As Hospitals Close and Doctors Flee, Sudan’s Health Care System Is Collapsing

The medical professionals who remain face meager supplies and harrowing conditions, even setting up field hospitals in living rooms amid the fighting.

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Scientist Looks Anew at Raccoon Dog Data, Stressing the Unknowns

After analyzing genetic data swabbed from a Wuhan market in early 2020, a virologist said it was unclear if animals for sale there had been infected.

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Researchers Identify Possible New Risk for Breast Cancer

Women’s breasts become less dense with age. Cancer may be more likely in breast tissue that is persistently denser over time, a new study suggests.

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Man Who Has Fathered Hundreds Is Barred From Donating Sperm

A court in the Netherlands ruled that a man who fathered at least 550 children in the past 16 years had lied to prospective mothers and fertility clinics.

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Bilingualism May Stave Off Dementia, Study Suggests

People who spoke two languages daily in their youth tended to score higher on memory tests later in life, the researchers found.

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What Can You Do With a Menagerie of Mammal Genomes?

DNA from monkeys, bats, whales and many other mammals is helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology, evolution and one very famous sled dog.

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Century-Old TB Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Covid

Early in the pandemic, scientists began testing an old TB vaccine against the coronavirus. But the trial enrolled fewer participants than expected as new Covid vaccines were introduced, and no discernible effect was found.

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Kaiser Permanente to Acquire Geisinger

The California health care organization will create a new nonprofit that aims to acquire a half-dozen additional community health systems.

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F.D.A. Approves Drug for Rare Form of A.L.S.

The drug, which will be sold as Qalsody by the pharmaceutical company Biogen, targets a genetic cause of a devastating neurological illness.

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Untangling Rosalind Franklin’s Role in DNA Discovery, 70 Years On

Historians have long debated the role that Dr. Franklin played in identifying the double helix. A new opinion essay argues that she was an “equal contributor.”

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‘Yoga for Jocks’ Keeps Golden State’s Kevon Looney Grounded

Everyone wants an edge during the N.B.A. playoffs. Some like naps. Some have lucky shoes. Golden State’s Kevon Looney does “Joga.”

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Can Africa Get Close to Vaccine Independence? Here’s What It Will Take.

Leaders on the continent have vowed that if there is another pandemic, they won’t be shut out of the vaccine market.

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She Redefined Trauma. Then Trauma Redefined Her.

Dr. Judith Herman, who helped launch the field of trauma studies, has returned to publishing after a long, mysterious ordeal.

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Chinese Censorship Is Quietly Rewriting the Covid-19 Story

Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have retracted studies and withheld or deleted data. The censorship has stymied efforts to understand the virus.

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Sacklers Gave Millions to Institution That Advises on Opioid Policy

Even as the nation’s drug crisis mounted, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine continued to accept funds from some members of the Sackler family, including those involved with Purdue Pharma.

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They May Be Just Acquaintances. They’re Important to You Anyway.

The people at the dog park, the bank teller, the regular waiter — these casual relationships may be “weak ties,” but they’re also a key to well-being.

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Supreme Court Ensures, for Now, Broad Access to Abortion Pill

The order halts lower court rulings that would have restricted the drug as an appeal moves forward in a case with profound implications for abortion access and the F.D.A.’s regulatory authority.

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Red Cross Expresses Alarm Over Detainee Health at Guantánamo Bay

As the prisoners age, their physical and mental health needs are increasingly challenging, the leader of a visiting delegation said.

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U.S. to Fund Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jails and Prisons

The Biden administration is asking states to use Medicaid funds to cover opioid addiction treatment in correctional facilities, where many people suffer intense cravings and withdrawal.

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Supreme Court Expected to Decide on Abortion Pill Access: What to Know

The court is expected to weigh in on whether a commonly used pill, mifepristone, should remain widely available. Here is what’s at stake.

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British Man Died of Rare Blood Syndrome Linked to AstraZeneca’s Vaccine

One expert said the blood-clotting syndrome was estimated to occur in one in 50,000 people under 40 and one in 100,000 over 40 who received AstraZeneca’s vaccine.

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The Fight Over a Drug That Is Great for Horses but Horrific for Humans

Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians, into fentanyl, with deadly results. But controlling it is tricky.

