House Votes to End Covid Precautions as G.O.P. Uses Pandemic in Political Attacks

Republicans in Congress are seeking to capitalize on discontent about the federal coronavirus response while the party’s presidential contenders are vying to be the biggest foe of restrictions.

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Deer Could Be a Reservoir of Old Coronavirus Variants, Study Suggests

Even after Delta became the dominant variant in humans, Alpha and Gamma continued to circulate in white-tailed deer, according to new research.

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New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Insurers

The government plans to aggressively audit Medicare Advantage plans for overbilling but may face lawsuits.

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The Navy’s Dolphins Have a Few Things to Tell Us About Aging

In her youth, Blue was a standout mine-hunter for the U.S. military. She and her colleagues are now at the vanguard of geriatric marine mammal medicine.

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Biden Administration Plans to End Covid Public Health Emergency in May

The end of the emergency will bring about a complex set of policy changes, and it signals a new chapter in the government’s pandemic response.

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Students Lost One-Third of a School Year to Pandemic, Study Finds

Learning delays and regressions were most severe in developing countries and among children from low-income backgrounds. And students still haven’t caught up.

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Barbara Stanley, Influential Suicide Researcher, Dies at 73

Her simple idea, for patients to write down a plan that would help them weather a suicidal crisis, rapidly spread in clinical settings.

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Senior Housing That Seniors Actually Like

“Granny flats” are popping up in backyards across the country, affording Americans a new housing option. Some communities are not happy about it.

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How a Pre-Wedding Diet Led to an Eating Disorder

One bride talks about how the desire to lose weight quickly spiraled out of control.

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Expert Panel Votes for Stricter Rules on Risky Virus Research

The White House will decide whether to adopt the panel’s recommendations on so-called gain of function experiments.

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Deaths Among Pregnant Women and New Mothers Rose Sharply During Pandemic

The fatalities, occurring disproportionately among Native American and Black women, were linked not just to medical complications but also to homicides and accidents.

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New Blood Donation Rules to Loosen Restrictions on Gay and Bisexual Men

The F.D.A. proposed a more individualized policy based on questions about sexual behavior and risks.

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Why Experts Are Urging Swifter Treatment for Children With Obesity

Growing research has shown that intensive interventions are needed, scientists say. Here is why their advice is changing.

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A Federal Court Blocks California’s New Medical Misinformation Law

California’s law sought to punish doctors who give patients false information about Covid-19.

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FDA Seeks More Authority to Oversee CBD Products

The agency wants Congress to intervene, saying it does not have adequate oversight powers to ensure the safety of the myriad cannabidiol products derived from hemp.

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Covid Vaccines Targeting Omicron Should Be Standard, Panel Says

As advisers to the Food and Drug Administration endorsed ending one era of the Covid vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future.

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How Do Heavy Metals Like Lead Get in Baby Food?

The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.

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The Hospital Makes a House Call

In a time of strained capacity, the “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere.

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Obamacare Sign-ups Top 16 Million for 2023, Setting Another Record

Enrollment in plans through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces broke last year’s record, with particularly high growth in Florida, Texas and Georgia.

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N.I.H. Did Not Properly Track a Group Studying Coronaviruses, Report Finds

An internal federal watchdog said that the health agency had not given adequate oversight to EcoHealth Alliance, which had been awarded $8 million in grants.

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J. Richard Steadman, 85, Dies; Saved Knees of Countless Skiers

A renowned orthopedic surgeon, he developed innovative techniques for alpine Olympians. He also treated soccer, tennis and baseball stars.

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New Lawsuit Challenges State Bans on Abortion Pills

The case, brought by GenBioPro, a company that makes one of two abortion drugs, argues that it is unconstitutional for a state to bar access to a medication approved by the federal government.

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F.D.A. Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food

The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.

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Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds

An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71 percent of claimants with long Covid needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.

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Emailing Your Doctor May Carry a Fee

More hospitals and medical practices have begun charging for doctors’ responses to patient queries, depending on the level of medical advice.

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F.D.A. Outlines a Plan for Annual Covid Boosters

In advance of a scientific meeting on Thursday, officials proposed offering new shots to Americans each fall, a strategy long employed against the flu.

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I.V.F. Offers Hope in China, Even to the Government

China is trying urgently to address its declining population. One idea is to subsidize assisted fertility procedures, which are often a last resort for couples and out of reach for many.

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CPR and Defibrillators: What You Need to Know

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems.

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Justice Department Investigating Abbott Infant Formula Plant

Abbott shut down production at the plant last year amid “shocking” sanitation lapses, touching off a disruptive infant supply formula shortage.

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N.Y.U. Langone Withdraws From Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trial in Adolescents

The B.C.G. vaccine, more than a century old, has shown some promise against diabetes. The university’s move left parents and outside investigators concerned.

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A New Report Outlines a Vision for National Wastewater Surveillance

The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of tracking pathogens in sewage. Now, the nation needs to act on it, experts say.

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Canada’s New Guidelines for Alcohol Say ‘No Amount’ Is Healthy

The guidance builds on growing evidence, after decades of sometimes conflicting research, that even small amounts of alcohol can have serious health consequences.

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Struggling With Dry January? You’re Not Alone.

The annual sobriety challenge is more popular than ever, but like many New Year’s resolutions, it can end early in failure. But there are still benefits to trying, experts say.

