care to the victims of airstrikes, but also mental health support for survivors in crisis.

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A Blood Test Predicts Pre-eclampsia in Pregnant Women

The assessment is the first advance in diagnosing the deadly condition since it was discovered more than a century ago, experts said.

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Study Finds Rise in Texas Births After Abortion Law. But Questions Remain.

A year after Dobbs, researchers are still trying to answer a central question: How many more babies are born as a result of abortion bans?

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Shot to Protect Against Polio and Five Other Diseases Is Approved by Gavi

The international vaccine aid group agreed to provide developing countries with a new shot to prevent a global resurgence of the paralyzing virus.

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They Followed Doctors Orders. Then Their Children Were Taken Away.

Federal law has put thousands of women on anti-addiction medications into an impossible bind: Give up your treatment or risk losing your baby.

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Research Assigns Wildfire Smoke Back to Its Source

An upcoming study links smoke pollution across the United States to individual wildfires and could help predict which fires will be most harmful to public health.

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Its Never Too Late to Become a Nurse

During the pandemic, Joanna Patchett spent 18 harrowing months in the intensive care unit. She discovered that medicine isn’t just about science — it’s also about heart.

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U.S. Sees First Cases of Local Malaria Transmission in Two Decades

Five people, four in Florida and one in Texas, have acquired malaria in the United States in recent months.

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Transgender People Have Higher Suicide Risk Says Landmark Study from Denmark

Using four decades of health data from Denmark, the study offers the clearest picture yet of the suicide risk among transgender people.

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Anthony Fauci to Teach at Georgetown University

Dr. Fauci was the federal government’s top infectious disease expert for decades, and helped steer the U.S. response to Covid-19.

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A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now It Helps Do Paperwork.

For now, the best use for generative A.I. in health care is to ease the heavy burden of documentation that takes doctors hours a day and contributes to burnout.

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An A.I. Diagnosis Can Wait. Just Eliminate Pajama Time.

For now, the best use for generative A.I. in health care is to ease the heavy burden of documentation that takes doctors hours a day and contributes to burnout.

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