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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