Health
Librarians Struggle With Mental Health After Traumatic...
As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use,...
How a Second Trump Term Could Recast Public Health
Breaking up the C.D.C., moving funds from the N.I.H. — conservatives have floated...
Richard A. Cash, Who Saved Millions From Dehydration, Dies...
He worked alongside another doctor to show that a simple rehydration therapy could...
Ozempic and Wegovy Ease Knee Osteoarthritis Pain in Large...
A large trial showed that semaglutide, sold as Ozempic for diabetes and as Wegovy...
Cost of Mpox Shot Deters Americans at Risk, Critics Say
The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in...
Was Stone-Age Scandinavia Struck by Plague?
New research by geneticists hints at the deadly work of Yersinia pestis 5,000 years...
1 in 4 Child Deaths After E.R. Visits Are Preventable,...
If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children,...
From AI to Musk’s Brain Chip, the F.D.A.’s Device Unit...
The new director overseeing medical devices will confront criticisms about hasty...
Sugar Rationing Lowered Diabetes and Hypertension in British...
British data shows that children conceived and born during a period of sugar rationing...
U.S. Study on Puberty Blockers Goes Unpublished Because...
The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental...
‘No Smoking’ Sign on Planes Won’t Need Off Switch After...
The Federal Aviation Administration did away with a rule that had required an off...
When Democrats and Republicans Marry, Debates Ensue
For some politically opposed couples, the election can’t end soon enough.
C.D.C. Expands Covid Vaccine Recommendations
The agency endorsed additional doses for people at high risk.
E. Coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
Nearly 50 people have become ill and one person has died, amid infections that may...
New Stroke Recommendations Call Out Risks Unique to Women
In a first, the guidelines link poor pregnancy outcomes to stroke and call on doctors...
FDA Names a New Chief of Medical Devices
Patient advocates hope Dr. Michelle Tarver will lead the agency to focus more on...