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Biden Plans to Pick Monica Bertagnolli to Lead National Institutes of Health

The president is expected to pick Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, who last year became the director of the National Cancer Institute.

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What Do You Want to Know About Your Health in Midlife?

If you are between the ages of 40 and 60, The Times wants to answer your questions.

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Your Hair Is Going Gray. This Glitch May Explain Why.

Experiments using mice found a malfunction in adult stem cells that offers insights into why we turn into silver foxes and vixens.

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U.S. Authorizes a New Round of Covid Boosters

Older Americans and those with weakened immune systems, groups still particularly vulnerable to the virus, may receive additional shots of the reformulated vaccine, federal officials said.

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Supreme Court Could Restrict Abortion Pill Today

Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had paused an appeals court ruling but that is set to expire at midnight, meaning the justices are likely to act before then, although they could extend the deadline or fail to act.

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Farmer’s Death Spurs Fight Against Depression and Suicide

Farmers face an elevated risk of suicide. After Brenda Statz’s husband, Leon, lost his battle with depression, she is trying to spare others from his fate.

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Insurers Are Starting to Cover Telehealth Abortion

Several insurers will cover abortions through Hey Jane, a start-up online provider, just as courts threaten to hobble the industry.

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Biden Administration Will Fund Program to Keep Covid Vaccines Free for the Uninsured

The program, which will include a partnership with pharmacy chains, will cover the administrative costs of giving doses to patients when the shots move to the commercial market later this year.

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Covid May Increase the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Researchers Find

Men and people with severe illnesses were more likely to develop the condition within a year. But the data does not prove that the coronavirus causes diabetes.

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F.D.A. Authorizes Another Covid Booster Shot for People Over 65

Seniors and people with compromised immune systems may get a second bivalent booster if at least four months have passed since their last one.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Soon to Announce White House Run, Sows Doubts About Vaccines

Mr. Kennedy, a Democrat who plans to kick off his campaign this week, says he wants to make vaccines safer, but he is spreading misinformation by twisting facts out of context.

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CoolSculpting Promised to Zap Fat. For Some, It Brought Disfigurement.

CoolSculpting is among the most popular fixes for unwanted bulges. But the risk of a serious side effect appears to be higher than previously known.

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CoolSculpting Promised to Zap Fat. For Some, It Brought Disfigurement.

CoolSculpting is among the most popular fixes for unwanted bulges. But the risk of a serious side effect appears to be higher than previously known.

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Michigan Paper Mill Fungal Infection Leaves 1 Dead and Nearly 100 Sickened

Local and federal investigators are investigating the source of a rare outbreak of blastomycosis at a paper mill in Escanaba, Mich.

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Bird Flu Sample from Chilean Man Showed Some Signs of Adaptation to Mammals

These changes were unlikely to be enough to allow the virus to spread easily among humans, and the health risk to the public remains low, experts said.

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Black Pregnant Women Are Tested More Frequently for Drug Use, Study Suggests

Researchers said racial bias was the only explanation for excessive testing of Black mothers at a Pennsylvania health system.

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Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Restore Broad Availability of Abortion Pill

In an emergency application, lawyers for the government asked the justices to stay all of a Texas judge’s ruling suspending a commonly used abortion medication.

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Beber con moderación no tiene beneficios en la salud, según estudio

Un análisis de más de 100 estudios encontró fallas en sus metodología y resultados. La nueva revisión concluye que las bebidas alcohólicas no aportarían beneficios significativos a la salud ni a la longevidad.

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Court Says Abortion Pill Can Remain Available but Imposes Temporary Restrictions

The judges blocked the drug from being sent to patients through the mail and rolled back other steps the government had taken to ease access.

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What Happens Next in the Mifepristone Abortion Drug Case

If a ruling by a federal judge in Texas is upheld, the decision has the potential to upend the nation’s abortion landscape. Here is what’s at stake and how the case may play out in the courts.

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White House Designates Animal Sedative as an ‘Emerging Drug Threat’

Officials said the formal designation was a sign of the grave danger posed by xylazine, which can cause horrific wounds and, when mixed with fentanyl, increase the likelihood of overdose.

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Abortion Pill Ruling: Read Annotated Excerpts From F.D.A. Case

The preliminary ruling from Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk adopts the terminology of anti-abortion groups, such as “chemical abortion,” “abortionist” and “unborn human.”

