Health
Countries Fail to Agree on Treaty to Prepare the World...
Negotiators plan to ask for more time. Among the sticking points are equitable access...
Beef Tissue from Sick Cow Tests Positive for Bird Flu Virus
Muscle from a sick dairy cow tested positive for the virus. The meat did not enter...
When ‘Prior Authorization’ Becomes a Medical Roadblock
Medicare Advantage plans say it reduces waste and inappropriate care. Critics say...
How Poor Tracking of Bird Flu Leaves Dairy Workers at Risk
Farmworkers have been exposed to milk infected with the bird flu virus. But there...
Milton Diamond, Sexologist and Advocate for Intersex Babies,...
He pushed back against doctors who recommended surgery on infants born with ambiguous...
Biden Administration to Pay Dairy Farmers for Bird Flu...
The payment system amounted to one of the most forceful actions taken so far by...
The Ages When You Feel Most Lonely and How to Reconnect
New research suggests people tend to be lonelier in young adulthood and late life....
Nancy Neveloff Dubler, Mediator for Life’s Final Moments,...
A bioethicist, she pioneered bedside methods for helping patients, their families...
Hilary Cass Says U.S. Doctors Are ‘Out of Date’ on Youth...
Dr. Hilary Cass published a landmark report that led to restrictions on youth gender...
Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.
In a cautious new paper, scientists tried to determine whether an interactive speech...
When Families Fight Over a Relative With Dementia, It’s...
Trained negotiators can help families struggling with vexing elder-care issues.
Patient Dies Weeks After Kidney Transplant From Genetically...
Richard Slayman received the historic procedure in March. The hospital said it had...
‘Failure to Thrive,’ or a Failure to Look?
An outdated medical term often masks treatable illnesses, health experts contend.
Pasteurized Dairy Foods Free of Live Bird Flu, Federal...
But the scope of the outbreak among cattle remains uncertain, and little human testing...
Walnuts Recalled From Whole Foods After E. Coli Outbreak
The outbreak linked to shelled organic walnuts distributed by Gibson Farms has sickened...
UnitedHealth’s CEO Slammed Over Cyberattack
Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles...
