Health
Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?
Maybe because we aren’t thinking about it in the right way.
Alastair Carruthers, 79, Dies; Pioneered the Cosmetic Use...
With his wife, Dr. Jean Carruthers, he conducted hundreds of studies on the wrinkle-erasing...
The Mosquito-Borne Virus Keeping People Indoors at Night
Recent infections from the Eastern equine encephalitis virus are worrying health...
Death Toll Rises to 9 From Listeria Linked to Boar’s Head...
Six new deaths were reported in a nationwide outbreak that started in May. The C.D.C....
As Bird Flu Spreads, Disease Trackers Set Their Sights...
Like most countries, the U.S. has no comprehensive national system for monitoring...
Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever,...
A biomedical researcher, he found that normal cells can divide only a certain number...
How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next?
The virus is evolving, and the newest version spreads more often through heterosexual...
Tell us: Have you been forgoing Covid tests?
It’s the fifth summer of Covid, and most people seem eager to move on. We want to...
Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered Ergonomic Injuries
The scriveners of ancient Egypt were more than papyrus pushers, but they suffered...
The Painkiller Used for Just About Anything
In huge numbers, older people are taking gabapentin for a variety of conditions,...
Revenues Down and Stock Battered as Data Firm Faces Scrutiny
MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements...
A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back...
For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges...
A.L.S. Stole His Voice. A.I. Retrieved It.
In an experiment that surpassed expectations, implants in a patient’s brain were...
How to Help With a Panic Attack
This week a meteorologist stepped away from a live broadcast when he noticed familiar...
A Disease That Makes Children Age Rapidly Gets Closer to...
Progress in the quest to help progeria patients suggests that gene editing techniques...
Halting the Bird Flu Outbreak in Cows May Require Thinking...
A new study paints a complex picture of the outbreak, suggesting that the virus...