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The Only H.I.V. Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now?

Janssen Pharmaceuticals ended a global trial after independent experts determined the vaccine was not effective. But there are other possibilities in the pipeline, scientists said.

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Mary Kaye Richter, Florist Turned Medical Crusader, Dies at 77

From her kitchen table in rural Illinois, Ms. Richter started a global foundation for families who shared her son’s rare genetic disorder.

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Regulators Announce Changes to Nursing Home Rating System

The federal agency that oversees nursing homes has tightened rules around the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs.

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California Sues Companies Over Insulin Prices, Joining Other States

The state is taking action against three major drug companies and the big pharmacy benefit managers in an effort to temper costs for people with diabetes.

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Harvard Medical School Joins Boycott of U.S. News Rankings

Last fall, the university’s law school joined other top programs in dropping out of the magazine’s annual list. The medical school’s dean said the rankings “cannot meaningfully reflect” the school’s goals.

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Fighting Maternal Mortality Among Black Women: ‘I Don’t Want to Die’

A St. Louis doula program, part of a nonprofit that received funding in the $1.7 trillion federal budget bill, looks for solutions in a benefit largely associated with affluent white women.

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What Happened to All of Science’s Big Breakthroughs?

A new study finds a steady drop since 1945 in disruptive feats as a share of the world’s booming enterprise in scientific and technological advancement.

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Sickle Cell Cure Brings Mix of Anxiety and Hope

Some people who have long lived with the disease say they worry about living as a healthy person, while others worry about the obstacles to getting treatment.

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A Fake Death in Romancelandia

A Tennessee homemaker entered the online world of romance writers and it became, in her words, “an addiction.” Things went downhill from there.

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Medicare Begins to Rein In Drug Costs for Older Americans

Reforms embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act will bring savings to seniors this year. Already some lawmakers are aiming to repeal the changes.

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Fentanyl Helps Push Overdose Deaths to Record Level in New York City

The city’s health commissioner said fatalities appeared to still be surging despite measures meant to keep addicted people alive.

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No Increased Stroke Risk Linked to Pfizer’s Covid Boosters, Federal Officials Say

An uptick hinted at in surveillance data was a mirage, the officials said.

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David Kessler, Leader of Biden’s Covid Vaccine Effort, Is Stepping Down

Dr. David A. Kessler took over Operation Warp Speed when President Biden entered office, and his departure signals the end of the program.

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Excruciating Leg Pain Hobbled Her for Weeks. What Was Wrong?

An M.R.I. ruled out the most common cause of sciatica. Then her rheumatologist asked about her asthma.

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R.J. Reynolds Pivots to New Cigarette Pitches as Flavor Ban Takes Effect

Now that California’s tobacco prohibitions are in place, some Camel and Newport items are billed as newly “fresh” or “crisp” non-menthol versions.

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W.H.O. Declares End to Uganda’s Worst Ebola Outbreak in Two Decades

The virus spread to nine districts nationwide, infecting hundreds and killing dozens. Seven health workers were among those who died.

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A.I. Turns Its Artistry to Creating New Human Proteins

Inspired by digital art generators like DALL-E, biologists are building artificial intelligences that can fight cancer, flu and Covid.

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Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to US Drug Zones

A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.

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Health Experts Warily Eye XBB.1.5, the Latest Omicron Subvariant

A young version of the coronavirus makes up one-quarter of Covid cases across the United States and over 70 percent of new cases in the Northeast.

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Tranq Dope: Animal Sedative Mixed With Fentanyl Brings Fresh Horror to U.S. Drug Zones

A veterinary tranquilizer called xylazine is infiltrating street drugs, deepening addiction, baffling law enforcement and causing wounds so severe that some result in amputation.

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FDA Approves New Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s

The drug, Leqembi, may modestly slow cognitive decline in early stages of the disease but carries some safety risks. Still, data suggests it is more promising than the small number of other available treatments.

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Damar Hamlin’s Neurological Recovery Reaches a ‘Turning Point’

The Buffalo Bills safety was on a good path for neurological recovery but might still face injuries to other organs, including his lungs.

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CVS and Walgreens Plan to Offer Abortion Pills Where Abortion Is Legal

The two chains said they would begin the certification process under a new F.D.A. regulation that will allow retail pharmacies to dispense the prescription pills for the first time.

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E.U. Urges Nations to Require Negative Covid Tests for Travelers From China

In a diplomatically fraught move, the bloc advised its 27 members to put restrictions in place as Chinese tourists prepare to return to global destinations.

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Abortion Pills Can Now Be Offered at Retail Pharmacies, F.D.A. Says

Mifepristone, the first of two drugs in medication abortions, previously had to be dispensed only by clinics, doctors or a few mail-order pharmacies. Now, if local drugstores or chains like CVS agree to certain rules, they can provide it.

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What We Do and Don’t Know About Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac doctors say that blows to the chest causing an erratic heart rhythm are highly unusual, but not unheard-of in sports.

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Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds

Teens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear.

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Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon

On Jan. 1, Oregon became the first state to allow adult use of psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Licensed guides will likely determine whether the program is a success.

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The Happiness Challenge: Take Stock of Your Relationships

Today, you will identify the areas of your life in which you would like to be more connected.

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