Health
How McKinsey Got Into the Business of Addiction
The consulting firm’s work with opioid makers is well known, but for decades McKinsey...
Can a Telehealth Start-Up Add Support to Pregnancy Care?
The goal of Poppy Seed Health is to connect underserved pregnant women to nurses,...
Her Face Started Drooping. What Was Wrong?
And if this was Bell’s palsy, why wasn’t there improvement after a full year?
A New Approach to Spotting Tumors: Look for Their Microbes
New research is revealing that cancer is rife with bacteria and fungi — a rich ecosystem...
Zena Stein, 99, Dies; Researcher Championed Women’s Health
She studied the impact of AIDS on women and explored the effects of famine and poverty...
Vaping Is Risky. Why Is the F.D.A. Authorizing E-Cigarettes?
The agency has taken a controversial stand on vaping as a way to quit tobacco. This...
Immunocompromised Families Greet Child's Vaccine With Relief
Many families with immunocompromised or vulnerable relatives are racing to get vaccines...
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Fueled Opioid Crisis, Jury Finds
This is the first jury verdict in an opioid case. The decision embraced a key legal...
How Exercise Affects Your Appetite
For most of us, exercise impacts our hunger and weight in unexpected and sometimes...
You Should Be Afraid of the Next ‘Lab Leak’
Covid might not have come out of a medical research lab, but it raises some urgent...
Massachusetts Hospitals to Cut Back on Elective Procedures
Health officials cited pandemic staffing shortages and longer hospital stays for...
Why the Retail Industry Is Fighting Vaccine Mandates
The Biden administration has called on major companies to help fight the pandemic....
Why Are More Black Children Dying by Suicide?
Mental health experts assumed that people of all races had the same risk factors...
Coronary Calcium Scan: A Heart Test That Can Help Guide...
Many doctors recommend the heart test to pinpoint which patients would benefit from...
Virus Variants Likely Evolved Inside People With Weak Immune...
Growing evidence suggests that people with cancer and other conditions that challenge...
Rosalind Cartwright, Psychologist and ‘Queen of Dreams,’...
An early researcher of sleep disorders and the role of dreams in emotional health,...