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What is Misoprostol?

The drug, misoprostol, was not part of a federal judge’s recent ruling invalidating the F.D.A. approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

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Defibrillators Can Save a Life, but Almost Nobody Has One at Home

While researchers are divided over whether more people should have automated external defibrillators at home, those who have used one have no doubts.

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Pfizer CEO and Other Drug Company Leaders Condemn Texas Abortion Pill Ruling

More than 250 executives said that the decision ignored both scientific and legal precedent and, if it stands, would create uncertainty for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

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More Girls Are Being Diagnosed With Autism

Autism rates in girls have steadily risen in recent years. But as more women are diagnosed in adulthood, some wonder how many girls are still missed.

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Abortion Ruling Could Undermine the F.D.A.’s Drug-Approval Authority

Legal scholars say the ruling by a Texas judge, if upheld, could spur disputes over many medications and upend the drug industry’s reliance on the agency.

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Will North Carolina Be the ‘Beginning of the End’ of the Medicaid Expansion Fight?

Intense patient advocacy, shifting politics, a determined Democratic governor and a handful of maverick Republicans led the state to join 39 others that have expanded Medicaid.

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Abortion Pill Cases Appear Headed to the Supreme Court

One federal judge said the F.D.A.’s approval of the drug mifepristone was invalid, while another federal judge ordered the agency to keep the pill available. The legal fallout is just beginning.

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Overlooked No More: Alice Ball, Chemist Who Created a Treatment for Leprosy

After she died — and just a year after her discovery — another scientist took credit for her work. It would be more than half a century until her story resurfaced.

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What’s Going On With the Abortion Pill Rulings by Federal Judges?

One invalidated the F.D.A.’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. The other ordered the F.D.A. to do nothing to restrict the pill’s availability.

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Why Older People Can’t Get New Mortgages

Despite solid financial track records, many older Americans have a hard time refinancing because of their mortality risks and lower retirement incomes.

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Texas Judge Invalidates FDA Approval of the Abortion Pill Mifepristone

The Texas judge’s ruling was quickly contradicted by another federal judge in Washington State who ordered the F.D.A. to keep mifepristone available.

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Dr. Colin McCord, Who Helped Impose a Smoking Ban, Dies at 94

Among his accomplishments in New York City was successfully lobbying to ban smoking indoors, a move that was replicated around the world.

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How Bad Was Covid in NYC? Here’s a 200-Year Timeline of Death Rates

New Yorkers’ life span dropped by 4.6 years in 2020 from the previous year. Health officials say it may take the city years to recover.

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The Virtual Vet Will See You Meow

Veterinary telemedicine could help more pet owners access much-needed care and put anxious animals at ease, but challenges remain.

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Tripping in the Bronze Age

A new study based on strands of hair found in a Spanish burial cave reveals that humans living about 3,000 years ago used hallucinogens, likely derived from local plants, as part of their rituals.

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Tripping in the Bronze Age

A new study based on strands of hair found in a Spanish burial cave reveals that humans living about 3,000 years ago used hallucinogens, likely derived from local plants, as part of their rituals.

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Her Unusual Wheeze Was Getting Worse. What Was It?

She constantly felt the need to clear her throat. Then she started to feel winded on stairs. A flurry of tests narrowed down the cause.

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China Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market

Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020.

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FDA to Allow a Second Updated Covid Booster for Seniors and the Immunocompromised

Federal regulators plan to authorize an additional dose for seniors and immunocompromised people in the coming weeks, ahead of the introduction of a newly formulated booster later in the year.

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Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits, Analysis of Decades of Research Finds

The review found that the methodology of many previous studies was flawed and that risk of myriad health problems increased significantly after less than two drinks a day for women and after three for men.

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Millions on Medicaid May Soon Lose Coverage as Pandemic Protections End

A requirement that states keep people on Medicaid during the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end, and 15 million people could lose their coverage as a result.

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What to Know About Bacteria and Eye Drops

Watch for symptoms of infection and do not use recalled or expired products.

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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Tied to Eyedrops Can Spread Person to Person

The C.D.C. traced deaths and cases of blindness to products imported from India. The agency said it was concerned that the bacteria could gain a foothold in the U.S.

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