Health
Covid Normalcy: No Tests, Isolation or Masks
For many, Covid is increasingly regarded like the common cold. A scratchy throat...
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....
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...
How Did Mpox Become a Global Emergency? What’s Next?
The virus is evolving, and the newest version spreads more often through heterosexual...
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...
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...
Revenues Down and Stock Battered as Data Firm Faces Scrutiny
MultiPlan has helped big health insurers make billions by reducing reimbursements...
The Painkiller Used for Just About Anything
In huge numbers, older people are taking gabapentin for a variety of conditions,...
Breast Cancer Survival Not Boosted by Double Mastectomy,...
A large study showed that for most patients, having both breasts removed after cancer...
Western Wildfire Smoke Reaches the East Coast
Wildfire smoke from the Western United States and Canada is blowing across the Northeast,...
